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Shakespeare Underwriting makes staff redundant
Shakespeare Underwriting has had 14 staff made redundant following its move into administration. Adm...
Alexander Forbes appoints managing director
Alexander Forbes has made Charles Reese, pictured, managing director of North American casualty as p...
Appointment at FMW
Chris Aston has been appointed as account handler in the property and corporate risks department of ...
Indian bid to rescue Rubicon
Rubicon Corporation was subject to a £7m rescue package from an Indian outsourcing group that could ...
What the papers said this week
The Daily Telegraph Journalists and management received a personalised Chinese horoscope at Aviva's...
Hughes and Company to plan to acquire three brokers
Newtownards-based broker Hughes and Company plans to acquire and rebrand three high-street brokers i...
Lawyers agree protocols for injury claims
The two leading claimant and defendant law bodies have agreed to draw up protocols for personal inju...
SSP signs up five additional insurers
Software house SSP has signed up five additional insurers to the panel for its broker network KC Par...
Alea losses spark crash
The market this week said it could not countenance any more bad news from Alea Group, after the comp...
CSC insists it is a potential regulator
The Claims Standards Council has made a final appeal to the government that it should still consider...
Appointment at Beachcroft Wansbroughs
David Tiplady has joined Beachcroft Wansbroughs' insurance and reinsurance group. Mr Tiplady was pre...
No word on Misys sell-off as buyer sought
Broker software provider Misys General Insurance has announced static operating profits of £7m and r...
Motor insurers warned over costs
Personal injury costs continue to be the biggest problem facing motor insurers, with the annual clai...
Appointment at RFIB Group
Lloyd's broker RFIB Group has appointed Patrick Wadeson to its cargo team. He brings 16 years' exper...
Buncefield action date set
A multi-million pound class action, for over 200 individual victims of the Buncefield oil depot fire...
Appointment at Quantum Enquiries and Surveillance
Stephen Hayes has become consultant and non-executive chairman at Quantum Enquiries and Surveillance...
Allianz eyes IFA networks
Allianz Cornhill is turning its attention to independent financial adviser networks and underwriting...
New contingency working party established
A new contingency working party has been established by the International Underwriting Association t...
Argos and NAAFI Financial confirm administration arrangements
Retail giant Argos and armed forces insurance specialist NAAFI Financial have confirmed their new ad...
Cunningham Lindsey UK wins award
Cunningham Lindsey UK has won an Engineering Professional Development Award from the Royal Academy o...
Appointment at Amlin Credit
Amlin Credit has made Ray Massey risk director. He joins from AIG, where he was responsible for clie...
Pleural plaques legal saga to roll into 2007
It will be at least 18 months until the insurance industry can draw a line under the continuing pleu...
Ecclesiastical relaunches charity insurance product
Ecclesiastical has relaunched its combined charity insurance product after research indicated that c...
Liverpool Victoria shakes-up panel
Liverpool Victoria has dropped Ashworth Mairs Group and the Claims People from its loss adjuster pan...