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Appointment at AFP Consulting
Specialist management consultancy for the professional services sector AFP Consulting has made John ...
Government prompts new insurance dispute
A Department of Health consultation paper has caused dispute among medical associations about terms ...
Invaro sister companies set to be investigated
Two sister companies of Invaro are set to follow the failed personal injury specialist by going into...
PBS aims for £100m target
Primary Broker Services has set an ambitious target of doubling its £25m commercial premium in each ...
NU set to update mapping system
Norwich Union has confirmed it is looking at developing mapping systems for coastal and flash floodi...
The FSA announces introduction of 'hard capital adequacy test'
The Financial Services Authority has announced it will introduce a "hard capital adequacy test" in 2...
Insurance industry contributes 37%
The insurance industry contributed 37% to total UK investment funds in 2003, according to a new repo...
What the papers said this week
The Times The cost of insuring directors against legal actions by disgruntled shareholders has begu...
More subsidence claims forecast
The UK is likely to see a massive increase in subsidence claims in the next 80 years as heatwaves be...
Unifi officially merged with Amicus this week
Specialist financial services union Unifi officially merged with Amicus this week. In a joint statem...
Appointment at XL Capital
Susan Cross has joined XL Capital as chief actuarial officer, non-life reinsurance, for its reinsura...
Appointment at Sterling Insurance
Sterling Insurance has appointed Clive Cullen as senior account manager for its motor creditor divis...
Appointment at Medicash
Health cash plan provider Medicash has appointed a new compliance manager in preparation for Financi...
Appointment at Royal and Sun Alliance
Mike Canniffe has joined Royal and Sun Alliance as director of its commercial corporate division. He...
MMA claims increase in commercial property and household business
Insurer MMA claims its commercial property and household business placed through Misys has increased...
Appointment at Select and Protect
Select and Protect has appointed Angela Robertson as agency manager. She will be responsible for gen...
Pavilion angles for niche boost
Coventry-based broker Pavilion Insurance has launched an insurance package for anglers and their equ...
The BIBA enhances its travel product
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has enhanced its travel product, Biba Protect. Underwritt...
Lloyd's consolidator woos Names with share proposal
Capital Insurance Holdings chief executive Michael Wade will meet with Lloyd's members agents early ...
Claims handlers use ultraviolet lights
Claims handlers at Allianz Cornhill have started using ultraviolet lights to detect fraudulent vehic...
Norwich Union confirms two-year pilot
Norwich Union has confirmed it will roll out a full two-year pilot of its pay-as-you-drive motor ins...
Appointment at Talbot Underwriting
Lloyd's of London specialty insurer Talbot Underwriting has employed Gilles Bonvarlet as chief opera...
Aascent promotes Ed Ferrell
Commercial premium finance provider Aascent has promoted Ed Ferrell, one of the company's founding p...
Allianz hails underwriting performance
Favourable weather and low catastrophe losses have helped Allianz Cornhill generate a 2.3% increase ...