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Fresh snaps up the competition
Specialist niche insurance intermediary Fresh has acquired the female motor insurance brand, Tulip, ...
Dr Robert Davies warns insurers
Dr Robert Davies, director, Imhotep, warned insurers not to just focus on reducing cost through outs...
Appointment at DAS UK
Ray Kneeshaw, sales & marketing manager of DAS UK, has joined the board of DAS Ireland, alongside Ad...
Historic Dimond ruling reversed by Lords
The credit hire industry still faces a bleak future, despite a significant victory by credit hire co...
Xchanging project to deliver £70m savings
IT support company Xchanging expects to deliver the first phase of its electronic settlement solutio...
Appointment at Euler Hermes UK
Euler Hermes UK has recruited James Daly as commercial director. With extensive experience of workin...
FSA should make serious consideration
The Financial Services Authority should seriously consider making the wholesaling of insurance subje...
Hear all about it
Risking Everything is the title of three programmes about the insurance industry past and present du...
Lee Gladwell outlines benefits of using outsourcer
Lee Gladwell, business development director, Capita Insurance Services, said one of the main benefit...
Nationwide agrees to place family legal protection cover with DAS
Nationwide Building Society has agreed to place its family legal protection cover with DAS. The move...
Appointment at Fineos
Banking and insurance software provider Fineon has appointed Philip Small as an advisory director to...
Groupama reviews broker strategy
Groupama will look to unveil a more segmented approach to its distribution model next February, foll...
Appointment at Ace Europe
Callum Taylor has become senior directors' and officers' underwriter with responsibility for the UK ...
Insurers face solvency issue
UK insurers will continue to increase profitability into 2004 despite the slowing of rate increases,...
Halifax in new commercial push
Halifax General Insurance has appointed a new head for its commercial and affinity arm in order to d...
Network Extra close to signing insurance providers
Network Extra, the new broker distribution network backed by Camberford Law, has revealed it is clos...
Willis passes first risk through Kinnect Platform
Willis has passed the first risk through the Kinnect Platform, the venture funded by Lloyd's to prov...
Appointment at Wilby
Halifax-based insurance broker and risk management specialist Wilby has taken on chartered loss adju...
David Jackman to become special adviser
The Sector Skills Council for Financial Services (in development) has announced that David Jackman i...
Richmond House Group acquires EP Ward
Stevenage-based corporate insurance broker Richmond House Group has acquired Luton-based broker EP W...
Unisys to launch into UK GI market
Global software giant Unisys plans to launch into the general insurance sector next year and to targ...
Simon Morris says insurers should keep FSA fully informed
Simon Morris, partner, CMS Cameron Mckenna, said insurers must keep the Financial Services Authority...
Joint ventures set to increase
There will be a raft of insurers announcing outsourcing joint ventures predicted Lucinda Hallan, pri...
New reinsurance manager for Ecclesiastical
Ecclesiastical, which spends over £100m annually on reinsurance protection, has promoted Andrew Jones to the new role of group reinsurance manager.