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Taking the work out of re-placement.
The financial services industry has experienced more than its fair share of redundancies lately. Sensible companies provide outplacement specialists when jobs are cut, who can advise, support and find the right re-employment solution for all those that…
Appointment at Apex Contractors.
Apex Contractors has appointed Ian Cannings to a new executive role on its board. Mr Cannings was pr...
Opus completes refinancing
Broker Opus has completed a £6.5m refinancing of its banking facilities with the Royal Bank of Scot...
Set sail for the fourth Lineslip regatta.
This year, Post Magazine is once again sponsoring the Lutine Lineslip Regatta, the premier yachting ...
St Paul considers new broker D&O facility.
St Paul claims that solicitors have responded well to its recently launched online professional inde...
Irish Insurance Federation annual results
Premiums are falling in the Irish motor insurance market just as insurers' fortunes have turned, ac...
Appointment at PYV Group.
Clive Hawker has joined the PYV Group as divisional director, special risks, within the Lloyd's brok...
14 years ago.
Royal & Sun Alliance might currently be operating a strategy of shrinking to profitability, but 14 y...
Appointment at Claims Management Group.
Claims Management Group has appointed Jack Moore as head of claims. Mr Moore, who joins CMGL from St...
End of an institution.
The recent abolition of the historic role of Lord Chancellor by the Labour Party has sent shock waves across the legal profession - and further. Marcus Alcock examines the repercussions that this, and other proposed changes, will have.
Making your mark.
With prices for professional indemnity rising, brokers are having to work more closely with their clients to help ease the burden of the extra costs. Risk management and technology are central to these closer relationships, says Jonathan Swift.
PWS appoints chief executive
International reinsurance broker PWS has appointed Julian Messent as chief executive, following the...
Solicitors labelled as bunch of penny-pinchers.
Solicitors have been labelled as a bunch of fickle penny-pinchers by underwriters, according to a le...
Appointment at Tillinghast-Towers Perrin.
Tillinghast-Towers Perrin has appointed Peter Needleman global practice director of the life and fin...
St Paul results take a turn for the better.
The St Paul Companies has posted net income of £132m for the second quarter of 2003, compared with a...
NU declares merger cuts over as it waits on Asda.
Norwich Union this week said there would be no more job losses associated with the merger of NU and C...
UIA partners up with union.
The deal with USDAW, referred to in your article (PM, 31 July, p3), has been signed by UIA Insurance...
Appointment at Folgate Partnership.
The Folgate Partnership has appointed Peter Thomas as product development manager. Mr Thomas has mor...
Willis denies imminent losses
Willis Commercial Network has denied it is set to lose a number of its members to competing broker ...
St Paul International completes acquisition
St Paul International has completed the acquisition of Zenith Commercial, taking on 85% of its bran...
Appointment at Ace Europe.
Ace Europe has appointed Stephen Shepherd as financial lines claims manager. With more than 25 years...
Sax Riley: reflections on a man of sheer talent.
I have not set eyes on Sax Riley for nearly 40 years, but such is the measure of the man, that I fee...
Accounting for the IASB's proposals.
Consultation on cross-border accounting practices may have only just begun, but Nigel Masters and Gordon Ireland urge insurers to push ahead with implementation.
Omega Underwriting Agents seeks to launch new syndicate.
Lloyd's managing agent Omega Underwriting Agents is understood to be seeking to launch a new syndica...