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Appointment at Crawford & Company
Crawford & Company has named David Blackburn as quality assurance manager for the Central Europe, M...
Halifax General Insurance unveils uniforms
Halifax General Insurance this week unveiled the uniforms for its in-house home loss adjusting oper...
Hardy Underwriting reveals profit
Lloyd's insurer Hardy Underwriting has revealed profit before tax of £6.65m for 2002, from £3.19m t...
Collard & Partners placed into administration
Lloyd's broker Collard & Partners has been placed into administration, following an intervention or...
Facing up to the liability question
The Association of British Insurers is firmly focused on finding some sort of solution to the employers' liability crisis. Anthony Gould talks to John Parker, head of general insurance, about where the industry is now and where it wants to be.
Asda abandons Churchill for NU
Churchill has been dumped by supermarket Asda, which this week confirmed Norwich Union as its gener...
Insurers unprepared for EU rules
Listed insurers are ill-prepared for the introduction of new accounting standards, which will force t...
BN ready for Scottish launch
The Broker Network is poised for a renewed Scottish push with a new brand next month. Managing ...
Junction wins Homebase deal
Junction, the affinity business of broking group Budget, has won a deal with Homebase to provide ho...
Exploding panel myths
The interpretation of the recent legal ruling on composite panels and professional indemnity cover risks creating more myths and could cause unnecessary panic, warns Mark Harris, who puts the record straight.
PRI hunts for white knight after Brit bid
AIM-listed PRI Group is being actively offered around the market by advisers, despite a hostile pro...
Appointment at Chartered Insurance Institute
The Chartered Insurance Institute has appointed Fiona Andrews to the new position of director, gene...
Small insurers face biggest asbestos risk
Small specialist insurance companies will be the most affected by asbestos losses - not the big pla...
Munich Re Group announces profit
Munich Re Group has announced a profit of EUR1.1bn (£760m) for 2002, an increase on the 2001 figure...
"Blue Mountain" goes as customers sign up
The Lloyd's-sponsored commercial lines trading venture, previously known as Project Blue Mountain, ...
Swiss Re announces loss for 2002
Swiss Re has announced a loss of SFr91m (£42m) for 2002, blaming the losses on the steady decline i...
Penny Black's restaurant review
Restaurant: Hakkasan Price: On the pricey side. Average £40 plus per person. Location: 8 ...
Over 1000 brokers set to quit ahead of FSA regime
Over a thousand brokers are expected to disappear before the onset of the new Financial Services Auth...
What the papers said this week
Daily Mail With its 15ft-thick walls and army of guards, the Tower of London has been one of th...
Appointment at Euler Trade Indemnity
Credit insurer Euler Trade Indemnity has restructured its senior management team. Phil Mercer has b...
Quest Gates scoops Capita sextet
Loss adjuster Quest Gates has taken six more high-profile staff from rival Capita McLarens, after t...
Appointment at NIG
Kevan Aubrey moves to NIG's product development team as commercial segmentation manager. He comes t...
Let the main attraction work for you
In a recent study, 75% of respondents cited the opportunity for rapid career ascent and training within a firm as being a crucial pull factor when applying for and accepting jobs. Robert Charles believes insurance companies could use this knowledge to…
Appointment at St Paul International
St Paul International Insurance has appointed Gary Stewart to the position of regional development ...