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NIG expansion
NIG has moved its Leeds office to a bigger location and is set to take more space in the building, ...
Help to shape the industry
Nearly a year on from the creation of super-regulator the Financial Services Authority, it is a nat...
Appointment at Davies Liability
Graham Kelly has been promoted to the position of associate director of Davies Liability. Mr Kelly ...
A mixed bag
Although the insurers topping PM's league tables have, for the most part, retained their positions,...
Appointment at Miller Consulting Services
Miller Consulting Services has recruited Peter Coton. Prior to this move, Mr Coton spent 37 years a...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
This site has been around for a while, but with Christmas coming and a massive increase in online s...
Appointment at MCE
Wellingborough-based broker MCE has appointed Andy Bird to spearhead the company's American cars po...
Tiner outlines GISC credits
John Tiner, managing director of the Financial Services Authority consumer, investment and insuranc...
Customer-led change
Insurers should analyse their own customer base and segment it into its different service requireme...
Appointment at Haven Knox-Johnston
John Macaulay has been promoted to the position of divisional manager of pleasure craft insurance s...
Appointment at AIG Europe (UK)
Stephen Ball has joined AIG Europe (UK) as UK sales and development manager. Mr Ball has over 25 ye...
New role as CIS restructures
The restructuring of Co-operative Insurance Services, under the recently-formed umbrella organisati...
A need for transparency
It was suggested recently that a lack of standards in the investigation of fraudulent claims meant the industry's system was anything but transparent or effective. John Baldock gives an alternate view.
EL review to be announced
Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer, was expected to announce a government review into employ...
Co-operate on disclosure says industry head
Insurers and brokers should get together to agree standard commission rates, to be controlled by the ...
Appointment at CIS
Financial services provider Co-operative Insurance Society has reorganised its senior management te...
Surveying the scene
In an uncertain property market, surveyors should strive to minimise their exposure to potential indemnity claims to avoid the fallout when the property bubble eventually bursts. Duncan Greenwood explains.
Disputed bus claims result in TAG talks
Claims management group The Accident Group has agreed to talks over its processes following accusatio...
Payback time
The time is right for brokers to be reaping the rewards, says James Simpson, but their success depends on whether they took advantage of hardening rates and put the hard work in when it mattered.
Appointment at Temple Legal Protection
Specialist legal expenses insurer Temple Legal Protection has appointed Keith Carter as its new man...
Appointment at BCWA Healthcare
Richard Esler has been promoted to the position of commercial director at BCWA Healthcare. Mr Esler...
Pick of the bunch
A recent report suggests that broker consolidation is slowing down but though they are being increasingly selective, brokers are still hungry to buy, finds Rachel Gordon.
RSA will never outsource claims
Royal & Sun Alliance is aiming to handle the majority of claims on a "once and done" policy, said H...
Chris Giles appointed president
Chris Giles has been appointed president and chief executive of Chubb Insurance Company of Europe. ...