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Claims investigators code call
Vincent Sherman Associates managing director David Beardsworth has called on the industry to back h...
Ri3k moves work abroad
Software developer ri3k has announced a deal with UK-based IT service provider National Computer Sy...
Aurora Corporate Services in negotiations with buyer
Aurora Corporate Services, formed to run-off Independent Insurance on behalf of liquidator Pricewat...
Unum Provident chairman to become chief exec of Zurich
Disability insurer Unum Provident UK chairman and managing director Lawrence Churchill has been app...
Long-term EL reform: the facts
Armed with figures showing an increased burden being placed on the employers' liability market as a...
RSA affinity deals in the balance as cuts announced
Royal & Sun Alliance has refused to comment on how many of its corporate partnerships will be ended, ...
Coomber to succeed Kielholz at Swiss Re
John Coomber is to succeed Walter Kielholz as chief executive of Swiss Re in January, the Zurich-base...
Antur Insurance Services makes fifth acquisition
Antur Insurance Services has made its fifth acquisition in 11 months, Carmarthen-based Edward Perry...
Riley's reign over
Lloyd's chairman Sax Riley, who officially handed over power to his successor Lord Levene yesterday...
Admiral reviews Lloyd's
Cardiff-based direct motor insurer Admiral has signalled its intention to quit Lloyd's, blaming the...
Bankart boosts war chest with Welsh sale
Broker Bland Bankart has boosted its war chest to £5m, with the sale of its Welsh business to Thoma...
Insurer relief at consultants' contract veto
Standard Life Healthcare, the UK's fourth largest private medical insurer, has welcomed last week's...
Houlder Insurance Services recruits specialist team
London broker Houlder Insurance Services has recruited a specialist construction liability and prop...
Good start for Levene as Lloyd's looks up
Lord Levene, who this week takes the chair at Lloyd's, has had a good start, with figures showing L...
QBE side-steps asbestos case
Australian insurer QBE has sought to distance itself from the asbestos-related legal action launche...
Fire strike poses a very real threat
As a member of the business continuity community, I am especially worried by the prospect of a fire...
Aurora signs first contracts
Aurora Corporate Services, formed to run off Independent Insurance on behalf of liquidator Pricewat...
Liberata Life enters into contract
Liberata Life, Pensions & Investments, a division of Liberata, has entered into a contract to provi...
HGIS in Leeds move
Halifax General Insurance has created 70 new jobs in Leeds, with the opening of a new state-of-the-...
Club Direct sale is "close"
Travel insurance specialist Club Direct, which was wound up by the High Court last week, is expecte...
EU opposition
The majority of UK insurance company chief executives are opposed to the creation of a super-super ...
Courts give short shrift to late amendments - Maguire v Molin
(Court of Appeal - 24 July 2002) Proceedings were commenced on 7 December 2000 to claim damages f...
Smart & Cook acquires AN Insurance Brokers
Smart & Cook Group, the Harrogate-based independent financial services company, has acquired AN Ins...
What the papers said this week
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Names involved in Lloyd's must make an interim payment of £650,000 to the i...