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WorldCom fallout: an opportunity.
Insurers in the UK have limited direct exposure to the WorldCom crisis but they are not immune from ...
OFT report welcome and timely.
This week's report by the Office of Fair Trading, which raised serious questions over the value to c...
RSA takes over West Bromwich line from NU.
Royal & Sun Alliance has replaced Norwich Union as the provider of household insurance and mortgage ...
ABI seeks ATE talks with Law Society.
The Association of British Insurers plans to seek talks with the Law Society in the wake of last week...
Say it with training.
The insurance industry has been lacking in its dedication to staff training and is now faced with chronic underskilling and an inexperienced workforce. Jane Bernstein reports on the problems and some of the blossoming solutions.
Michael Collins of Lloyd's Policy Signing Office to retire.
Michael Collins is to retire as the head of the Lloyd's Policy Signing Office at the end of the mont...
Winning interior.
Broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson's newly designed and fitted Atrium has won three awards at this year's...
Spoilt for choice.
The boom in the technology sector and the plethora of broking systems available has left brokers, who want to make sure they get the right system for their business, feeling confused. Diane Smyth reports.
Motaquote opts for Misys.
Welsh personal lines and commercial broker Motaquote has transferred from Software Solutions Partners...
Insurers' records face exposure.
Details of the number of complaints made against individual firms could be made public according to W...
The FSA establishes new resilience test.
The Financial Services Authority has established a new resilience test for life insurers in response...
Appointment at Insurance Services Office.
Joseph Brandon, chairman, president and chief executive of General Re Corporation, has been elected ...
IUA: accounting for modernisation.
The International Underwriting Association is to focus on new accounting and settling procedures und...
A word from our sponsor - Lloyd's gets in touch with regional broker
There's no doubt the London insurance market is a world centre for high-quality underwriting and bro...
XL London Market seeks approval.
XL London Market is seeking Lloyd's approval to merge syndicate 990 into syndicate 1209 for the 2003...
IBM recruits Cap Gemini Ernst & Young insurance team.
The new head of the general insurance division of IBM, Andy Baldwin, this week refused to comment on...
Universal Salvage rocked by loss of Direct Line.
Universal Salvage has been rocked by the loss of its largest motor insurance customer Direct Line. T...
Global Aerospace appoints chief operating officer.
Global Aerospace has appointed former Ace executive vice president, Aerospace, Jeff Cassidy, as chie...
ABI in missing mail mystery.
An MP who launched a campaign to get the Office of Fair Trading to investigate insurers' use of appr...
Appointment at Vincent Sherman.
Derek Ross has joined Vincent Sherman Associates, the insurance fraud investigation subsidiary of Ca...
2002 Syndicate capacity.
2002 Syndicate Capacity Syndicate number Managing agent name Active ...
Appointment at Primary.
Nigel Still has joined The Primary Group as human resources manager to grow the company's HR strateg...
Appointment at Sirius.
Insurance technology provider Sirius Financial Systems has appointed Graham Higdon to the newly-crea...
Appointment at Keoughs.
Insurance law practice Keoghs has employed Tim Percival to the new role of business development dire...