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Appointment at Walsh PI.
Walsh PI, the specialist professional indemnity loss adjuster, has recruited Martin Heath as directo...
Appointment at Cottrill Stone Lawless.
Manchester law firm Cottrill Stone Lawless has appointed personal injury specialist Vicken Couligian...
Insurers lead on IT.
The insurance sector has come out ahead of its banking and retail counterparts in terms of IT knowle...
Swiss Re: net profit.
Swiss Re, the world's second-largest reinsurer, has reported a net profit rise of 21% to Swiss Fr 2....
ABI introduces endowment code.
The Association of British Insurers is to draw up a new practice code to cater for endowment mortgag...
Whistleblower seeks damages.
Garrett v Camden London Borough Council; 16 March 2001, Court of Appeal.
Terence Chapman takes on chess player.
Terence Chapman, chief executive and founder of financial services technology consultancy Terence Ch...
SVB: further losses.
Lloyd's insurer SVB Holdings made a £4.5m loss for 2000, compared to a £23.8m profit in 1999. The pr...
Commercial InsureE planned.
Internet company InsureE-com plans to launch a range of online quotable commercial lines products fr...
Moneysupermarket set to sweep up online.
Personal finance website moneysupermarket.com is to roll out term insurance, buildings and contents,...
GAB snaps up McLarens two.
Loss adjuster GAB Robins has recruited two senior figures from rival McLarens Toplis as it aims to i...
Kennedys to expand to Russia.
City law firm Kennedys has formed an association with Russian law firm Vegas Lex. The association...
L&G service online.
Legal & General's mortgage service Mortgage Decisions is now available online after the insurer join...
Court of Appeal presses play on question of video evidence.
Even before the Woolf reforms, an increased spirit of openness regarding the use of video evidence w...
Robertson Taylor Insurance Brokers sponsors exhibition.
London-based Robertson Taylor Insurance Brokers has sponsored the Craft of the Luthier exhibition, a...
Appointment at Omni Whittington Insurance Services.
Omni Whittington Insurance Services has appointed Cheryl Sheridan as its a new head of inspections a...
Appointment at Misys.
Tim Lennard has been appointed sales and marketing director of Misys Financial Systems. He has previ...
Nixon: IIB jibe.
George Nixon, chairman of BIBA, had a dig at the Institute of Insurance Brokers in his opening speec...
Axa: HNW on the net.
High net worth insurer Axa Nordstern Art has launched an international website in nine different for...
Pru aims for Allstate holdings.
UK insurer Prudential plans to acquire Allstate majority holdings in Pt Asuransi Jiwa Allstate in In...
Injury start-up in NIG alliance.
New personal injury company Glenshield has teamed up with insurer NIG to offer clients a service, it...
Blood test.
The recent case on transmission of hepatitis C via blood products has severely tested the European Product Liability Directive. Alison McAdams believes the judgement has vital implications for manufacturers and their insurers.
Red-lining denial.
Insurers rebuffed suggestions they would deny commercial clients cover by red-lining flood-prone are...
RMS: quake models.
Risk Management Solutions has released new earth-quake models to give insights into Greece and Taiwa...