News
Appointment at St Paul.
Alan Dool joins St Paul International as medical claims manager. With 30 years' industry experience,...
Appointment at Deloitte Consulting.
Louis Jordan has been taken on by Deloitte Consulting as head of its European insurances practice. H...
Insurancevillage on spending spree.
Worcester-based intermediary Insurancevillage is set to make a number of acquisitions over the next ...
Protection Plus.
GE Financial Insurance and Swiss Life have teamed up to launch Payment Protection Plus, which combin...
Appointment at Winchester White.
Winchester White has appointed two consultants. Alec Ball joins as managing consultant, from Barclay...
Naming the price.
Over 120 Names have now accepted Lloyd's final settlement offer, made to them after the loss of the ...
Ace launches new D&O operation.
American insurer Ace has launched a new UK-based operation Ace Corporate Risks, which is developing ...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill.
Allianz Cornhill has appointed Gareth McChesney as its new personal lines business support manager. ...
IUA chairman delay.
The International Underwriting Association has postponed the appointment of a new chairman to succee...
Appointment at Crawford & Company.
Mike Skingsley has been appointed to manage the London market operations of Crawford & Company's con...
What the Papers Say.
DAILY MAIL A dinner guest is suing her host for damages after she fell through a glass chair. Mar...
Independent: facing a negative outlook.
Independent Insurance has been graded BBB and given a negative outlook by ratings agency Fitch, which...
Namibian dispute.
The Namibian insurance industry and the government are set to go back to court to settle the row ove...
e-asy does it.
The internet offers many opportunities for insurers to sell personal lines. Many aim for a fully integrated, seamless function, but, says Edward Murray, it is vital not to lose sight of the customer, and the simple approach is still the best.
UK: insurers face increasing fraud culture.
A report commissioned by Royal & Sun Alliance has found that seven out of 10 people would exaggerate...
Appointment at Elliotts Solicitors.
Manchester-based Elliotts Solicitors has promoted Martin Emmett to associate. Mr Emmett joined the f...
Appointment at Everard Insurance Brokers.
Everard Insurance Brokers has recruited three new members of staff to its schemes broking department...
A-Plan support charity auction.
A-Plan were enthusiastic supporters of the charity auction, boosting the final donation to the Insur...
Aspect creates jobs.
Aspect Software, which provides Customer Relations Management operations for the European insurance ...
Panel problems fuel gossip-mongers.
At last, it appears there is some foundation to the rumour and speculation that are rife across the h...
Road to recovery.
The relationship between motor insurers and repairers has suffered a breakdown, with insurers chasing profit at the cost of repairers' time and money. Simon Threadgold believes that steering a course towards meaningful partnerships is the best way to…
Caring for nannies.
An insurance product for nannies underwritten by SVB Underwriting Services and launched last year un...
Keeping up with IT.
A survey conducted by IT consultancy CMG Admiral has highlighted the increasingly important role tha...
Esure targets commercial.
Halifax-backed insurer Esure plans to open a third office in Glasgow in July ahead of its formal lau...