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Aon wins BMS court battle.
A report of a breach of confidence case brought by Aon against three former employees stated that th...
Appointment at Towergate Underwriting Group.
Towergate Underwriting Group has made several appointments. John Reddi becomes group company secreta...
Munich profits up.
The Munich Re Group has announced provisional figures showing a 54.5% increase in profits for 2000. ...
Raising the Alarm.
Shelia Boyce, chief executive of Alarm, has hit the ground running in her new role. She is firmly committed to getting risk management to the top of everybody's agenda, and as Lynn Rouse discovered, a combination of factors means she's already well on…
CLASS online.
The first phase of Lloyd's Claims Loss Advice and Settlement System went live this week. CLASS allow...
Service levels a cause of concern.
Not a day goes by when I am not surprised, saddened and/or disappointed by our once illustrious insu...
PCS branches out.
Independent Insurance-backed loss adjuster Property & Casualty Services has expanded its branch netw...
DL: Chippendale is new chairman.
Direct Line this week appointed a new group chief executive Annette Court, following the move of Ian...
DAS partnership.
Bristol-based legal expenses group DAS has entered into a strategic partnership with Greystoke Legal...
Independent loses more staff to rival Fusion.
Beleaguered insurer Independent Insurance has lost a further three managers to Fusion, the broker-fo...
Weighing up the home economics.
With technology making working from home more accessible, the financial and other benefits can make it an appealing employment solution all round. But there are downsides to the homework revolution, says Jane Bernstein.
Appointment at Folgate.
Robin Martin has joined Folgate as senior development underwriter in its commercial division. He joi...
Letters of credit.
The International Underwriting Association this week welcomed the recommendation of the National Ass...
Smart & Cook in Newcastle
Broker Smart & Cook, has opened a new 17-strong office in Newcastle with two teams covering both inde...
No replacement for experience.
Insurance is often its own worst enemy. You have only to look at the letters in the national newspap...
S&P gives Ozzy health insurers thumbs down.
Ratings agency Standard & Poors has warned Australia's private health insurers that they could lose ...
Willis seeks US float
UK broker Willis, which is majority owned by investment vehicle KKR, is to seek a partial flotation i...
Body network two.
Bodyshop network ABS is aiming to recruit a secondary network to handle work overflow from the main ...
Allianz banks on expansion.
German insurance giant Allianz, which is set to become the world's fourth largest financial group, a...
Future committee.
Lloyd's is to set up a new high-level committee to review the future strategy of the Lloyd's market....
Insurers shift fraud focus.
Paul Crake, recently-installed fraud manager at the Association of British Insurers, plans to scale ...
Helping to crack fraud with Post Magazine.
Post Magazine has joined forces with WeatherNet to offer a weather-related claims validation service...
Insurers can't walk away.
The government has signalled it will not let the insurance industry ignore employers' liability case...
McLarens steps up Asian operation following deregulation.
Loss adjuster McLarens Toplis is stepping up its operations in Asia, following the deregulation of t...