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Appointment at Groupama Insurances.
Chris Mingham has joined Groupama Insurances to take up a key role in its new development team. He j...
Appointment at SBJ Stephenson.
Insurance and risk management consultancy SBJ Stephenson has made Ian Sandham and Steve Turner direc...
Internet business set to boom.
Chris Wermann, director of corporate affairs at Direct Line, said that two years ago the company was...
Fleet training firm aims to cut claims.
The government's Road Safety Strategy has spawned the birth of a new risk reduction company. Risk...
Personal lines online.
Cox Insurance Retail Division has announced plans to provide brokers with a range of personal lines ...
Eastgate easy riding.
Eastgate Assistance has launched a new breakdown recovery service for members of the Motorcycle Acti...
CILA to join board.
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters is expected to join the executive board of the British Dam...
NIG hails EDI pilot scheme as a success.
NIG, the broker-only insurer being acquired by the Winterthur Group, has successfully piloted a new ...
Record aviation hull losses in 1999
Airline hull insurers faced the highest ever level of hull losses last year, according to figures jus...
Hennessy becomes CEO of Overseas Partners
Mary Hennessy is to become chief executive of Bermuda reinsurer Overseas Partners (OPL), replacing Sc...
Miller Fisher's mixed start as claims fall
Miller Fisher Group, which acquired loss adjuster Pycraft & Arnold last year for £11m, has recorded p...
FSA turns to the consumer
Regulator the Financial Services Authority has added a consumer section to its website, www.fsa.gov.u...
Swiss Re's outlook 'negative'
Standard & Poor's (S&P) has affirmed its 'AAA' (extremely strong) counterparty credit and insurer fin...
PartnerRe appoints new CFO
Albert Benchimol is to join Bermuda-based PartnerRe as executive vice-president and chief financial o...
Markel closes Terra Nova Bermuda
US insurer Markel is to close the Bermuda operations of Terra Nova. Markel completed its acquisition ...
Mitsui Marine to launch new syndicate at Lloyd's
Mitsui Marine International is to form a new Lloyd's syndicate, 3210, which will be managed by Chauce...
Insurance Athletics Association meet dates
The Insurance Athletics Association has announced its programme for the 2000 season and for the first...
Muslims targeted in new venture
An Islamic financial services website, IslamiQ.com has been launched which will offer a range of ban...
Industry hits out at tax threat
The insurance industry has united to voice opposition to a proposed new tax on insurance reserves whi...
Cox to set up online access for brokers
Cox Insurance's retail division plans to give brokers online access to a range of personal lines prod...
Aegon head takes IFA role
David Henderson, group chief executive of Aegon UK, has been appointed chairman of the Association of...
Cornhill to take action as profits dive
Cornhill Insurance has posted poor results for 1999, with an operating loss of £800 000 compared to a...
GISC defends referral to OFT.
The General Insurance Standards Council insisted this week that it was right to refer its proposed r...
Law firm on 'Net.
City law firm Barlow Lyde & Gilbert has launched a new website, www.blg.co.uk. The site features ...