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Calls for smoking ban aid
Employers are being encouraged to allow staff members to attend smoking cessation services during wo...
Pick of the Week
Anthony Gould, editor in chief, Post Magazine runs through this week’s major general insurance news i...
Zenith adopts new brand
Zenith Services UK, the appointed service provider to the Gibraltar-based insurers Link Insurance an...
Chubb merges personal lines and accident
Chubb has merged its personal lines division and accident and health business under one head, follow...
Lukewarm on cold calling
The Financial Services Authority has warned firms to improve the standards of cold calling when sell...
CTC aims for global growth after divisional re-brand
Charles Taylor Consulting has re-branded its global loss adjusting business in a bid to grow its £35...
Appointment at Weightmans
Nick Wilson, health and safety consultant in the regulatory services unit at law firm Weightmans, ha...
Insurers close to agreeing on crisis claims protocol
The Property Claims Forum's bid to draw up a protocol for dealing with domestic claims arising from ...
Appointment at AIG
AIG Europe has appointed Deborah Kirrane's as a senior underwriter in its private client group. Prev...
Appointment at Beazley
Beazley Group has strengthened its US commercial property team by recruiting Carmela O'Neal as a sen...
Icelandics warm to ERIC
The Icelandic regulator has revealed it expects European Risk Insurance Company to meet local solven...
Appointment at Miller
Following the appointment of Mark Hutchinson, the Miller Property team has been further enhanced thr...
Cunningham training trial
The Loss Adjusting Services division within Cunningham Lindsey UK is piloting a 12-month development...
Earthquake claims
Around 300 claims amounting to an insured value of £20m are expected to result from last weekend's e...
GM in Provident swoop
General Motors has entered the race to buy Provident Insurance's motor book, with a £175m offer moot...
Liability market recovers
The UK employers' liability insurance market has recovered from an earlier crisis, which saw gross w...
Appointment at St Paul Travelers
St Paul Travelers has appointed John Barrett to the newly created role of development manager - nati...
Quinn sues state over reforms failure
Quinn Group has begun proceedings against the Irish government, claiming that new reforms of the Iri...
Government hears the case for mediation
The government is hoping to increase the use of mediation in personal injury claims at the request o...
Weightmans' profits up as it rings the changes
Insurance law firm Weightmans has marked its year end with a hat-trick of announcements - record tur...
European giant leads way with Eastern swoop
The tie-up between Italian giant Generali and Ceska Pojistovna was warmly welcomed by both equity an...
Pryce takes up MD duties
Moorhouse Group has promoted Sian Pryce as its lead director, a role that sees her take on full mana...
Brit sells RI3K stake
Brit Insurance sis expected to announce this week it has sold off most of its majority stake in elec...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny was most interested to hear that Lloyd and Whyte managing director Matthew Pyke has taken his ...