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Appointment at Camberford Law.
Andy Morrison has joined the team at Camberford Law as a senior account executive. Mr Morrison previ...
Appointment at Ace Tempest Re.
Matthew Shaw has been made managing director of Ace Tempest Re Europe, based in London. Mr Shaw join...
Failed Claims Direct goes under the hammer.
Deloitte & Touche, the receiver at failed no win, no fee company Claims Direct is expected to make a...
Liability takes centre stage: PM campaign update.
Post Magazine is putting together a file of cases where businesses are having difficulties finding c...
View from the Top - Peter Hubbard
Peter Hubbard, chief executive, Axa Insurance Do our customers understand what falling equities rea...
The Exchange provides comparative quotation supplier.
Supported by Standard Life, Clerical Medical, Norwich Union, Scottish Mutual, Friends Provident and ...
Appointment at Alexander Forbes.
John Robins has become a non-executive director on the board of Alexander Forbes. Mr Robins is curre...
OFT alarm bells.
Alarm bells will ring in the takeover divisions of the Office of Fair Trading and the European Union...
Kwik-Fit retains management after sale.
The daily running of Kwik-Fit Insurance Services will remain in the hands of its current management ...
Independent run-off arm claims virtual role.
Aurora Corporate Services will set itself up as a virtual insurer, following its proposed sale, chie...
Royal & Sun Alliance boss should quit.
The news that 1200 employees are to lose their jobs at Royal & Sun Alliance (Insurancewindow.net, 8 ...
Appointment at Autoglass.
Autoglass has appointed Simon Robson as a business manager within its strategic business team. He br...
Short circuit.
When companies plan a merger, the IT aspect of the union is often overlooked. Planning the technology strategy ahead of the deal is vital, as taking short cuts can cause huge problems later on, warns Edward Murray.
BT redcare's roadshow starts in Bristol.
BT redcare's insurance roadshow starts on 17 September in Bristol, with a total of 22 countrywide se...
Creditor gets into gear.
Recent upheavals have caused creditor insurance to lose some of its momentum. However, post-General Insurance Standards Council, a new consultation process involving the Treasury and the Financial Services Authority aims to bring all aspects of the…
Vincent Sherman Associates.
James Payne has joined Vincent Sherman Associates, the insurance fraud investigation subsidiary of C...
Brit Insurance holdings rebrands.
Brit Insurance holdings has rebranded its underwriting activity Brit Underwriting. As part of the re...
Appointment at Woodstock Insurance Brokers.
Woodstock Insurance Brokers has appointed Maureen McGill as HR manager. Ms McGill was previously emp...
Aegon profit falls.
Dutch insurance group Aegon's second-quarter profit has fallen by 77% as a result of falling stocks ...
Hard reinsurance market could end soon, warns S&P
Rating company Standard & Poor's (S&P) has given the European reinsurance sector a 'negative outlook'...
Cause for thought.
There is a strong argument in favour of compensating those who have suffered grave harm. Recent appeals suggest that causality in liability cases might be interpreted more flexibly, says John Butler.
Under pressure.
Directors' and officers' cover was often underpriced and oversold for much of the 1990s. Then came Enron and WorldCom. John Sanders finds D&O underwriters fearing a litigation landslide.
A whole different world.
What a difference a year makes. When we published our annual rankings of the world's reinsurers a ye...
2001's Top 20 Reinsurers.
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