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La Playa to branch out into science and technology market.
Cambridge-based broker La Playa intends to launch a science and technology division in the fourth qu...
Appointment at Axa Assistance UK.
Axa Assistance UK has made Dean Harvey head of business development. He brings a wealth of experienc...
Central Fund uncertainty
Lloyd's arrangements for reinsuring its Central Fund have been thrown into uncertainty after one of t...
Euclidian and JLT Leisure team up.
Lloyd's insurer Euclidian and broker JLT Leisure have teamed up to try and help holiday parks obtain...
Sunday service is a question of timing.
Anderton v Clwyd County Council (Court of Appeal - 3 July 2002).
Ex-Millennium chief launches rival.
The former managing director and founder of broker Millennium Insurance is aiming to go head to head...
Combating subsidence monitoring bad press.
It is our experience that monitoring usually gets a bad press (Subsidence monitoring questioned, Pos...
Agreement needed on jewellery replacement.
I agree with the arguments of Mr le Fevre, the mystery shopper (Post Magazine, 11 July, p23), as the...
Appointment at Maxson Young Associates.
Maxson Young Associates, the international loss adjuster, has recruited James McGovern to its San Fr...
Experian acquires economic consultancy.
Information solutions group Experian has acquired economic consultancy Business Strategies, with the...
Life in Merlin.
Insurance solutions provider Rubicon is looking at ways to integrate the Merlin claims handling syst...
The Fire Protection Agency compiles video.
The Fire Protection Agency, in league with Norwich Union, has compiled the video Stop Warehouse Fire...
Ticket to ride.
The private finance initiative has, for a decade now, seen the funding of projects including the London Underground, National Air Traffic Control and the Yarl's Wood detention centre. This has been just the ticket for insurers, as Rob Tucker explains.
Hanover Park goes live with Sirius software.
Broker group Hanover Park has gone live with Sirius for Broking software from technology provider Si...
Mondial Assistance wins exclusive three-year contract.
Mondial Assistance has won an exclusive three-year contract to provide services to its sister compan...
Infoterra set to challenge Getmapping.
Claims management specialist Infront Solutions has signed a deal with Infoterra for the exclusive ri...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
It's a little-known but shocking fact that 61% of people believe the safest way to feed horses is fr...
Light the blue touchpaper.
The House of Lord's decision on Callery v Gray - damp squib or much-needed firecracker for the claimant costs industry? Tim Wallis and Jason Rowley reflect on the subtleties of a judgement that has had an explosive reception.
Healthsure records best year in the company's history.
Not-for-profit healthcare provider HealthSure has recorded its best year in the company's 130-year h...
Michael Butt is resigning as a director of XL Capital.
Michael Butt is resigning as a director of Bermudian reinsurer XL Capital in advance of his expected...
NU academy.
Norwich Union has launched an in-house academy to give its 4500 claims staff the opportunity to deve...
Cox Insurance Retail Division appoints a chief operations officer.
Cox Insurance Retail Division has appointed Denis Walker as its chief operations officer, a newly-cr...
Medisure is "not for sale" insists broker Marsh.
Global broker Marsh has denied putting its UK medical insurance third-party administrator Medisure u...
Mondial Assistance selected by The Folgate Partnership.
Mondial Assistance has been selected by The Folgate Partnership to underwrite travel policies and pr...