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JLT's McGill joins ISS board.
Stephen McGill, chief executive for broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group, is one of five new members ...
The Technology Award - Royal & Sun Alliance - UK Commercial.
Faced with an inefficient system, Royal & Sun Alliance went back to the drawing board to create one that surpassed expectation. Edward Murray explains.
Young Achiever of the Year - Clair Hayward - Allianz Cornhill.
During her short career in the insurance industry, Clair Hayward has excelled in everything she has put her mind to, not only managing to shine on the job but also making her mark on a number of other demanding projects. David Worsfold reports.
September D-Day for Lloyd's over new reforms.
Lloyd's revised proposals for modernising the market are due to be unveiled this week as part of a f...
Heath Lambert pulls plans for public offering.
The Health Lambert Group this week pulled its planned initial public offering in the wake of turbulen...
Insurers also at fault over escalating claims.
The letter on fraud (Insurers must stand up and be counted on fraud, Post Magazine, 11 July, p12) m...
Commercial Lines Broker of the Year - Robertson Taylor.
Robertson Taylor insured the top grossing US tours in 2001 and achieved a premium income of £25m. Diane Smyth explains how cornering the niche market of live music insurance has paid off.
NU defends pay-as-you-go.
Norwich Union has been attacked for prioritising total mileage as the driving factor for motor insur...
Call for action on flood prevention.
The insurance industry this week reserved judgement on the government's plans to increase spending o...
Liability crisis: working at new solutions.
The crisis in availability of employers' and public liability insurance, which has been highlighted ...
The Achievement Award - Scott Bell CBE.
The Achievement Award saw the insurance industry honour a man who has never lost sight of the fundamental values on which the industry is founded. Scott Bell has successfully steered Standard Life through the upheavals of the last few years with his…
The Loss Adjuster Award - GAB Robins - Eye.
When GAB Robins teamed up with Cognos to develop an innovative online business analysis package called Eye, it turned out to be one of the biggest hits of the year, writes Lynn Rouse.
Failed Claims Direct goes under the hammer.
Several parties are understood to have expressed an interest in acquiring parts of Claims Direct, fo...
Appointment at LFC Insurance Group.
Gary Carmoody has become a director of Essex-based intermediary LFC Insurance Group. He has been wit...
What the papers said this week.
THE TIMES The first lady of Lloyd's has had to pay out nearly £2m for the terrorist attack on the...
Miller Fisher split up and sold off.
The future of the Miller Fisher Group's core UK loss adjusting business remained uncertain this week...
Roll of Honour - 1995-2001.
Seven years of BIA winners and although the names may change, the drive for excellence remains the same.
Troubled SVB receives capacity stay and US backing.
Lloyd's insurer SVB Underwriting will not be required to reduce its capacity for 2002, following an ...
RI3K eyes general.
Software developer RI3K plans to enter the UK, European and US life and general insurance sectors by...
Appointment at Jackson & Associates.
Jackson & Associates has appointed Geoffrey Wilson as senior adjuster servicing the inner and wester...
General Insurer of the Year - Zurich Financial Services.
Zurich Financial Services' dedication to the market, focus on customers and continued innovation have all paid dividends, as Anthony Gould reports.
Pension concerns raised by Miller staff.
Doubts over the payment of pension funds at collapsed insurance services group Miller Fisher have su...
The Risk Management Award - Caravan Guard.
When Caravan Guard set out to tackle caravan theft, no-one could have predicted how successful the initiative would be, says Lynn Rouse.
Underwriter of the Year - Groupama Insurances.
Today, Groupama's motor fleet business is far from the ailing account of a couple of years ago and, after making such a spectacular comeback, the insurer deserves to revel in any accolades the industry passes in its direction. Richard Adams reports.