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Appointment at Insurance Services Office.
Joseph Brandon, chairman, president and chief executive of General Re Corporation, has been elected ...
IUA: accounting for modernisation.
The International Underwriting Association is to focus on new accounting and settling procedures und...
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XL London Market seeks approval.
XL London Market is seeking Lloyd's approval to merge syndicate 990 into syndicate 1209 for the 2003...
IBM recruits Cap Gemini Ernst & Young insurance team.
The new head of the general insurance division of IBM, Andy Baldwin, this week refused to comment on...
Universal Salvage rocked by loss of Direct Line.
Universal Salvage has been rocked by the loss of its largest motor insurance customer Direct Line. T...
Global Aerospace appoints chief operating officer.
Global Aerospace has appointed former Ace executive vice president, Aerospace, Jeff Cassidy, as chie...
ABI in missing mail mystery.
An MP who launched a campaign to get the Office of Fair Trading to investigate insurers' use of appr...
Appointment at Vincent Sherman.
Derek Ross has joined Vincent Sherman Associates, the insurance fraud investigation subsidiary of Ca...
2002 Syndicate capacity.
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Appointment at Primary.
Nigel Still has joined The Primary Group as human resources manager to grow the company's HR strateg...
Appointment at Sirius.
Insurance technology provider Sirius Financial Systems has appointed Graham Higdon to the newly-crea...
Appointment at Keoughs.
Insurance law practice Keoghs has employed Tim Percival to the new role of business development dire...
Rounding up nationwide viewpoints.
When Post Magazine, in conjunction with Lloyd's, carried out a series of round table discussions wit...
Variations on a theme.
Rising premiums are making many companies consider the various other insurance options open to them. The Alternative Risk Transfer market is one colourful contender for luring customers away from traditional cover. Insurers may need to pep up their…
Royal & Sun Alliance signs contract.
UK insurer Royal & Sun Alliance has signed a contract with Fubon Insurance to take over RSA's Taiwan...
EU directive halts FSA consultations on new rules.
Post Magazine Management Briefing on Regulatory Change.
Appointment at Phoenix.
David Simpson has become group financial controller of Phoenix IT Services, the European provider of...
A rather tall order.
Sliding service standards need to be turned around, according to our broker round tables, but how easy will that be amidst the current climate of consolidation and cost-cutting, asks Jonathan Swift.
Axa quote: how low can you go?
In the printed extracts of my letter "Brokers must say no to insurers' bullying", Post Magazine, 27 ...
Appointment at Bland Bankart.
Nottingham-based Bland Bankart has made Judi Miller corporate development consultant. She specialise...
Endgame?
The general consensus on the issue of consolidation is that it has had a negative impact on the industry, reducing competition, increasing selective quoting and many feel, ultimately, letting the customer down. Lynn Rouse wonders where it will all end.
Appointment at Zurich Private Clients.
Chris Woollam has been appointed UK development manager for Zurich Private Clients, the recently-lau...
Total Systems doubles its pre tax profits.
Total Systems has doubled its pre tax profits to £1.4m, according to preliminary results for the yea...