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Appointment at Clear Insurance Management
Clear Insurance Management has promoted two of its account executives; Daniel Innes has been made fi...
Appointment at AIG
Paul Frick has been appointed by AIG as German representative for pan-European business. Mr Frick wi...
Brit-backed start-up in SME push
A new Brit Insurance-backed engineering underwriting agency will be targeting primarily SME clients ...
Appointment at Thompson Heath and Bond
Joe Hantson has joined Lloyd's broker Thompson Heath and Bond as broking manager of the company's mo...
Axa launches new service
Axa is launching an electrical insurance risk management service offering a surveyor promise of a 10...
Quanta Capital Holdings parts company
Troubled Bermudian reinsurer Quanta Capital Holdings has parted company with its accountants after a...
Appointment at FMW
Maria St Pier has been appointed claims handler by FMW, which is based in Essex. Ms St Pier joins fr...
Part recall highlights outsourcing risk
Dell Computer's recall last week of more than four million battery packs made in Japan and China is ...
TAG boss to stand trial over DTI inquiry
Mark Langford is facing a 15-year ban from running a UK company, with the former director of The Acc...
Appointment at Colemont Insurance Brokers
Lindsay Stevenson has been appointed director of Colemont Insurance Broker's construction team. Mr S...
Insurance over the internet
A poll by Autotrader and Budget's online comparison site, Comparethemarket, has highlighted men as t...
Insurer undeterred by shrinking profits
Allianz Cornhill has insisted it remains on track to deliver "an outstanding return to shareholders"...
Non-execs walk out of MDU in pay row
Three non-executive directors have resigned from the Medical Defence Union in a row over pay. The MDU, which provides indemnity for doctors in the UK and abroad via an insurance-backed scheme confirmed the resignations today.
Fitch downgrades Scottish Re
Fitch Ratings has become the latest rating agency to downgrade Scottish Re Group (SCT) ratings.
Mondial restructures
Mondial’s automotive division has been restructured to ensure it continues to make the maximum use of the skills and experience of the team, as it continues to grow and develop.
ZFS adopts new IT change programme
Zurich Financial Services has introduced a change management methodology to help implement and manage change within its Group IT function. The company now plans to adopt the methodology to manage change across the organisation.
Benfield opens office in Taiwan
Reinsurance broker Benfield has announced the opening of a branch office in Taipei, Taiwan under the name Benfield Taiwan.
Specialist engineering underwriting agency launched
Contego Underwriting, a new insurance and reinsurance underwriting agency, has launched, specialising in engineering insurance.
New online TCF training tool in development
A new online Competence Maintenance Tool (CMT) is being developed by the ifs School of Finance and Absolutely Training Ltd (ATL). The new CMT will focus on the principles of Treating Customers Fairly and will be available to business customers from…
Insure4Retirement launches ID theft insurance
Insure4Retirement.co.uk has launched ID theft insurance, providing customers with crucial advice and financial support.
Scottish Re bullish despite downgrades
Scottish Re Group has responded to the recent actions taken by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services and Moody's Investor Service to lower the company's credit ratings as a result of a short-term tightening of Scottish Re's liquidity.
Broking consolidator's profits rise 117%
Community Broking Group's pre-tax profits rose 117% to £511 000 (2005: £235 000) in the six months to 30 June, the Manchester-based consoildator has announced.
MMA Insurance joins SSP for e-training day
KC Partners, SSP’s broker network, held the first in a series of development days in conjunction with MMA Insurance, aimed at helping brokers develop their SME commercial lines business through KC Partners’ commercial connect system.
Allianz Cornhill appoints rehab case management panel
Allianz Cornhill has revealed details of its new case management panel to assist with the provision of rehabilitation services for its mid-range personal injury claimants.