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HML Marketing launches scheme for driving schools
HML Marketing has launched an insurance scheme for driving schools, in conjunction with CFC Associat...
Admiral may have to postpone listing deadline
Admiral may be forced to re-assess its listing deadline after market analysts predicted difficult co...
Rics admits FSA fears
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors fears many of its 85,000 members will not be regulated by...
QBE announces operating profit
Australian insurance group QBE has announced an operating profit after tax of A$320m (£125m) for the...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Michael Markwell has been appointed musical instrument manager at Allianz Cornhill Musical Insurance...
Appointment at Axa
Ian Richardson has become group business risk director for Axa. He will head a team responsible for ...
Appointment at GE Financial Insurance
GE Financial Insurance has made three appointments. Mike Wilkinson has been appointed chief actuary....
Allianz Cornhill Engineering reveals involvement in film
Allianz Cornhill Engineering has revealed its involvement with the recent blockbuster film, Thunderb...
Wellington "war chest" for former banker
Wellington Underwriting will put its £75m acquisitional "war chest" in the hands of former investmen...
Broker confirms MBO
Insurance and mortgage intermediary Paymentshield has completed a management buyout of its founder s...
RJW to fight for Claims Direct brand
Law firm Russell Jones & Walker has hired a third-party law firm to protect its ownership of the Cla...
HBOS confident of EU gender failure
Halifax Bank of Scotland has brushed aside fears of a European Union ban on using gender information...
FSA whistle-blowing moves backed
Insurers and brokers have backed industry initiatives encouraging companies to report intermediaries...
Oval begins nationwide recruitment drive
Broker consolidator Oval has begun a nationwide recruitment drive as part of a push to create new bu...
Appointment at The Regency Group
Ian Lloyd has become director of operations for Regency Warranties, part of The Regency Group. He wi...
Appointment at Sutcliffe Solloway and Co
Grimsby-based insurance broker Sutcliffe Solloway and Co has appointed David Quantrill as managing d...
Insurers face £1bn in construction fines
More than £1bn of fines could be levied on insurers for failing to comply with rules on National Ins...
New chairman for International Underwriting Association
The International Underwriting Association has appointed a new chairman for its marine technical com...
Penny Black's insurance week
When it comes to celebrating birthdays, specialist media and arts insurance broker La Playa has come...
Stress levels in schools escalating
Stress levels in schools and colleges are escalating at an alarming rate, according to figures from ...
Appointment at Winchester White
Specialist financial services management consultancy Winchester White has made Kevin Duffy principal...
Appointment at Markel International
Markel International has promoted Penny Whitwell to head of legal. She has worked with various Lloyd...
Stolen works of art not insured against theft
Edvard Munch's The Scream and Madonna, which were stolen from Oslo's Munch Museum at gun point, were...
PXRE adds to Charley loss estimates
PXRE Group has announced that it expects to incur a net loss arising from Hurricane Charley of $13 to $18m, after tax and reinstatement premiums.