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Appointment at MW Appointments
Recruitment consultancy MW Appointments has made Joanna Greensmith senior temporaries consultant. Sh...
Over 300 brokers register their opposition
Over 300 brokers have registered their opposition to the Financial Services Authority's compensation...
New body eyes brokers
A new body charged with compiling best-practice guidelines for handling subsidence claims is targeti...
Aon appointed by BSkyB as adviser
Aon has been appointed by broadcaster BSkyB as its UK insurance and risk management adviser. The app...
Appointment at Winchester White
Specialist financial services management consultancy Winchester White has appointed Ron Wedderburn a...
Graham Gibson appointed claims director at Groupama
Graham Gibson, pictured, has been appointed claims director at Groupama, replacing Mick Booth who is...
NIG's commercial office network launches expanded branch
NIG's commercial office network has been boosted with the launch of an expanded branch in Reading. N...
National identity cards could help fight the battle
National identity cards could help fight the battle against identity theft, according to IT consulta...
Broker Network turnover increase
The Broker Network aims to increase turnover to between £40m and £50m by 2009, after releasing its f...
Government gives backing to Dubai centre
The government of the United Arab Emirates has given the go-ahead to the Dubai International Financi...
Towergate plans major rural growth
Towergate Underwriting Group plans to boost its presence in the agricultural market through a series...
French market downturn tipped
The French general insurance market maintained its positive rating outlook from Fitch Ratings, in a ...
Intech and Hummingbird launch new products
Suppliers Intech and Hummingbird have launched new information management products for the London in...
US 2004 P&C costs down
US general insurers are expected to pay homeowners and businesses $1.65bn (£900m) for insured proper...
Momentum is building in the US Congress
Momentum is building in the US Congress for the extension of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 200...
S&P cautions reinsurers on ratings
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has claimed that parts of the global reinsurance market continue to have misconceptions about the ratings agency’s approach to assessing reinsurers’ financial strength.
Unions hit out at CIS job cuts
One of five unions representing workers at the Co-operative Insurance Society has voiced its anger at CIS’ plans to cull 2500 jobs.
Euclidian sale to spark Lloyd's consolidation
Lloyd's insurer Euclidian is set to become the first in a raft of acquisitions led by Capital Insurance Holdings and backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett.
Consumer law shake-up
The Government has announced plans for a shake-up in consumer law.
Lusk joins Alea
Alea Group has named Kirk H. Lusk as group senior vice president, strategic planning and corporate development.
CIS to axe 2500 jobs
Massive job cuts are to be made at the Co-operative Insurance Society as part of a major shake-up, according to reports.
Lloyd's rating unchanged for third year
Lloyd's has declared today's A rating by Standard & Poor's as a vote of confidence in the market.
Quartet join Grant Thornton
Financial adviser Grant Thornton has today appointed one partner and three managers to its forensic and investigation services practice.
IIS survey shows more market optimism
A new survey of international insurance executives carried out by the International Insurance Society (IIS) has revealed a more positive business outlook in the market.