News
CAT marking will leave ISAs with much less than nine lives.
The ISA CAT is out of the bag - and a pretty mangy beast it looks too. Just how this complex set of ...
Appointment at Amhurst Brown Colombotti.
Eric Gummers has been made a partner with ABC. He joins from Rowe & Maw where he trained and became ...
Appointment at Davies.
Mike Dawson has been made branch manager at the Leeds office of Davies Loss Adjusters. He started hi...
Zurich replaces chief.
Zurich Financial Services has moved quickly to replace chief financial officer Markus Rohrbasser fol...
Aon hosts conference.
This week senior risk managers and underwriters will attend the Latin American Energy Insurance Semi...
What the papers say.
THE SUN Impressionist Joe Longthorne has been kicked out of his temporary home after theatre boss...
Appointment at Manches & Co.
Martin Benson has joined Manches as a partner to help develop its insurance group. Previously he was...
Appointment at Cornhill Insurance.
Bruce Fertnig has been made branch manager at the London branch of Cornhill Insurance. He joins the ...
Culture shock.
Who are the Chartered Insurance Institute's stakeholders, asks incoming president Andrew Lund. On the eve of the CII's conference he explains to David Worsfold the cultural shift that the institute must go through.
Cornhill denies work reforms.
Cornhill has denied the axing of an estimated 20 surveyors as part of its plans to reduce the number...
Resourcing needs to surge in wake of Y2K and EMU.
Insurance companies expect their resourcing needs to increase after Y2K and EMU problems are out of ...
Teeside opening.
Churchill has expanded its operation to Teeside by opening a customer service unit paving the way fo...
Appointment at Lyons Davidson.
Richard Charles and Mark Rivers have been made partners at Lyons Davidson Solicitors. Former police ...
O'Reilly out after merger.
Tony O' Reilly has become the first senior head to roll following the merger of Ellis & Buckle and C...
IFA's new funds.
Aitchinson & Colegrave, Scotland's largest private independent financial adviser, has launched a fun...
When poisoning was a bitter pill for insurers.
"Poisoning and Life Assurance" was the heading at the top of page 2 of Post Magazine of Saturday 7 October 1848. The article reflected the growing concern that the industry was the subject of a rash of suspicious claims.
Marsh Mac deal with Sedgwick on the rocks.
The US Federal Trade Commission has swooped to scupper Marsh & McLennan's proposed takeover of the S...
Fears come true as Treasury sinks CAT claws into ISAs.
Rumours that the government might back down on its proposed benchmarks for its new Individual Saving...
Holocaust cash freed.
From 1 January next year, Holocaust victims and their families living in California will be entitled...
Wellington results.
Wellington Underwriting announced its penultimate half year results on Monday. The company, which is...
Appointment at Berryman Davies Lavery.
Stephen Cornfield has joined BDL solicitors from Dibb Lupton Allsop in Manchester. He will be workin...
Swire Blanch sold in one-off deal.
Lambert Fenchurch has acquired Swire Blanch in a deal described as 'one-off' and denied the move was...
From zero to insurance heroes.
The Government could become a hero to the insurance world if its plans to crack down on crime are ef...
Motor insurance losses reached £1.2bn in 1997.
Motor insurance losses in the UK reached record levels of £1.2bn last year, matching the figures of ...