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Government told to help curb road toll
The Association of British Insurers is calling on the government to adopt its plans and help reduce ...
Appointment at RFIB
Lloyd's broker RFIB has appointed Dermot Reilly as divisional director. He will focus on financial r...
Charity begins at work
Steve Verrall, chairman and founder of the Prince's Trust Insurance Leadership Group, was presented ...
Appointment at Cooper Gay
Cooper Gay has appointed Frank Witthun as a director and non-executive chairman to replace Michael J...
Appointment at Brit Insurance
Brit Insurance has recruited Lorraine Denny as HR director. Ms Denny joins the company after six yea...
Hastings-Bass to leave JLT
John Hastings-Bass, chairman of Jardine Lloyd Thompson's international retail broking operations, wi...
Rawson resigns from Lloyds
Chris Rawson, the chief information officer at Lloyd's, has resigned. One source said his departure ...
Start-up targets insurance law firms
A forensic accountancy business offering an in-house resource to insurance law firms has been launch...
Appointment at M4 Underwriting
M4 Underwriting has made Graeme Sutton sales and marketing director. He has 20 years' experience, ha...
IGI speeds up growth plans
IGI's expansion plans are expected to gather pace after its parent company was acquired by another I...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny works with some strange people, who have even stranger fetishes, but none are quite as bizarre...
Sirius platform not a threat to I-market
Sirius is to seek a percentage of brokers' gross written premium in return for constructing their e-...
Appointment at Aascent
Richard Easterbrook has been made strategy and planning manager at Aascent. Mr Easterbrook spent 10 ...
Appointment at Miller Insurance Services
John Bissell has been appointed operations director at Miller Insurance Services. Mr Bissell joins f...
Appointment at MMA Insurance
MMA Insurance has made Paul Hodgson head of underwriting. Previously with Royal and Sun Alliance, Mr...
NU ended tie-up because of bad business
Norwich Union had to pull out of Money Supermarket in order to stem losses months before it announce...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Allianz Cornhill's commercial division has appointed David Cooper as regional manager of its London ...
Arc Legal Assistance launches policies
Arc Legal Assistance has launched before-the-event legal expenses policies to assist claimants whose...
What the papers said this week
The Times The cost of insurance at Lloyd's of London, which was up 12% in the first half, will rema...
MD role for RSA's Hopes
Royal and Sun Alliance has established a dedicated affinity arm as part of its latest reorganisation...
QBE Insurance to review solicitors it uses
QBE Insurance is conducting a full review of the solicitors it uses in the UK for claims, and will i...
IRM delegates wary of Enron repeat
In a live vote today at the Institute of Risk Management’s annual Risk Forum the 94% of the 350 attendees said that they believe that the legislative changes enacted since the demise of Enron have not been sufficient to stop a similar scandal occurring…
Liberal Democrats stress climate change commitment
Liberal Democrat Shadow Defra minister Chris Huhne yesterday underlined the Party's commitment to tackling climate change, both through mitigation and adaptation.
Max Re Capital Q3 earnings expected to be hit by hedge fund losses
Max Re Capital has announced that third quarter 2006 earnings are expected to be impacted by an estimated $35m reduction in net gains stemming from trading losses in certain hedge fund investments.