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Appointment at Watson Wyatt.
Catherine Cresswell joins Watson Wyatt's insurance and financial services practice from the Governme...
HCRM expands.
Hertz Claim & Risk Management (HCRM) has announced it is offering its motor claims service to insura...
Terrorism exclusions.
Proposed terrorist exclusions after the 11 September attacks have been filed with regulators in all ...
Zurich sells up in Canada.
Dutch financial services group ING is set to expand its insurance activities in the North American m...
Appointment at The Bollington Group.
The Bollington Group has taken on two new members of staff. The recruits are Helen O'Connor and Apri...
Pakistan set for terrorism pool.
The Pakistan government is expected to create its own reinsurance pool to provide cover to Pakistani...
Breaking broker barriers.
David Hough tells Edward Murray he is keen to see barriers to intermediary trade across Europe come down and a recent directive could do just this. However, it is unlikely to be a quick or smooth process.
Appointment at Hiscox.
Hiscox has made Daniel Wood its leading fine art underwriter. Mr Wood has been with the insurer for ...
Fortis profits rise.
Belgo-Dutch bancassurer Fortis posted a rise in net operating profit for the first three quarters of...
Appointment at SPSInfoquest.
Abdul Bhanji has been appointed as non-executive deputy chairman of SPSInfoquest. Mr Bhanji has been...
No early scalps for N2 says Tiner.
There will be no massive big bang, John Tiner, head of insurance regulation at the Financial Service...
FSA chairman calls for support.
Financial Services Authority chairman Howard Davies has called on the financial services industry to...
Softening the blow.
As hard rates hit the market post-11 September, now, more than ever, intermediaries must prove their worth and value-added services, such as risk management, may be crucial to their survival, warns Richard Adams.
The waiting game.
While the industry waits to see the impact of a recent Competition Commission ruling on GISC activities, many insurers and brokers still feel the council is what is needed to win back consumer confidence, says Rachel Gordon.
Edmiston retires.
Graham Edmiston is to retire as chairman and chief executive of A Bilbrough & Co, manager for the Lo...
Flexina integrates.
Eurobase is enabling clients to integrate its underwriting software desktop applications, such as Mi...
Lloyd's should disclose details.
The Lloyd's Names Association has made a formal submission to the Council of Lloyd's, with copies se...
Appointment at Goodhealth.
International healthcare provider Goodhealth Worldwide has recruited Lucy Macfadyen and Jenny Sander...
Experts win in court.
Attempts to reduce the use of expert witnesses, introduced as part of the Woolf Reforms, have failed...
SVB loss estimates.
Lloyd's insurer SVB has increased its initial loss estimate from the 11 September terrorist attacks ...
Class Law confirms FSA investigation.
Solicitor Class Law has confirmed it will lead an investigation into the role of the Financial Servi...
Appointment at Room Solutions.
Room Solutions has recruited John Fletcher and Gill Wylie as directors, and Dominic Marinelli as non...
Appointment at Hill House Hammond.
Hill House Hammond has appointed Paul Williams as head of business insurance. He will be working out...
Co Re downgrade.
Rating agency AM Best has downgraded the financial strength rating of Denmark's Copenhagen Reinsuran...