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Silence from JLT over sale.
Lloyd's broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson has refused to comment on speculation it could be sold off by ...
Appointment at Silver Shield Windscreens.
Silver Shield Windscreens has made several appointments as part of a campaign to target the insuranc...
Appointment at ECGD.
Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) has taken on two non-executive directors for its manageme...
Appointment at Mondial Assistance.
Nicola Burchell joins Mondial Assistance as marketing manager. Prior to this appointment, Ms Burchel...
Holman to take on Scandinavia.
Holman Insurance Brokers is set to extend its operations into Scandinavia on the back of its warrant...
Fortis ups anchor on yachts.
Fortis is to cease underwriting yacht and pleasure craft business from 30 June. It will transfer the...
Railtrack to fork out extra £200m.
Railtrack could be facing an extra £200m in compensation claims from train operators due to a contra...
Christianson: mp.
Birmingham-based Shakespeare's Solicitors has chosen the head of its personal injury practice, Gary ...
Enviego: more help.
Lifestyle management service provider Enviego has teamed up with Bupa to offer its clients 24 hour h...
Aon: risks package.
Broker Aon has teamed up with Business Systems Group to launch a new combined risk transfer and risk...
Broker lobbies for rights.
Specialist motorcycle intermediary Bennetts has joined forces with the British Motorcyclists' Federa...
RIMS conference.
US small business owners recently had a lucky escape from flawed ergonomic regulations. Lance Ewing explains how and why the Risk and Insurance Management Society fought the legislation.
Shoddy label for insurers.
The commercial lines insurance industry was last week branded as inefficient and fragmented at the ...
Rise in motor rates.
Motor insurance has risen by 6.21% over the past three months, according to the latest AA insurance ...
Zurich to save £65m through staff cutbacks.
Zurich Financial Services is to cut 550 jobs from its UK life arm as part of a restructuring plan de...
Appointment at Countrywide Insurance.
Ian Oxley has moved to Countrywide Insurance marketing to take up the role of partnerships manager. ...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Is the CII presidency a poisoned chalice? Penny has been pondering this question over the last few d...
Coming to terms.
Term insurance, enjoying a boost as repayment mortgages grow in popularity, is attracting insurers' attention away from less profitable sectors. Trevor Hemsley reports on the new spin providers are putting on this product.
AIIB on the road.
The Association of Insurance Intermediaries & Brokers has teamed up with Groupama and the General In...
CGNU faces Cape crusade.
The UK's largest insurer, CGNU, this week came under pressure to intervene, as a major shareholder,...
Willis opens funds to brokers.
The Willis Commercial Network has achieved its goal of 50 UK members, since starting out in 1998. It...
News in brief.
Ward Evans has unveiled a new corporate identity, incorporating the tagline "partners in intelligent...
Just askrims.
The Risk Insurance Management Society has launched an online search engine for concentrated searches...
Aon to spin off insurer.
Broking giant Aon plans to spin off its insurance underwriting operations, in a move which will affe...