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LMA head to speak at public hearing over insurance block exemption
At the request of the European Commission, Rob Gillies, head of market processes at Lloyd's Market Association, will speak at a panel session at the Commission's public hearing on its review of the insurance block exemption regulation.
Listed broker admits financial performance is "under pressure"
The boss of listed broker CBG has admitted that trading remains tough.
Axa strengthens links with Papworth
Insurance giant Axa has referred more than 100 patients to Papworth's specialist vocational rehabilitation team since its partnership with the trust.
Esure warning over following the match while driving
Esure has warned football fans that tuning into live matches on the radio whilst driving can be a serious distraction and lead to accidents.
Allianz to develop in-house claims programme
Allianz Insurance has developed its Excellence in Claims training programme into an in-house claims ...
Security concerns over working in bed are raised
Employees that find there are not enough hours in the day are resorting to taking their laptops to b...
CII survey reveals fears over job security for staff
Fears over job security are high up the agenda among insurance professionals, according to new figur...
Pension cuts are unpopular
Scrimping on pension contributions is the most unpopular route to cutting company costs among both s...
BIBA conference 2009
In the first part of a series of camera interviews conducted at this year's Biba conference in Manchester.
Appointment at Homeserve
Jonathan Simpson-Dent, chief financial officer at Homeserve, has decided to leave the business at th...
Appointment at JLT
Bill Gloyn has joined the real estate team at Jardine Lloyd Thompson, bringing his extensive industr...
AIG splits CEO role in two
AIG has said it intends to appoint two people to take over as chairman and chief executive following...
HMRC set to 'name and shame' senior brokers
Senior broking figures have been warned they face fines and being 'named and shamed' for failure to ...
Towergate contract
Towergate Partnership has secured a three-year extension to its contract to provide insurance servic...
CEGA fraud detection
Travel insurance claims handler CEGA Group Services has developed a fraud detection system that it c...
QBE and Lawclub join up for motor product
QBE Europe's motor division has formed a legal expenses partnership with Lawclub Legal Protection to...
Appointment at Ironshore
Ironshore has appointed John Reusch as vice president of property and casualty claims. Mr Reusch bri...
Appointment at Colemont
Steve Brodie has been appointed a director at Colemont Insurance Brokers' niche specialties division...
UK Broker Awards 2009
11 September 2009, The Troxy, London Now in their 16th successful year, the UK Broker Awards are st...
Appointment at HSBC
Adrian Fox is to join HSBC Insurance Brokers on 4 June to head its financial institutions practice. ...
Appointment at QBE
QBE has appointed Takashi Sato as chief representative, QBE Japan. The appointment follows the retir...
Watson joins Merlin
John Watson has joined Merlin Claims as director of contractor services. Prior to joining Merlin, he...
Penny black's insurance week
Penny came away with more freebies from a recent Allianz press briefing than she managed to collect ...
Quinn reassures partners despite plunging profits
The chief executive of Quinn Insurance has written to all of its broker partners in the UK and Repub...