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12 September Stress at Work Summit The Law Society's Hall, London www.symposium-events.co.uk 15 ...
Appointment at Bridge Insurance Brokers
Diane Valentine and Lauren Hamer have joined Bridge Insurance Brokers as senior account handler and ...
Marsh ties-up RFU scheme
Royal and Sun Alliance has set up a scheme with the Rugby Football Union to provide insurance cover ...
Heritage outlines float plan
Lloyd's insurer Heritage will use the capital raised from its flotation to boost income from its non...
NU to build on PO deal
Norwich Union is looking to ramp up its affinity business through new deals with the Post Office and...
Spending review puts flood cuts on the agenda
Concerns are growing among UK property insurers that flood defence expenditure could be cut in the g...
Letter to market chief executive officers
In a letter to market chief executive officers last week, Lloyd's director of finance and risk manag...
DAS confirms Legal Services Bill intent
DAS has declared its intention to become a major player in the legal services market. The insurer -...
First-class service
The Royal Mail collected the Rehabilitation Initiative of the Year - Employer Award at the Rehabilit...
Appointment at Greenwoods Solicitors
Greenwoods Solicitors has made Mike Guy and Sarah Cochran partners. Mr Guy will be running the firm'...
Appointment at Aon
Aon has recruited Panagiotis Tsakos as assistant manager, marine global practice group. Based in Lon...
Appointment at LCL Group
LCL Group has made Simon Daniel, formerly underwriting director and senior underwriter at QBE Re, ma...
Zurich targeting 20
Zurich Muncipal is set to target 20 specialist brokers to help it develop its third-sector business....
Appointment at RK Harrison
RK Harrison has made two appointments to its board. Barnaby Rugge-Price has been appointed to the bo...
Carole Nash strengthenes its board
Carole Nash has strengthened its board with the elevation of four senior managers, including the pro...
Appointment at Lovells
Philip Gore-Randall is still a director of Aon UK, and has not left the broker to take up the non-ex...
Appointment at Lloyd's Market Association
David Powell has become motor manager at the Lloyd's Market Association. He joins from the Associati...
Appointment at MYI
Trevor Latimer has been made a director of UK operational development at MYI. Previously with GAB Ro...
FSCS to protect customers of Monarch Insurance Services
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is stepping in to protect customers of Monarch Insurance Services, 72 Kingswood Road, Goodmayes, Ilford, Essex IG3 8UD, who may have lost money after the firm went out of business.
MPs blast high premiums for disease sufferers
A group of MPs have tabled an early day motion in the House of Commons demanding travel insurers reduce premiums for people who have suffered serious diseases.
Infrassure ratings upgraded by AM Best
AM Best has upgraded the financial strength rating to A- (Excellent) from B++ (Very Good) of Infrassure (Switzerland) and assigned an issuer credit rating of “a-”. The outlook for both ratings is stable.
Kiln and JLT launch network risks policy
Lloyd’s syndicate Kiln and JLT Risk Solutions have launched a comprehensive first party insurance policy to reimburse financial loss arising from accidental or malicious incidents to computer networks, software and data.
Process of giving financial advice: FSA says firms need to improve
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) conducted 'thematic' work to examine the process by which advice on investment products is given by firms to customers. The work has found many examples of good practice but, in an unacceptable number of firms, the…
FSA sets deadline for firms falling behind with 'treating customers fairly'
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today given firms that have failed to make satisfactory progress in integrating the 'Treating Customers Fairly' (TCF) principle into their business until March 2007 to demonstrate that they are taking the…