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Layton Blackham package
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FSA plans to do progress "stocktake"
The insurance industry met the Financial Services Authority last week to outline detailed progress o...
Standard and Poor raise review
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Ashes tickets auction
The winner of two tickets in the Vertex sponsored prize draw at last week's British Insurance Awards...
Hiscox sells 49%
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Appointment at FMW
Wayne Blundell has been made trainee account handler by FMW. Mr Blundell was previously an insurance...
Appointment at Intech Solutions
Brian Kitchen has joined Intech Solutions as a data conversion analyst. Mr Kitchen has 20 years expe...
Appointment at Willis
Malcolm Lambert has become director of underwriting at Isle-of-Man-based Willis Management. For the ...
THB: 2004 profit decline
THB chairman and chief executive Vic Thompson admitted that 2004-2005 had been a challenging year fo...
Appointment at Search Consultancy
Search Consultancy has made a number of appointments to its new Birmingham operation. Allison Marsha...
Broker Marsh appoints
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Axa capital needs could fall by 14%
AXA is set to make a EUR1bn (£688.2m) bond issue against the liabilities of its motor insurance book...
Small brokers could become endangered
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Capita acquires BMI
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Jelf appoints
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Appointment at Thompson Heath and Bond
Peter Slade has been appointed as compliance officer for Thompson Heath and Bond and THB Risk Soluti...
Wild goose trace
An outbreak of avian flu among migrating geese in China has raised fears the disease could spread to...
Small Businesses welcome fall
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Blight at the end of the tunnel
Loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey has been called in to protect the interests of Network Rail, follow...
Lord Hunt condemns FSA approach
The Financial Services Authority was accused of damaging the insurance industry's reputation, in a s...
Former NU boss in broker start-up
One of the men who played a leading role in devising the broker strategy for the merged CGU/Norwich ...
Olympics still low risk
Insurers are not expected to shy away from covering the 2012 Olympics in London, despite last week's...
Appointment at Belmont International
Belmont International has appointed John Savidge and Christine Steel as associate directors. Mr Savi...
What the papers said this week
The problem of subsidence was dramatically illustrated recently in Egremont, Cumbria, when a 30ft cr...