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Claims next for Spitzer probe
Third-party claims administrators are next on New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's hit list, a ...
HSBC Insurance Brokers appoints deputy chief executive
HSBC Insurance Brokers has appointed Tim Kemp as deputy chief executive with effect from 1 January 2...
Appointment at Bridge Insurance Brokers
Bridge Insurance Brokers has made Andrew Rowley strategic director of the credit risk division. He h...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny was keeping an eye on the e-mail grapevine this week and came across some interesting news. It...
Appointment at UKI Partnerships
UKI Partnerships has made Nick Fox product development manager. He will be responsible for new busin...
Appointment at Axa
Doug Oliver, formerly of the General Insurance Standards Council, has been appointed by Axa to repla...
Lack of interest in insurance sees withdrawals
Admiral Insurance's entrance onto the FTSE 250 index of leading shares was one of the few bright spo...
Cheap insurers fail flood test
Surveyors are too restrained by cost factors when it comes to recommending repairs and resilience me...
Clarity sought over Pool Re definition
Fears insurers could be left "high and dry" after a major terrorist attack due to gaps in Pool Re's ...
A wave of outsourcing in the financial services sector
A wave of outsourcing in the financial services sector is taking place, with some businesses even co...
St Paul sells personal lines book
St Paul Travelers' personal lines book has been saved from run-off after the company announced it ha...
The Trivandrum experience
Allianz Cornhill offshore programme manager Brenda McDonnell outlined the decision processes that le...
Helphire interim profit doubles
Accident management group Helphire has reported £3.8m operating profits in the half-year ended 30 Se...
Monument gets personal
Lloyd's broker Monument UK, part of the Primary Group, has entered the personal lines insurance busi...
Hiscox hopes for SME D&O take-off
Hiscox is hoping the UK's increasingly litigious environment will encourage smaller businesses to co...
Cost of claims will hit £10bn, warns report
Claims costs will hit the £10bn mark during the next five years, despite the number of accident clai...
'No win, no fee' agreements often fails consumers
The system of 'no win, no fee' agreements in personal injury claims too often fails consumers, a new...
Appointment at Cooper Gay
Cooper Gay has made Niccolo Benvenuti superyacht broker within its marine division. He has spent 15 ...
FSA: still time to apply
The Financial Services Authority has given hope to unauthorised intermediaries selling general insur...
Quanta teams up with Chaucer to enter Lloyd's market in 2005
Bermuda-based Quanta Capital Holdings has confirmed that it is establishing a new specialty lines sy...
Broker seeks to dominate SW
South-west broker Lloyd and Whyte has revealed it will acquire three brokers in early 2005 after ann...
Events
20 January National Security Inspectorate - Reducing Risk Together seminar Wellington Hotel, Belfa...
Willis appoints Gary Beck
Willis has appointed Gary Beck as professional services industry practice leader. He joins from Aon,...
APIL reacts angrily to Clementi review
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has said Sir David Clementi was "absolutely right" to put consumers at the centre of a properly regulated legal system. But Apil declared personal injury lawyers are bitterly disappointed that claims management…