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Liberty to increase European presence
Liberty Syndicates plans to strengthen its European operations, following the merger of Syndicates 1...
Agencies reject regulation plan
Credit ratings agencies have rejected the idea of regulation, after their current practices were scr...
Oval to buy trio by 2005
Broker consolidator Oval has revealed it is to snap up three regional brokers by the end of the year...
Case offers insurer hope
Two landmark Court of Appeal rulings could provide greater certainty for insurers on the provision o...
Sentence due at Kingston Crown Court
CFT Group Insurance's Robert Damon-Aspen is due to be sentenced at Kingston Crown Court today for se...
Appointment at Call 24-7
Steve Kershaw has joined Call 24-7 as operations director. Mr Kershaw brings more than 30 years' exp...
Getting to grips with environmental challenges
Managing Environmental Claims - a modern-day problem - 8 December 2004 - London
Appointment at Heath Lambert
Heath Lambert has appointed Bob Wallace to its construction division as executive director. Mr Walla...
Crossley Morris acquires account of Mercantile
Crossley Morris Insurance Brokers based in Chorley, Lancashire, has acquired the general insurance a...
Appointment at James Chapman and Co
James Chapman and Co has appointed three trainees: Katherine Duffy, Chris Eccles and Sally Grimes ha...
QuestGates appoints three associate directors
Specialist loss adjuster QuestGates has appointed three associate directors to its liability divisio...
Spitzer: insurers hold fast over FSA concerns
UK insurers look unlikely to suspend practices such as volume commissions, broker clubs and override...
Third consecutive quarter of declining prices
The commercial insurance industry experienced its third consecutive quarter of declining prices, acc...
The FSA appoints Nick Prettejohn to Panel
The Financial Services Authority has appointed Lloyd's chief executive Nick Prettejohn to the Financ...
Appointment at Regency Group
Warranty and insurance scheme provider The Regency Group has made Nicola Pennells IT manager. Prior ...
What the papers said this week
The Daily Telegraph Window boxes, the city equivalent of allotments, have been banned by an insuran...
Willis Commercial Network signs up Arthur Doodson
The Willis Commercial Network has signed up Arthur Doodson, an entertainment, corporate and high net...
£11m injection may assist bid
Software Solutions Partners has said a bid for one of its direct competitors is possible after it re...
Holman's takes back business
Independent Lloyd's broker Holman's is re-entering the syndicate marketing arena - five years after ...
Insurance specialist to de-list
The Erinaceous Group has fully acquired Hercules Property Services and announced plans to de-list th...
Waveney Insurance Brokers transfers business
East-Anglia-based broker Waveney Insurance Brokers has transferred most of its personal lines busine...
Department for Work and Pensions due to publish paper
The Department for Work and Pensions was due to publish the Framework for Rehabilitation paper on We...
Events
3 November Insurance Institute of London lunchtime lecture - Lloyd's: The Chairman's View Lloyd's ...
Churchill founder quits
Royal Bank of Scotland this week confirmed that the deputy chairman of its insurance group and found...