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Appointment at Hill Dickinson.
Law firm Hill Dickinson has promoted Adrian Marsh to the position of partner in its Manchester offic...
What is PWC conceding to brokers?
Having read the comments by Dan Schwarzman, provisional liquidator at Independent Insurance (on www....
Insurers losing £70m a year.
Insurers are losing £70m a year in larger claims settlements because policyholders are taking too lo...
Insurers cut flood cover.
Pressure mounted on the Chancellor this week to increase spending on flood defences substantially, a...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Like the rest of the insurance market, Penny spent Friday afternoon celebrating England's success ag...
Gloria Hunniford backs new Post Office campaign.
Gloria Hunniford has thrown her weight behind a new Post Office campaign to raise awareness about ho...
Airmic conference looks to US tragedy.
Last September's terrorist attacks mean Airmic's conference this year will be very different from previous offerings. An urgency for risk managers to get up-to-date advice will be the main driver for content, says David Ireland.
Audatex teams up with Allianz Cornhill.
Audatex has teamed up with Allianz Cornhill to launch a new programme to address the training needs ...
ABI rehab push calls for government action.
The ABI is today launching a consultation exercise on rehabilitation, aiming for the rationalisation of employers' and government's roles. Anthony Gould considers this and the results of a recent study on the difference insurers' attitudes have made.
Appointment at Focus Solutions.
Focus Solutions, the provider of sales automation solutions for the financial services market, has a...
What a difference a year makes.
It is almost exactly a year since the collapse of Independent Insurance. Blyth Morris looks back over the last 12 months of recrimination and rationalisation and examines how customers, employees and other insurers have dealt with the void left in the…
Staff have their say in survey.
Ignorance of the new regulatory regime by insurance company management is alarmingly high and traini...
Employee gets the needle over gloves - Toole v Bolton Metropolitan
(Court of Appeal - 18 April 2002) The claimant, Dennis Toole, worked for the defendant as porter a...
Brokers split over Indie payment wranglings.
Legal action looks increasingly likely in the wranglings over premium and commission payments on can...
Appointment at Davies Lavery.
Davies Lavery has recruited Maryam Taher to its marine and transit department. Ms Taher joins the fi...
Appointment at Elliotts.
Elliotts Solicitors has promoted Carole Spiller to associate in the litigation department. With the ...
Cornhill rules out online channel for commercial lines.
Allianz Cornhill has ruled out offering any commercial lines insurance products direct to clients vi...
WeCanSettle offers online service free.
Blind bidding settlement service WeCanSettle has entered into the spirit of National Pro Bono Week, ...
Onward & upward.
The US attacks have elevated risk management's profile within both US and UK companies. As testament to this, property risk is also coming to the fore, says Martin Fessey.
A new dawn.
Changes are streaming down on the role of the risk manager, with increasing liaison between client, broker and insurer essential in the production of a long-term, co-ordinated risk management strategy. Hugo Cranmore sheds some light on the subject.
Insurers fail to respond on cost savings.
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Off to a shaky start.
So far, local authorities are not scoring particularly well when it comes to developing modern strategies for risk management. But, as insurers become more discerning about the risks they cover, Veronica Cowan says the public sector must tread carefully.
Priestly and Partners acquires Wenswell.
Priestly and Partners Insurance Brokers has acquired Wenswell, part of the Senior Wright Group. The ...
Appointment at CJ Coleman.
The board of CJ Coleman Holdings has taken on Anthony Blake as a consultant. Mr Blake recently retir...