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Appointment at DWL.
DWL, a provider of real-time enterprise customer management applications, has made John Baumstark it...
Murphy promoted.
Canadian loss adjusting group Lindsey Morden, which owns Cunningham Lindsey in the UK, has named Kar...
Danes take over Ark & General.
Ark & General has confirmed its purchase by Danish facilities services giant ISS. The privately-owne...
Co Re ceases writing new business.
Copenhagen Re's UK operation, employing 45 staff, is under threat, after the Danish company announce...
Appointment at Eurobenefits.
Joe McNally, who founded Compaq Computer UK in 1984, has been recruited as a non-executive director ...
Appointment at Rarrigini & Rosso Group.
Broker services support provider Rarrigini & Rosso Group has appointed Chris Conway as non-executive...
In deep water.
As the UK braces itself for more floods this winter, Richard Adams looks at the important role of contingency planning in reducing the potential damage businesses could face.
RSA set to cut branches.
Insurer Royal & Sun Alliance is expected to close down Property & Casualty Services' 12-strong branch...
Appointment at Axa Sun Life.
Axa Sun Life has appointed Tim Waterlow to the newly-created role of head of third party distributio...
CEDR in FSA deal.
The Financial Services Authority has chosen mediation specialist CEDR Solve to develop the first ind...
Axa will relent claims BIBA.
The British Insurance Brokers' Association said it was confident Axa will back down over proposed cut...
Appointment at Thomas, Carroll Group.
Thomas, Carroll Group's group managing director John Moore has been elected president of the Insuran...
Equitable may sue those responsible for collapse.
City law firm Denton Wilde Sapte could face legal action from Equitable Life for its role in the lif...
A Weighty move.
North-west insurance firm Weightmans is to move its Liverpool head office into the city's historic I...
Pulling together.
While lone brokers fish around for business in an increasingly tough market, networks are gaining ground as the most effective way for forward-thinking intermediaries to work with their peers and net themselves the best deals, says David Fanning.
Appointment at Belfor-Relectronic.
Steve Robinson has taken on the role of branch manager at the Skipton branch of Belfor-Relectronic (...
Parker defends ABI Claims Code's performance against industry
The Association of British Insurers' head of general insurance John Parker launched a trenchant defe...
Atrium sees losses.
Lloyd's insurer Atrium Underwriting is predicting a loss of 2.7% of capacity for 2001 and is expecti...
Appointment at Wilco International.
Shakti Sagar, managing director of Wilco India, has joined Wilco International's board of directors....
Launch of new syndicate Ascot Underwriting.
Maurice Greenberg, chairman of AIG, left, and Sax Riley, chairman of Lloyd's, met last week as the U...
Appointment at ISS After Damage Services.
ISS After Damage Services has appointed Shaun Doherty to the position of managing director at Ark & ...
AIG could face massive fine for Paddington crash.
AIG could find itself footing the bill for over £1m-worth of fines, if the Health & Safety Executive...
Lawclub warning.
Bristol-based legal expenses insurance provider Lawclub Legal Protection has warned UK SMEs of the n...
Claims Code bar set too low?
The Association of British Insurers' Claims Code has been criticised for setting the bar too low, so...