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Former IBA president Taylor jailed for fraud.
Financial consultant, Tony Taylor, former president of the Irish Brokers' Association, was jailed fo...
Mergers - an acquired taste?
In the UK, insurers are continuing to consolidate their businesses, with merger and acquisition deals. Simon Poole assesses the current state of M&A activity in the insurance sector and considers the impact this is having on domestic and global markets.
Appointment at International Passenger Protection.
International Passenger Protection has appointed former IATA man David Steer as the company's direct...
Appointment at Aon Consulting.
Aon Consulting has recruited Alan Hewitt as a senior consultant in its UK international benefits pra...
Pension law changes.
The Department of Trade & Industry has announced proposed changes to the Transfer of Undertakings (P...
Calls for schooling on new flood risks.
A repeat of last year's floods, which caused widespread damage to both commercial and private proper...
Rehabilitation First: delivering the benefits.
18 October - The Marsh Centre This is the must-attend rehabilitation event of the year. There will ...
ABI: Logica deal.
The Association of British Insurers and Logica have signed a five-year contract for Logica to operat...
View from the top - Andy Homer
Andy Homer, Chief executive, Axa Insurance. While once Y2K struck fear, dread and a healthy amount ...
TUG is tight-lipped over Folgate.
Towergate Underwriting Group refused to comment on market rumours it was involved in talks over the ...
Appointment at St Paul.
David Turner has joined St Paul International Insurance as financial reporting manager. He moves ove...
Probroker extended.
The Underwriter Insurance Company has extended its probroker. co.uk website to include the excess pr...
Appointment at Opus.
Fred Hucker has been promoted to the position of operations director at Opus BusinessCare. For the p...
Rate rises must be justified.
Events of the last few weeks have demonstrated, beyond any doubt, that the stability of world financ...
Appointment at Tryg-Baltica International.
Paul Atkinson has been appointed assistant vice president, accident and health at Tryg-Baltica Inter...
Irish motor losses may see exits.
Double-figure losses in the Irish motor market could force several insurers to pull out of the secto...
Willis war risks.
Broker Willis has put out a series of products designed to help organisations secure war risks and m...
Legal departure.
Law firm Manches has lost its last remaining insurance partner in London. Martin Benson, a partner a...
NU fined over window smash.
The UK's largest insurer, Norwich Union, was fined £30,000 and forced to pay £10,988 and 32p costs a...
Staying on track with rail defects.
With the second anniversary of the tragic Ladbrook Grove rail crash tomorrow, Post Magazine looks ba...
Goshawk slump.
Lloyd's insurer Goshawk has revealed an interim pre-tax loss of £300,000, compared with a profit of ...
Appointment at Marsh.
Marsh has appointed Beverley Pitcher to the position of head of office - she will be working out of ...
Cigna and L&G in joint absence risk deal.
Cigna Healthcare has teamed up with Legal & General to provide a package combining absence risk mana...
Capita merges motor units.
Business process outsourcing group Capita is set to launch a new motor insurance services division in...