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Appointment at Jelf Insurance Brokers
Andrew Purnell has been promoted to the role of director of Jelf Insurance Brokers. Mr Purnell joins...
Helphire records pre-tax profit
Accident management specialist Helphire recorded a pre-tax profit of £1.3m in its interim results re...
Limit syndicate to revert back to SJ Gargrave syndicate 2724
Limit syndicate is to revert back to SJ Gargrave syndicate 2724, dropping the old Janson Green brand...
Appointment at Miller International
David Royle, based in Miller's Dubai Office has been promoted to the role of to statutory director s...
Offshoring is no panacea
Andy Baldwin, head of general insurance at IBM, warned delegates that while offshoring to India had ...
NIG plans new broker push
Broker Direct began its much-anticipated expansion into commercial lines this week, following a deal...
Life Repair makes rescue bid
Claims management company The Life Repair Group, which went into administration last week, is still ...
Appointment at Revios
Peter Turvey, chief executive of Revios UK, is retiring. He will be handing over his responsibilitie...
Insurers should engage in spirit of self-interest
Dennis Holt, group chief executive Axa UK and chairman of the Association of British Insurers' gener...
Freehold of Aviva's HQ sold to Halabi trust
The freehold of St Helen's, Aviva's headquarters in the City, has been sold to the Halabi trust. Avi...
Appointment at Anthony Gold
Personal injury solicitor Jenny Kennedy, formerly head of personal injury at Alexander Harris, has j...
Munich Re expects to report post-tax loss
Munich Re announced it expects to report a post-tax loss for 2003, although a pre-tax profit is proj...
Penny Black's insurance week
Eric Galbraith, the new face of the British Insurance Brokers' Association, was being true to his wo...
Industry toast
Insurance company claims managers from across the UK gathered in London last week for the inaugural ...
Cross-industry co-operation is the way forward
The Drainage Forum is an example of how insurance companies can work together to make a difference, ...
Appointment at Markel International
Peter Middleton has been appointed divisional managing director at Markel International's specialty ...
Appointment at Heath Lambert Insurance Services
Heath Lambert Insurance Services has appointed Paul Hickman as operations director at its Wakefield ...
Call for claims name change
Gordon Smith, claims director at Rubicon Solutions, called on insurers to change the claims departme...
Axa Insurance wins Portman BS household insurance account
Axa Insurance has won the Portman Building Society household insurance account, which was previously...
Appointment at Dual Corporate Risks
Dual Corporate Risks, a specialist underwriting management company, has promoted Andrew Robertson to...
Talbot Holdings secures capital
Bermuda-based Talbot Holdings has secured capital of £119m from a variety of private equity funds to...
Scor seeks EUR750m to redress balance sheet
Beleaguered French insurance group Scor received approval from its shareholders this week to raise E...
Lloyd's capacity could be reduced says Tolle
Lloyd's franchise director Rolf Tolle, addressing the Insurance Institute of London last week, said ...
Appointment at Aquilo
The board of Aquilo, the OFEX traded group specialising in the provision of strategic, IT and busine...