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Firms agree to change PPI internet sales style
Major finance firms have agreed to change the way they sell payment protection insurance (PPI) over the internet, following action by the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
RFIB appoints new Champion
Lloyds Insurer and reinsurance broker RFIB has appointed Hugh Champion to help drive its expansion in facilities and binding authority business.
SSP plans global expansion after Sirius merger
The newly merged software supplier SSP today announced new growth targets, a new brand and a revised operating structure and management team following the completion of the acquisition of Sirius and the announcement of record annual results.
Brit hires cyber underwriter
(Re)insurer Brit has announced the appointment of Ben Maidment as privacy, cyber and technology underwriter, within its US PI team.
Bryanston creditors get 12% increase says PwC
The scheme administrator of run-off insurer Bryanston Insurance Company Paul Evans, has raised the payment percentage a further 12% to 59%. This further raise sees creditors benefit from a substantial increase on the initial 10% of established…
Trio is first to confirm CII corporate chartered status
A trio of insurance brokers has achieved Chartered Insurance Institute corporate chartered status fo...
Managers admit holiday woes
Despite almost two-thirds of insurance managers (63%) admitting they will not take their full holida...
Time to test yourself
A selection of questions from various past-CII qualification papers
FSA bans automatic PPI sales over web
Major finance firms have agreed to change the way they sell payment protection insurance over the internet, following action by the Financial Services Authority.
Pick of the Week
Anthony Gould, editor in chief of Post Magazine provides a run down of the major news stories in the ...
Appointment at QBE
QBE has appointed Doron Grossman to its board. Mr Grossman will be responsible for managing QBE's ac...
Appointment at Financial Services Authority
The Financial Services Authority has appointed Sheila Nicoll, currently deputy chief executive of th...
Capita checking service
Capita Insurance Services has unveiled a pre-bind checking service for Lloyd's managing agents. Usin...
Appointment at Silverbeck Rymer
Law firm Silverbeck Rymer has appointed Carole McGuinness as the new head of call centre operations....
Green energy entrants grow
Government targets for green energy expansion are seeing insurers flock to the market with both Lloy...
Marsh calls for 70/30 broking and risk split
Marsh has unveiled its ideas on risk transfer and is proposing a new pricing model with a 70/30 spli...
Solvent scheme
PricewaterhouseCoopers has announced that a solvent scheme of arrangement for Great Lakes Reinsuranc...
AI Claims receives kitemark
AI Claims has mandated the Thatcham BSI Kitemark PAS 125 across its repairer network and claims to b...
Axa in home worker drive
Axa has announced plans to employ a team of home-based sales executives throughout the UK to make up...
Appointment at THB
Specialist broker THB Group has put together a new team consisting of Graham Lawrenson, Andy Wigg, B...
Heritage in £8m motor bid
Offshore underwriting and captive management firm Heritage has revealed plans for an £8m UK motor an...
Appointment at Marsh
Marsh has appointed six risk specialists to support its UK public sector practice, new business deve...
Appointment at Sagicor
Terrence Martins and Stephen McNamara have been elected chairman and vice chairman respectively by t...
Appointment at Ernst and Young
Steve Mitchell has joined Ernst and Young's reinsurance division where he will help maintain and bui...