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Nacho set to take debt 'scandal' to parliament
The National Association of Credit Hire Operators has stepped up its battle against insurance compan...
Industry seeks own FSA solution
Insurers and brokers are expected to help risk managers circumvent Financial Services Authority regu...
C&G finalises renewal rights deal with NIG
Congregational & General Insurance has completed its deal to transfer the renewal rights of its comm...
Appointment at SMG
SMG Risk Solutions has announced that board director Mike Cowburn is to take on the additional role ...
Appointment at Omni Whittington
Scheme-of-arrangement management firm Omni Whittington has appointed Harry Whitcher as compliance an...
The FSA denies rumours
The Financial Services Authority this week denied rumours that veterinary practices were set to be e...
Appointment at Motaquote
Wales-based broker Motaquote has appointed Ian Brown as group compliance manager, ahead of Financial...
Aon sets out £5bn commercial plans
Broking giant Aon has set ambitious targets to generate £5bn per year in premium income from UK comm...
IUA keeps eye on regulatory creep
Marie-Louise Rossi, chief executive of the International Underwriting Association, commended regulat...
RSA: secondary PI move
Royal & Sun Alliance is considering offering professional indemnity products to secondary intermedia...
Lloyd's signs agreement with Unisys
Lloyd's has signed an infrastructure managed services agreement with IT provider Unisys, with a pote...
Appointment at Ace
Ace European Group has promoted Ian Fox to the newly created role of regional development manager, n...
PIA celebrates half a century
The 51st annual congress of the Presse Internationale des Assurances took place in London last week,...
Fast-track dispute launch is not an insurance threat
Law firm Berryman Shacklock has launched a fast-track dispute resolution service called ClaimClear, ...
Hiscox focus on retail
Bronek Masojada, chief executive of Hiscox, has firmed up the insurer's plans for international expa...
Compilation of list
Post Magazine and its sister title Insurance Age are compiling a list of all the brokers that have r...
Latex case establishes precedent for employers’ liability
Cardiff County Court has today awarded £240,000 compensation, with a further £114,000 punitive interest, to nurse who developed a life-threatening allergy to latex.
Saga signs windscreen deal with RAC
RAC Auto Windscreens has secured a new 12-month contact to provide a glazing service for Saga Insurance’s customers.
Allianz Cornhill restructure set to result in job losses
Following an internal review, Allianz Cornhill has decided to restructure its operation. With immediate effect, general manager, Rüdiger Schäfer will head a new integrated and streamlined management structure covering brokers, affinity partners and…
Arc offers squatter eviction cover
Arc Legal Assistance is launching a legal costs package that included assistance to remove squatters for clients of JR Clare Underwriting Agencies’ Cavendish High Net Worth household insurance cover.
Tradex offers free PL cover
Motor trade insurer Tradex will be giving free public liability, product and service indemnity cover on its motor trade road risks policies to self-employed operators with no employees and no premises.
Heath Lambert boosts transport division
Heath Lambert Group has announced that Martin Ecott will join the specialist transportation unit within the Project Risks Division.
Run-off vendors are becoming 'increasingly sophisticated'
Vendors of insurance companies in run-off are becoming increasingly sophisticated in the way in which they set about disposing of these businesses, according to run-off specialist Omni Whittington.
FSA’s menu on polarisation is too complex, says AIFA
The director general of the Association of Independent Financial Advisers, Paul Smee, said: “The FSA’s proposed version of the menu is overly complex and there is a danger that it will not be read by consumers. This in turn will not meet the regulator’s…