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Burns appointed to Franchise Board
Lloyd's of London has appointed Limit Group CEO Steven Burns to its Franchise Board, replacing Andrew Kendrick as a non-executive member, after Mr Kendrick moved to an overseas post with Ace Global Markets.
Misys unveils compliance module to brokers
Misys Financial Systems unveiled the specifications of its new FSA module to brokers at its customer development group last month. The module is due to be released early this year.
InsurE-com brokers to get discount motor recovery service
insurE-com, Elite Incident Management and E-Call assistance have teamed up to offer intermediaries and their clients roadside recovery at discount rates.
War risks decision raises the stakes
A new era of competition between Lloyd's and the company market in the war risks arena could be in t...
Car cloners target insurers
Insurers and car owners have been targeted by criminals operating a cloning scam in the West Midland...
John Lloyd takes up position as chairman
John Lloyd, a director of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group, has taken up the position of chairman of JLT...
Anglo creditors close to pay off
Final payments to the creditors of Anglo American Insurance could be paid within two years, accordin...
Broking sector sees profits fall
The insurance broking sector saw a drop in profitability in the final quarter of 2003, the only fina...
Appointment at Rubicon
The Rubicon Corporation has made Marguerite McGinlay operations director. She joins the business fro...
Ace builds regional profile
Ace Europe has strengthened its regional commercial insurance offering with the opening of two new o...
Cox acquires three regional brokers
Cox has acquired three regional brokers: Eastwood Insurance Services based in Bishop's Stortford wit...
RAC to use mobile data to track breakdowns
Motoring organisation RAC is developing a new software service to use mobile phone data to help loca...
American general insurers trade body launched
A new trade body for US general insurers has been formed following the merger of the Alliance of Ame...
Appointment at James Hallam
Following the continued growth of the company James Hallam has appointed Keith Donnelly and Laura Ma...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
Any company that displays its (20-minute delay) share price on the front page of its website cries o...
Fraudline set for roll-out
Cunningham Lindsey has helped launch a new campaign to reduce fraudulent claims against local author...
FSA to step up ratings practice
The Financial Services Authority is planning to step up its internal practice of giving regulatory r...
Taylor launches consultancy
Risk management guru Liz Taylor has launched an independent consultancy aimed at the public sector. ...
ING and Zurich in broker split
Netherlands-based insurer ING's Canadian subsidiary and Zurich have ended an agreement that saw the ...
Scheme administrators for Black Sea and Baltic General
The scheme administrators for Black Sea and Baltic General Insurance, which entered into a scheme of...
Italian motor set to struggle
The Italian motor market could struggle in 2004, though the country's general insurance sector is st...
Appointment at Watershed
Colin Hartley, an expert in collision reconstruction with 20 years' experience in the investigation ...
USI Holdings agrees to acquire broker Dodge, Warren & Peters
One of the largest general insurance broking groups in the US, USI Holdings, has agreed to acquire L...
Insurance industry implications post-Fairchild to be debated
Insurance industry implications post-Fairchild are set to be debated on Monday 2 February, drawing s...