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Unum not to proceed with purchase
Insurer Unum no longer intends to proceed with the purchase of Swiss Life (UK)'s group income protec...
Appointment at Aon
Aon has appointed Philip Gore-Randall has joined as chief executive of Aon Risk Services UK. Mr Gore...
Hiscox posts unchanged forecasts
Hiscox has posted unchanged forecasts for Syndicate 33 for the 2001 and 2002 years of account. The i...
Broker Networks - Making connections
Simon Threadgold lines up the runners as a growing number of networks join the race for broker members
A question of risk
There continues to be inadequate risk differentiation between clients when it comes to liability pre...
Appointment at XL Capital
Robert Lusardi, chief executive of XL Financial Products and Services, and David Shea, chief financi...
Insurers seek to cut costs
Insurer alliance The Drainage Forum, which has worked to establish standards for contractors in the ...
Results of GE Frankona Re's survey
GE Frankona Re's annual protection survey has shown 2002 to be another record year for sales of indi...
Law firm to fight call for fixed fees
Tom Jones, head of communications at claimant law firm Thompsons, said he was against any introducti...
Beckett sells up GI business
NFU Mutual-owned broking subsidiary Country Mutual Insurance Brokers is looking to step up its acqui...
Willis member plans to double
South-west-based insurance broker Jacksons is looking to double in size thorough a series of acquisi...
Keith Rutter to join JLT
Broker JLT has announced that founder and former chief executive of failed liability insurer The Und...
Cobra plans to gain additional members
Broking network Cobra has announced plans to gain 30 additional members by the end of the year to mo...
Technology - Are upgrades too hard to swallow?
Ralph Savage gives the commercial broking sector an IT health check and finds it may be in need of a few rescue remedies
D&O rises see clients seek alternatives
The rising cost of directors' and officers' insurance has prompted risk managers to investigate alte...
Axa launches new fleet product
Axa has launched an exclusive new fleet product for Countrywide broker network members based in its ...
Oak targets Chubb and Hiscox after sale
High net worth specialist Oak Underwriting is hoping for 25% growth year on year until managing dire...
Industry is unfairly hit
The UK's heavy manufacturing industry continues to be unfairly penalised by liability insurers as a ...
What the papers said this week
FINANCIAL TIMES Long-awaited legislation to make companies criminally liable for fatal accidents fa...
Alan and Thomas launches new credit insurance division
Alan and Thomas Insurance Brokers has launched a new credit insurance division. The department will ...
Harley-Davidson Financial appoints Boncaster
Harley-Davidson Financial Services Europe has appointed Boncaster, a subsidiary of Cox Insurance, as...
Reinsurer Imagine to back Illium
Reinsurance group Imagine has agreed to provide an additional £15m of underwriting capacity to Lloyd...
Oak targets Chubb and Hiscox after sale
High net worth specialist Oak Underwriting is hoping for 25% growth year on year until managing dire...
Broker Networks - Making connections
Simon Threadgold lines up the runners as a growing number of networks join the race for broker members