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Appointment at Folgate Partnership.
The Folgate Partnership has appointed Peter Thomas as product development manager. Mr Thomas has mor...
Willis denies imminent losses
Willis Commercial Network has denied it is set to lose a number of its members to competing broker ...
St Paul International completes acquisition
St Paul International has completed the acquisition of Zenith Commercial, taking on 85% of its bran...
Appointment at Ace Europe.
Ace Europe has appointed Stephen Shepherd as financial lines claims manager. With more than 25 years...
Sax Riley: reflections on a man of sheer talent.
I have not set eyes on Sax Riley for nearly 40 years, but such is the measure of the man, that I fee...
Accounting for the IASB's proposals.
Consultation on cross-border accounting practices may have only just begun, but Nigel Masters and Gordon Ireland urge insurers to push ahead with implementation.
Omega Underwriting Agents seeks to launch new syndicate.
Lloyd's managing agent Omega Underwriting Agents is understood to be seeking to launch a new syndica...
Appointment at Beachcroft Wansbroughs.
Ian Reynolds, former general manager of Commercial Union Life, has joined Beachcroft Wansbroughs Con...
Will liability "good practice" be best?
After much debate, the Association of British Insurers and British Insurance Brokers' Association ha...
Biba considers options.
The British Insurance Brokers' Association hopes to find replacement capacity for its online liabili...
Appointment at Camberford Law.
Camberford Law has appointed Bill Boyce as head of its tour operators' scheme. Mr Boyce has worked i...
Appointment at Hugh James.
South Wales law firm, Hugh James, has appointed Hugh Price as director of insurance. He will work cl...
Euclidian targeted by legal action
Formal litigation proceedings against Lloyd's insurer Euclidian are set to begin next month over th...
View from the Top.
Not surprisingly, consolidation is a hot topic in the UK insurance industry. I imagine there were...
Appointment at Medicals Direct Group.
Medicals Direct Group has appointed Paul Andrews as director of sales and marketing. Mr Andrews will...
Appointment at Glencairn.
Glencairn has appointed Steve Hearn as group chief executive. Mr Hearn joined the group in September...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
This is a bizarre offering that manages to cross the uneasy divide between the usual staid business-...
DTI publishes statistics.
The number of company insolvencies in England and Wales in the second quarter of 2003 has increased ...
Ace launches new business unit.
Ace has launched a new business unit, Ace Risk Management International, to cover corporate risk fin...
Lloyds TSB in commercial push.
Lloyds TSB this week said it is confident of taking commercial business from its broking rivals. The...
Draft standard for insurance contracts given airing.
The International Accounting Standards Board released a draft of a new standard for insurance contra...
Eurobase Systems launches Recital.
Eurobase Systems has launched Recital, a new document production software to assist insurance provid...
Hastings takes on 400 with buy.
Broker Hastings Direct's move into the home and contents market stepped up a gear last week, followin...
FSCS has plans in place for all areas covered.
Since it took over responsibility for compensation, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme has p...