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FSA plans spark cash flow worries
Brokers this week expressed concern over the Financial Services Authority's plans for prudential requ...
Broker Endsleigh teams up with MU Finance
Broker Endsleigh has teamed up with Manchester United's financial services arm MU Finance to launch...
Ascot Underwriting names David Trezies as consultant
Ascot Underwriting, the AIG-backed Lloyd's managing agency has named David Trezies, immediate past ...
Appointment at Heath Lambert Group
Paul Rowley has joined the Heath Lambert Group as executive director in charge of its Manchester of...
Ministers told to embrace radical EL reform
Ministers heard calls for a radical reform of employers' liability insurance at a meeting in the Ho...
Boncaster to become official supplier of Harley Rider Insurance
Cox Insurance's broking arm Boncaster is to become the official supplier of the Harley Rider Insura...
Appointment at Lucas Fettes
Neil Lyons has joined insurance broker Lucas Fettes as a new business account handler. Mr Lyons has...
Statistics in the frame
Government and private sector statistics are a valuable source of information on the UK's social trends including crime, health and demographics. Peter Falush analyses the trends behind the latest statistics.
Voicing concerns
When he is not running around the country trying to buy up every decent broker he can find, in his capacity as chief executive of the Folgate Partnership, Andy Homer is concerned with the industry's professional status through his presidency of the…
Appointment at Chubb Insurance
Simon Hayter has joined Chubb Commercial Insurance, a division of Chubb Insurance Company of Europe...
The Compensation Group has been rebranded as Life Repair Group.
The Compensation Group has been rebranded as Life Repair Group. The existing subsidiary companies wi...
Beazley Furlonge's Syndicate 623 delivers profit
Lloyd's managing agency Beazley Furlonge's Syndicate 623 delivered profit of 0.6% on capacity for t...
Wildnet: online business aid
Business process solutions provider Wildnet has launched a new online insurance product that aims t...
What the papers said this week
Metro An insurance manager stole £234,000 from her employer, Abbey National, to save her failin...
Manchester gets back on track
After all the upheaval caused by the collapse of Independent Insurance, Manchester is experiencing something of a revival. Richard Adams explains why the insurance industry is keen to journey back up North.
CGI Group signs deal with Highway
CGI Group has signed a deal with motor insurer Highway worth £1m to support its IT infrastructure a...
Capita Insurance Services forms new senior management team
Capita Insurance Services has formed a new senior management team for McLarens Technical Adjusting ...
Adjusting to a new crop of risks
With many farmers diversifying to survive, the types of risks are changing. However, the need for experienced, specialised adjusters remains paramount for agricultural insurers, says David Fanning.
Royal & Sun Alliance relegated from the FTSE 100
Royal & Sun Alliance has been relegated from the FTSE 100, following a quarterly meeting of the FTS...
Asbestos encountered on insurance claim repairs
Asbestos encountered on insurance claim repairs in commercial and domestic environments must be pro...
Cybersettle UK talks advance
Cybersettle, the US provider of a patented blind bidding system aimed at personal injury claims, is...
CBI urges Chancellor to address employers' liability insurance
The Confederation of British Industry has urged Chancellor Gordon Brown to use the Budget to addres...
Royal & Sun Alliance being sued by Barclays
Royal & Sun Alliance is being sued for $18m by Barclays, over an insurance policy it claims secured...
Getting IT right
While businesses are aware of the benefits of an IT strategy, their approach is often misguided. Dan Francis warns that as IT expenditure comes under increasing scrutiny, failure to plan adequately for an IT strategy will leave the investment lacking…