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Appointment at Robert Malatier.
Aviation insurance underwriting agency Robert Malatier has appointed Ian Thomas as chief underwriter...
Appointment at Midas IT.
Andy Giles has been made an executive board member at Midas IT. He will have responsibility for the ...
All go at Allstate.
US insurer Allstate is to buy the automobile and homeowners business of Chicago-based CNA Financial ...
Insurer set to snap-up GAB.
Loss adjuster GAB Robins looks set to be sold to an insurer in a shock move. Post understands the...
Trafford Metropolitan Council scoops award.
Trafford Metropolitan Council has scooped the Local Government Chronicle Council of the Year Award, ...
Surface cracks
Richard Surface, chief of Australian company AMP's London-based life and pensions unit Pearl Group, ...
Boating brokers.
Brokers could make policy sales on the back of the National Go Boating Weekend on 26-27 June, an int...
Realising Net value.
Insurance companies stand to lose out on millions of pounds of business unless they grasp the e-commerce nettle argues Andy Miller.
Appointment at Chapman Everatt.
Graeme Middleton has joined the Birmingham office of solicitors Chapman Everatt as a partner. He wil...
Holocaust payout agreed.
Five European insurers have agreed to make interim payments to Holocaust survivors following a meeti...
Firms closed down by DTI.
The Department of Trade and Industry has ordered that two companies engaged in insurance business be...
Valuable product.
Royal & Sun Alliance hopes to give brokers added value with its latest product relaunch. The 'Values...
Appointment at Interregnum.
Wendy McCallum has been appointed as an IT industry analyst for IT venture marketing company Interre...
Miller breaks ribbon.
Miller Insurance won its first Insurance Athlet-ics Club road relay championship over the 2.5 mile c...
Pru's $1bn bill to settle complaints.
Prudential Insurance of America has paid out over $1bn (£600m) to settle about 40% of some 650 000 p...
Turnbull under fire over report.
An independent draft report on corporate governance and internal controls closed for comments this w...
And Lord said retirement formula was 'rubbish'.
Traditional approaches to retirement planning are "rubbish" and advisers need to adopt a "scientific...
Chief tells industry to be seen and heard.
Brokers and insurers will leave the door open to statutory legislation if they do not make sure enou...
Zurich names its partners.
Zurich Financial Services has appointed both Cunningham Ellis & Buckle and McLarens Toplis as prime ...
From here to maternity.
Amor Jones looks at how insurers are responding the needs of working parents.
Debate rages over IFA fees.
The annual Personal Investment Marketing Show (PIMS) was held on board the P&O flagship Oriana last week. Francis Higney steadied his sea legs and dived in.
New hull syndicate.
A new hull syndicate is to be formed at Lloyd's for the 2000 year of account. The syndicate will be ...
Downgraded.
Moody's Investor Services this week downgraded St Paul Syndicate Management and Chartwell Managing A...
Appointment at Federation of European Risk Management Associations
FERMA has selected Maurizio Castelli as president and Florence Bindelle as executive manager. Mr Cas...