News
Groupama UK exchanges contracts
Groupama UK has confirmed it has agreed to sell its Minster Insurance Services subsidiaries for an u...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny was not surprised to learn that the seemingly tragic incident at Wookey Hole Caves Museum wher...
NI launch fails to goad market
Brokers and insurers in Northern Ireland are sceptical of the impact direct giants will have on thei...
Liability gap highlighted as trio voices concerns to FSA
One of the leading insurers of UK and Irish doctors is in crisis after a string of high-profile resi...
Appointment at Grant Thornton
Grant Thornton has recruited Simon Sheaf as actuarial director in its financial markets group. Mr Sh...
Appointment at Whittington
Whittington has made Simon Birch chief operating officer to lead its Asia Pacific expansion plans fr...
Adjuster to open four regional offices
Davies Loss Adjusters has poached Crawford and Company's UK chief engineer to head up a new in-house...
Appointment at RL Davison
RL Davison has appointed Steve Mynott and Phil Wenman to its UK wholesale division. Mr Mynott, previ...
Appointment at Jelf
Jelf has made Stephen Hall corporate sales director, responsible for generating new insurance busine...
What the papers said this week
The Times An employee who took exception to being dismissed and bombarded his former employer with ...
Appointment at Groupama
Groupama has appointed Jeff Dunn as partnerships new business and strategy manager. He will report t...
Surveillance an ethical judgement for insurers
Insurers have stressed that the use of private investigators to combat fraudulent claims remains key...
Appointment at McClure Naismith
Law firm McClure Naismith has appointed Rory Jackson as an associate within its Edinburgh-based liti...
Insurers warn over EPL take-up
Employers could be failing to protect themselves against claims at tribunal, despite warnings that c...
Hiscox launches policy
Hiscox has launched a management liability policy in order to cover the liabilities of UK companies ...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Allianz Cornhill's commercial division has undergone changes within its sales and distribution team....
Serious reservations by solicitors
Solicitors have serious reservations about the new regulatory framework for the legal profession pro...
Appointment at Affiliated FM
Matt Southall has joined Affiliated FM as production underwriter. With 16 years' experience, Mr Sout...
Research into insurers return on investment targets
Only a tiny proportion (11%) of insurers are achieving their return on investment targets in IT proj...
NI market set for a direct shake-up
Tesco and Direct Line's imminent launch of car insurance into Northern Ireland has reopened the deba...
Better communication needed with FSA
More than one-third of insurers want better communication with the Financial Services Authority when...
Cunningham Lindsey selects Serco Solutions
Cunningham Lindsey has selected Serco Solutions to roll out a remote working solution for its field-...
Appointment at Helphire
Helphire has appointed Gordon Craig as Angel Assistance account development manager for northern Eng...
Events
12 September - Stress at Work Summit, The Law Society's Hall, London, www.symposium-events.co.uk - ...