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Foyle takes GI role at Bradford & Bingley
Dave Foyle has been appointed head of Bradford & Bingley's insurance division replacing Nigel Asplin, who joined affinity specialist Junction in June.
Greenspan calls for terrorism insurance support
US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has said that the risk of huge losses from terror attacks are too great for private insurance markets to handle, and that some government backing must be involved.
Path to Success: Vocational Rehabilitation
Elisabeth Skeet, vocational rehabilitation consultant at Unum Provident, reflects on her career to date
Be Ready for age discrimination
The Association of British Insurers has thrown its weight behind Be Ready, a new campaign to prepare...
Managers branded workaholics by CMI
A new report has branded managers in the insurance sector as workaholics. The survey published by t...
Weightmans appoints companies to panel
Law firm Weightmans has appointed AIG, Crawford and Company, Capita and HCML to a panel to provide b...
Munich Re announces second-quarter results
Munich Re has announced that its second-quarter results will be reduced by EUR0.4bn (£276m) followin...
Appointment at Weightmans
Weightmans has appointed Carys Oatham as an associate partner. Ms Oatham, who joins from Barlow Lyde...
Markel opens trio of regional offices
Markel International has detailed aggressive expansion plans into the regions, promising to service ...
Highest bid for Ashes ticket auction
The person who submitted the highest bid for the Ashes tickets auctioned last week was Keith Fowles ...
Merger creates top three player
Leeds-based E Witness has merged with Redditch-based medico-legal agency Medical Report Services to ...
Appointment at Sungard Sherwood Systems
Bart Patrick has joined Sungard Sherwood Systems as its global reinsurance product manager. Mr Patri...
Mutuals step up bid to appease the Treasury
Mutual insurers have taken steps to prevent further state intervention in how they operate their man...
Appointment at Liberty Syndicates
Liberty Syndicates has made Bob Robinson syndicates underwriting and claims counsel on its US casual...
Allianz Cornhill announces Harmony goes live
Allianz Cornhill has announced that its flagship full-cycle EDI home product, Harmony, has gone live...
New chairman of the Association of British Insurers
Keith Satchell, group chief executive of Friends Provident, is the new chairman of the Association o...
Howden UK announces extension to professional indemnity policy
Howden UK has announced an extension to its professional indemnity policy for British Insurance Brok...
Hiscox announces appointment
Hiscox has announced the appointment of Ed Donnelly in the newly created position of president of Hi...
Events
22 September Aon Consulting Healthcare Workshop London Tel: 0800 279 5588 E-mail: enquiries@a...
The FSA introduces first phase to simplify handbook
The Financial Services Authority this week introduced the first phase of its programme to simplify i...
Functions of commercial and risk management at Lloyd's
The functions of the commercial directorate and risk management at Lloyd's have not simply been real...
Appointment at Cardif Pinnacle
Richard Embley has joined Cardif Pinnacle to acquire new creditor business within the intermediary a...
Medical Defence Union withdraws professional indemnity insurance
The Medical Defence Union has withdrawn its professional indemnity insurance from doctors using the ...
PBS Holdings appoints chief financial officer
PBS Holdings - the holding company for Primary Broker Services, Rural Insurance, ATD General, Online...