News
Regal Cover adopts new trading name
Regal Cover insurance brokers has adopted its formal company title, Hamilton Leigh, as its new tradi...
Phoenix leads London unrest
Shareholder unrest grew in the London market this week, with complaints over boardroom pay and block...
Gibraltar steps up EC tax fight
Gibraltar's chief minister, Peter Caruana, has slammed the European Union for undermining the territ...
MIB enlists police help
The Motor Insurers' Bureau has confirmed it is in talks with three police forces about a pilot schem...
What the papers said this week
The Times An insurance company is providing cover of £1m against being eaten by the Loch Ness monst...
Only sprinklers can prevent fire losses
Commercial property insurers and building designers were warned on Tuesday that the ever-increasing ...
Rogue rehab farmers targeted
A new regulation scheme launched this week could help protect insurers against rogue rehabilitation ...
Insurer NIG elevates Leicester office
Insurer NIG has elevated its Leicester office to full regional status in order to increase its stren...
Council fraud rising and set to hit services hard
Local authorities are facing an increase in fraudulent insurance claims, according to new research b...
John Charcol chooses Legal and General
Legal and General General Insurance has been chosen by John Charcol, the mortgage broker, to provide...
Establishment of Independent Case Management Consultancy
Two former AIG regional managers have established a new company offering medical and vocational reha...
Appointment at Chaucer
Chaucer has promoted David Bendle to operations director. He will be responsible for leading the dev...
Appointment at William Russell
William Russell has appointed David Herratt to run its new Hong Kong office. Mr Herratt has spent mo...
Mavinwood acquires Ansa
Mavinwood, the Alternative-Investment-Market-listed company, has acquired insurance claims managemen...
FSA warns brokers of next crackdown
The Financial Services Authority this week warned the intermediary market of its next regulatory cra...
Halifax GI boss steps down
Halifax Bank of Scotland managing director, general insurance services, Howard Posner is to step dow...
Events
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Insurer trio to defend landmark deafness case
Norwich Union, QBE and Zurich have confirmed they are among several insurers preparing to defend a l...
Whiplash call rejected by industry panel
The industry panel charged with setting motor vehicles' insurance group ratings has dismissed calls ...
Appointment at Brit Insurance
Brit Insurance has appointed Mike Smith to head up its expanding technical wordings team. Mr Smith j...
Appointment at Searchlight
Searchlight Solutions has made Gill Rideout relationship and development manager. She will cover the...
Appointment at BCN
Simon Berry has joined BCN as operations manager. Mr Berry comes from Belfor where he was client rel...
Appointment at Sectornet
Sectornet has promoted Ian Gibbard to the role of business development manager. Prior to joining Sec...
Jelf acquires financial services of Crowther Beard LLP
Broker Jelf has acquired the financial services business of Crowther Beard LLP. The firm of accounta...