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Heath Lambert Group appoints director of claims management
Heath Lambert Group has appointed Tim Murphy as a director of claims management services. Mr Murphy ...
Advisory Board
The Post Magazine Claims Club Advisory Board Chair: Anthony Gould, editor-in-chief, Post Magazine ...
RBSI opens up for tender
Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance will kick off its long-awaited loss adjusting tender this month, fo...
UK insurers' dismay at US security proposals
Insurers writing risks in the US could soon be forced to charge lower premiums and become a security...
FSA deadline set for broker web returns
The Financial Services Authority this week insisted its requirement for firms to submit web-based re...
Axa premium dragged by sale
Axa Insurance UK's decision to pull out of direct motor business in 2004 produced a slight drag on p...
Endurance Worldwide appoints panel of loss adjusters
Endurance Worldwide Insurance has selected Cunningham Lindsey, Crawford and Comapny and GAB Robins t...
Markel looks for Canada fillip
Markel International is launching an underwriting office in Canada in the summer aimed at boosting b...
Appointment at Heath Lambert
Heath Lambert Group has made Nigel Godwin executive director within its major accounts group. Mr God...
Appointment at Misys Financial Systems
Chris Sheldon has joined Misys Financial Systems as account manager to cover the East Midlands. Mr S...
Government steps in to regulate claims
The government has decided to step in to police the claims management sector, with the Department fo...
Appointment at Aon Re
Philip Stamp has been promoted to chairman and chief executive officer of Aon Re UK. Mr Stamp joined...
AA abandons its plan for commercial market push
AA Insurance Services has abandoned immediate plans for a push into the commercial market. The brok...
Crawford and Company reinforces its UK technical services
Crawford and Company has reinforced its UK technical services, with the appointments of Nick Michell...
What the papers said this week
The Daily Telegraph Norwich Union, the UK's biggest insurer, last week made a settlement for victim...
Broker eyes top 50 after MBI
Broker Motoquote has embarked on a five-year plan to enter the UK's top 50 brokers, after a £5m mana...
TAG database used in fraud fight
Local authorities in Wales are extending their fraud clampdown by hooking up to the database of fail...
2004 saw insured losses of £22.9bn
The number of natural catastrophes across the globe in 2004 was no higher than the average of the pa...
Chairman's report: update from the last meeting
Advisory Board Roy Hebburn, divisional claims manager (technical) at Allianz Cornhill has joined th...
Apil and ABI join forces
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and the Association of British Insurers are to send a joi...
Government to carry out review of safety regulations
The government will carry out a review of current safety regulations for the development and use of ...
Clementi could encourage claims
The latest Post Magazine Claims Club meeting looked at the implications of the Clementi Review and proposals for reform of the legal system. Anthony Gould and Stephanie Denton report
Towergate centralises underwriting
Towergate Underwriting Group is planning to create a commercial lines underwriting centre in Bristol...
Appointment at Novae Underwriting
Specialist liability service company Novae Underwriting has made Paul Carragher development underwri...