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Appointment at The Primary Group.
The Primary Group, has strengthened its team by recruiting John Boardman and Jonathan Hodes as group...
US holds key for Sherwood.
Sherwood International plans to turn to the US market in the search for future growth, according to ...
Focus partnership.
Focus Solutions, a provider of solutions to automate the sales process in the financial services ind...
New Year date for Names decision.
Lloyd's Names will have to wait until the New Year for a decision on infringement proceedings from t...
Appointment at Thomas Miller (Americas).
Thomas Miller (Americas) is the US service outlet of Millers, managers of the UK P&I and TT clubs. M...
Shock absorber.
With a new directive in the pipeline, employers can no longer ignore the implications of acoustic shock syndrome for call centre staff, warns Vivienne Williams.
Churchill insists size does matter.
General insurers have been warned to get big, get niche or get out, by Martin Long, chief executive ...
Euribron on the recruitment trail.
The Pan-European broker network Euribron is set to recruit members in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe...
Asbestos claims are legal time bomb.
With reference to the article on asbestos, "Clearing the decks" (PM 11 October, p19), the Fairchild ...
Appointment at Petplan.
The UK's leading pet insurer has appointed Nick Poole as commercial director of its sales and market...
Former head of BLM re-appears as lead partner for new firm Plexus.
The former head of personal injury for law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer in London has re-emerged as one...
Kingsbridge profit.
Kingsbridge Holdings, the high net worth specialist that floated 14 months ago, has recorded profit ...
Invaluable team.
Neighbourhood Watch has teamed up with Invaluable - the provider of information services relating to...
Competition kicks off.
Test your football knowledge on the three simple questions (see box) and you could win yourself two ...
Credit withdrawal.
Accident management company Accident Assistance is to withdraw its credit hire and associated servic...
Zenith goes direct with buy.
Broker-only Lloyd's motor insurer Zenith has diversified into the direct arena with the acquisition ...
Allianz threatens to go to WTO.
Allianz has asked the Korean government to revise laws to curb the insurance selling operations of t...
Driving out costs.
With a possible recession on the horizon, insurers are seeking to drive costs down, with outsourcing, for better or worse, being the favourite option, says Edward Murray.
Appointment at Axa.
Axa Sun Life has made Mark Hanson head of knowledge management, Andreas Wasmuht head of e-commerce a...
Software battle wins HR strategy.
Using the HR department as strategic ammunition can help insurers stay ahead of the competition, says Peter Collinson.
Brit confirmation.
Lloyd's insurance group Brit has confirmed speculation that it is planning to raise money in a bid t...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny likes to pride herself on being a well read girl and was recently tackling veteran BBC corresp...
Expensive motor.
Research by consultants Watson Wyatt has shown the UK to be one of the most expensive places in Euro...
Axa to cull 100.
Axa Insurance UK is to cut up to 20% of its management positions over the next few months as part of...