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Loss adjuster Davies praises farmer.
Loss adjuster Davies this week praised a quick-thinking farmer after two slurry tanks on separate fa...
Underwriters must make the grade.
Allianz Cornhill underwriters face possible redundancy if they fail to come up to scratch, as part o...
Disappearing mutuals tip the balance.
Mutuality is slipping away from the mainstream insurance industry, as three more life mutuals - Frie...
Schroders swoop.
Leading City investment bank Schroders, through its subsidiaries Schroder Investment Management and ...
RSA profits up 22%
Royal & Sun Alliance has reported an operating profit of £168 million for first quarter ended March 3...
Windsor profits up.
Insurance broker Windsor has reported pre-tax profits up 75% to £914,000 for the first six months to...
Reputation issues.
Companies need to use effective risk management techniques in order to protect their reputation, the...
Pannone launches catastrophic injury unit.
Manchester-based law firm Pannone & Partners has established a new catastrophic injuries unit, which...
Clyde sets record.
Leading shipping and insurance law firm Clyde & Co has appointed nine new partners, bringing the tot...
Appointment at Beazley.
Adrian Lewers has been appointed by Beazley as its class underwriter. He will be developing the p...
Cox: online travel.
Cox Insurance Retail Division has teamed up with Skipton Building Society to launch an online travel...
Equitas gets tough.
The London market, led by Lloyd's reinsurer Equitas, has toughened its stance on asbestos in the face...
Legal pay rises.
The leading five City law firms have increased pay for newly-qualified lawyers by 18%, with all but ...
Appointment at Bradford Insurance Institute.
Karen Piotr has become the 68th and youngest ever president of the Bradford Insurance Institute. She...
Appointment at St Paul International.
St Paul International has taken on Graeme Roberts as marketing executive in its marketing team. He p...
Pru faces US over Holocaust policies.
UK insurer Prudential has not received any notification that it could face US sanctions for allegedl...
ABI: no genetic tests climbdown.
The Association of British Insurers has indicated it will not back down over the issue of genetic te...
IIF agree on young driver risk.
A major report commissioned by the Irish Insurance Federation has underlined underwriters' assertion...
What the Papers Say.
The Times At least 50 paintings by William Crozier, the Scottish-born artist famed for his expans...
CII test online.
The Chartered Insurance Institute is to launch an online version of its Foundation Insurance Test. T...
Exit penalty rise.
Equitable life has insisted on a further 15% exit penalty for savers who move with-profits income dr...
Lack of contents cover for 25%.
One in four households has no home contents cover, according to the latest analysis of insurance spe...
Call for Post to broker CII title amnesty.
My subscription payments to maintain my FCII status stopped when I went on maternity leave years ago...
Capita brings Sherwood on board.
Insurance software and solutions provider Sherwood International has won a contract worth £6m from pr...