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Bridgewater warning
The Financial Services Authority has issued a consumer warning about Bridgewater House UK. Customers...
Appointment at Groupama
Groupama Insurances has appointed Louise Lock to the newly created role of learning and developmen...
Appointment at Marsh
Marsh has doubled its Edinburgh-based client advisory team with three appointments. John Fraser wi...
Axa: crime on increase
Arson, malicious damage and forcible theft are on the increase, according to Axa. The insurer's bus...
Crawford redundancies
Loss adjuster Crawford & Company is centralising its Repairnet operations, resulting in a handful of...
Appointment at Faber & Dumas
Faber & Dumas has recruited Nigel Cotton as finance director and chief operating officer. He will ...
BoE: insurance is needed
The Bank of England's chief economist has addressed the industry about the importance of trade credi...
Fortis profit
Fortis reported that its insurance activities reported a total net profit of EUR6m (£5.5m) in 2008, ...
Two-thirds of drivers seek alternative cover
Almost two-thirds of UK drivers will seek an alternative quote when renewing their motor insurance, ...
Appointment at Equity Red Star
Equity Red Star has appointed Chris Hardiment as regional underwriter at its newly opened Birmingh...
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
Marlborough man for Lloyd's
Lloyd's has appointed the head of Marlborough Managing Agency, Tom Bolt, as its new underwriting per...
Credit crunch hinders technology advances
The credit crunch has hindered insurers' moves to embrace technological advances in administration, ...
Swathes of commercial unlikely to be sold online
The managing director of Imarket has predicted a huge proportion of the commercial lines sector will...
Co-op signs up NU for SME insurance scheme
Co-operative Insurance has launched a new range of commercial insurance products to address the busi...
Appointment at Catlin
Catlin Group has appointed Patrick Wills ...
Appointment at Colemont
Colemont Insurance Brokers has appointed Phil Stafford as director and David Wilkie as associate...
Continuity announcements
With a worrying fall in the percentage of managers claiming business continuity is important to their business, Sam Barrett reports on the new Robust project aimed at simplifying the set-up
LV on track
LV's bid to become a top-five car insurer by 2012 remains on track after the insurer reported a 19% ...
Nolan predicts 'super salesman' of Web 4.0
The head of web development at TUI Travel has described the possibility of creating an online "super...
Chubb enhancements
Chubb Insurance has made a series of enhancements to its fund protection policies through improvemen...
Talks begin to stop MoJ reforms being derailed
Personal injury reforms could be derailed if mediation talks fail to resolve several contentious iss...
Hulme leaves CII
The secretary of the Chartered Insurance Institute's London branch has left his position. Laon Hulme...
Appointment at Allianz Retail
Allianz Retail has hired five new members of its broker distribution team. Jude Unwin , David Hink...