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Budget constrains broker innovation
Broking innovation could be dashed by Gordon Brown's 2007 budget, claim accountancy firm Mazars. An...
Summer decision for insurer move
Ecclesiastical expects to make a decision about its head office move by early summer. The insurer, ...
RBSI to launch aggregator
Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance and Tesco are set to launch their own aggregator, after years spent...
CEO "uncomfortable" with RSA reshuffle walks
Royal and Sun Alliance's restructure of its professions business has seen the founder of Martello wa...
Insurers play down Lancashire police swoop
Last week's police raid of a Blackpool-based printing company producing fraudulent cover notes is no...
Stackhouse acquires again
Stackhouse Poland has concluded its second acquisition in twelve months with the purchase of Surrey-...
Unethical tactics slammed
Lancashire law firm Napthens Solicitors has voiced concerns on the increasing use of "underhand tact...
Loss adjuster captures top three spot with buy
AMG's acquisition of rival adjuster Carr Greenwood Smith has provided the missing link in the firm's...
Appointment at Amlin Transit
Amlin Transit has appointed Stephen Gallagher as business development manager responsible for market...
Hardy doubles profits
Profits at Lloyd's insurer Hardy more than doubled on 2005 figures, despite premium income dropping ...
FSA issues sternest goodwill warning yet
The city watchdog has informed around 600 brokers they must re-engineer their businesses or be found...
AA stays away from "feeding frenzy"
AA Insurance Services is set to increase its travel book sixfold by acquiring Admiral's travel insur...
Claims dispute tool rolled out
An online solution formally launched this week that could cut disputed total loss claims and save so...
British Insurance Awards
The entry deadline for this year's British Insurance Awards is 5pm Friday, 30 March. The awards cere...
Jelf asserts autonomy after insurers buy-in
Broker Jelf said it is not for sale after Allianz Cornhill and Norwich Union's parent Aviva bought s...
CNA steps up Irish push
CNA has recruited David Leary to establish a presence in the Irish broker market. He joins CNA as di...
ABI shelves anti-fraud campaign plan
The Association of British Insurers' planned anti-fraud campaign has been shelved in favour of discu...
Barclays hunts new GI boss
Banking giant Barclays is yet to recruit a new head of its general insurance arm, despite former bos...
Severe penalties threat
The head of claims management regulation for the Department for Constitutional Affairs, Mark Boleat ...
What the papers said this week
The Financial Times Lloyd's is expected to deliver record profits this week, boosted by high pric...
North of the Border: damages in fatal asbestos cases
Damages in Scottish fatal asbestos cases are increasing. Several recent developments make Scotland a...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Ian Pugh has been appointed as regional operations manager in the claims division of Allianz Cornhil...
Biba: e-certificates a boost
Brokers and insurers were congratulating themselves this week after the government heeded calls to a...
Giles expands network
Giles Insurance has opened two new offices in Cardiff and Chester, taking its network across the UK ...