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Appointment at Plantec
Plantec has appointed Nigel Allen as operations director and promoted Michael Astley to the role of ...
Injury body ends doubt with 75% saving result
The Irish government's compensation body has continued to champion its success, citing independent r...
Aon calls for Pool Re copy
Broking giant Aon is calling for the industry to consider setting up an environmental equivalent of ...
Appointment at Hyperion
Hyperion has appointed Hugh Pallot as group company secretary. Mr Pallot joins from QBE Insurance Gr...
Appointment at Chubb Insurance
Robbie Spear has joined Chubb Insurance as personal lines development underwriter, based in Leeds. M...
Pennyblack's insurance week
Everyone knows what a hard working girl Penny is, but she knows where to draw the line and refuses t...
Appointment at Assurant Solutions
Assurant Solutions has appointed Patricia Jamal and Nick Jones to sit on its audit and risk committe...
UK in court threat over ELD
The UK government will face legal action from the European Commission over its failure to implement ...
MID changes warning
Allianz Cornhill has urged brokers to prepare for changes to the Motor Insurance Database next year....
Reinsurers to feel brunt of payment case
Judgment in the Thompstone v Tameside and Glossop case could have the greatest impact on reinsurers,...
Appointment at Crawford and Company
Crawford and Company has announced the appointment of Jane Eastham as a new member of the agricultur...
Police trials by jury waste time and money
The use of juries at trial to decide civil claims against the police should be banned, a leading bar...
Allianz eyes broker trade
Allianz Cornhill is to make a renewed push to attract more business from national brokers. The insu...
Appointment at IGI Group
IGI Group has appointed Richard Fell as a technical underwriter focusing on commercial packages. Mr ...
Appointment at uSwitch.com
Independent comparison and switching service uSwitch.com has hired Aron Thompson to be a product man...
Footman stays independent
Footman James is expected to stay independent after its acquisition by Aon. Paul Matthews, managing...
Student travel launch
Towergate Chase Parkinson and STA Travel have launched a student travel scheme. In a three-year agre...
Appointment at Health and Case Management
Health and Case Management has appointed Jean Brading as director of vocational services. Ms Brading...
20-year hurricane threat
The threat of hurricanes in the Atlantic region will remain high for decades, a report by a leading ...
The claimant's view
Richard Harvey, the Aviva chief executive who is taking a "gap year" to work on development projects...
Sirius hits 200 broker mark
Sirius has signed up the 200th broker to its hosted customer platform Sirius 21. Acquisitive Manches...
Appointment at Towergate
Towergate has appointed former Esure chief executive Peter Graham to lead its existing e-commerce de...
ABI looks to employer tracing code fillip
The Association of British Insurers is confident changes to its code for tracing old employers' liab...
Goodman to join Benfield
Benfield has announced the appointment of Jeremy Goodman, who recently left rival Cooper Gay, to hea...