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Chaucer publishes trading update
Chaucer Holdings the specialist Lloyd’s insurer, has published an update on syndicate forecasts for the 2005 and 2004 years of account and current trading.
Insurer ups its income protection age limit
Unum Provident has increased the age limit on its individual income protection products to cover ind...
CII boost for local institutes
The Chartered Insurance Institute aims to increase the support provided to its local institutes, wit...
ifs demands school action
The ifs' School of Finance has called upon the government to encourage schools to offer students the...
Time to test yourself
A selection of questions from various past-CII qualification papers
Pick of the Week
Anthony Gould, editor in chief, runs through this week’s major news including mesothelioma call; Norw...
Markerstudy seals third deal of 2006
Gibraltar-based motor specialist Markerstudy has acquired Birmingham-based broker The Insurance Fact...
O'Roarke recruits more RBSI staff
Liverpool Victoria has recruited two senior fraud managers from insurance giant Royal Bank of Scotla...
Budget arm extends lines
Budget's affinity arm, Junction, is extending the product lines it offers on yesinsurance.co.uk to i...
Journalists scoop awards
Stephanie Denton, pictured, supplements editor of Post, last week scooped the Best Newcomer Award in...
Appointment at Assurant Solutions
Kathryn Moore has been made actuarial manager at Assurant Solutions. Ms Moore has 15 years' experien...
Penny Black's insurance week
It would appear that the insurance industry has its own self-proclaimed Simon Cowell in the shape of...
Sullivan to lead business
David Sullivan has been appointed chief executive of Culver Insurance Brokers. He joins from Willis ...
Appointment at Marsh
Marsh has made Phillip Sanchez a senior consultant in its modelling, analysis and design division of...
JLT director departs as ex-chair reappears
Jardine Lloyd Thompson's investor relations director has left the company after less than 18 months ...
Former fraud firm director arrested
A former MP who has held a series of directorships at insurance service companies that specialise in...
L&G plans to add 200 to regional broker base
Legal and General is hoping to add at least 200 new agencies to its household broker base and raise ...
Insurer set to reduce costs
Standard Life Healthcare is promising to extend the affordability of its comprehensive medical cover...
Free conference places
Post's environmental risk conference takes place on 6 December at One Whitehall Place and to tie in ...
Bollington buys again
The Bollington Group has strengthened its presence in Wigan with the acquisition of broker MG Smithi...
Appointment at Thompson Heath and Bond
Thompson Heath and Bond has made Michael Grist financial planning and projects manager. Mr Grist has...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Allianz Cornhill's schemes division has recruited Logan Steele to its management team as a business ...
Hiscox sponsors exhibition
Hiscox is sponsoring a new exhibition of Damien Hirst's personal collection of art and unusual objec...
Rates rises for 2007
External factors such as rising interest rates could force London market insurers to raise rates in ...