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Broker takes on Marsh team in £5m push
Independent Lloyd's broker Crispin Speers and Partners is starting an aggressive recruitment push to...
Appointment at Highway
Motor insurer Highway has appointed Alexander Connon and Steve Halliday as regional account managers...
Fraud Bill finally drafted
The publication of the government's long-awaited Fraud Bill was overshadowed by concerns that the po...
Appointment at Sectornet
Insurance broking systems provider Sectornet has promoted Ian Gibbard to the role of business develo...
Appointment at Quest Gates
Graeme Shurben, business development director at GAB Robins, is to join Quest Gates, where he will t...
Allianz points to German claims model
Mihir Pandya, claims fraud manager at Allianz Cornhill, made an impassioned plea for the UK insuranc...
New York authorities file civil lawsuit
Authorities in New York have filed a civil lawsuit against AIG and two former top executives, claimi...
Financial Services Compensation Scheme lowers contributions
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme last week lowered insurers' contributions to the scheme f...
Brokers face prison through ignorance
The insurance market needs to address its vulnerability to money laundering, as it is "only a matter...
Appointment at Holman Fenwick and Willan Holman
Fenwick and Willan has elected five new partners: Jim Cashman, Julian Clark, Craig Neame, Samantha R...
Events
2 June - Infoline Conference - Claims Reserving for General Insurers, London. Tel: 01323 430816 - E-...
New office for Catlin
Lloyd's insurer Catlin plans to open a new office in the Channel Islands. Catlin Guernsey will write...
Insurer denies takeover link
Warranty insurer Domestic and General has vehemently denied rumours linking it with a slew of takeov...
What the papers said this week
The Daily Telegraph A woman who is wheelchair-bound and "virtually blind" drove her boyfriend home ...
Smoking claim dismissed
Insurers' hopes of successfully defending smoking litigation claims were boosted after a landmark tr...
Appointment at Axa
Axa has made Ralph Nash director of group operational risk. Prior to this, he was head of enterprise...
Insurer urges action over solicitors
Insurer Axa has urged the government to include claimant solicitors as part of plans to regulate cla...
RWA Group establishes new company
Regulatory compliance specialist RWA Group has established a new company to provide coverholder audi...
European Parliament withdraws EU directive
The European Parliament has withdrawn the European Union directive that would have created a harmoni...
FSA and FOS unveil fees
The final Financial Services Authority fees and the Financial Ombudsman Service levies for 2005/2006...
SVB in US liability update
Troubled Lloyd's insurer SVB has yet to use half of the £103m exceptional provision it set aside to ...
Hiscox reveals estimate for Syndicate 33
Hiscox has revealed its current estimate for Syndicate 33 for the 2003 and 2004 years of account rem...
RFIB enlists SIS to boost retail
Broker RFIB Group is expanding its retail presence through the acquisition of Service Insurance Solu...
Ombudsman calls for info
Peter Hinchliffe, the ombudsman with lead responsibility for insurance, called for feedback from the...