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HBOS personal lines to expand via brokers
Halifax Bank of Scotland General Insurance is launching into the brokered personal lines market and ...
Homeserve announces operating profits
Homeserve has announced operating profits of £42.4m for the year ended 31 March 2005, a 30.8% increa...
Rehabilitation image hurt by new rogues
Claims that rogue rehabilitation companies could be a threat to the fledgling market intensified aft...
Appointment at General Legal Protection
General Legal Protection has made Sheri Scruton its new customer services director. For the past thr...
Appointment at Reynolds Porter Chamberlain
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain has made Miriam Bartlett a partner. Ms Bartlett will work within the reg...
Appointment at Pinsent Masons
Pinsent Masons' insurance and reinsurance group has announced the promotion of two partners: Liz Joh...
Amlin declares premium income
Lloyd's insurer Amlin has declared £415m premium income for its syndicate 2001 to the end of April 2...
Risk managers accuse "inflexible" brokers
The business models of established brokers and insurers are too inflexible for commercial customers,...
Slip sliding away
Motoring accidents in wet conditions could drop substantially if drivers increase their tyre tread d...
Turnover problems denied
An offshoring expert has claimed the industry can handle rising staff attrition levels in India, des...
Biba advises over hospitality costs
Brokers will next week receive guidance to help them determine whether to limit the number of corpor...
What the papers said this week
Financial Times John Tiner, chief executive of the Financial Services Authority, has been diagnosed...
Appointment at Health Sure
Health Sure has made Giles Hyland a senior business consultant. In his new role Mr Hyland will cover...
Insurers urged to lobby over whiplash
The UK's motor insurers are being urged to rethink vehicle group rating to include whiplash safety f...
Howden Architects' Insurance launched in Ireland
Howden Architects' Insurance Services, a division of Lloyd's broker Howden UK, has formally launched...
UIB Holdings (UK) appoints executive chairman
United Insurance Brokers has appointed former Marsh chairman David Trezies as executive chairman of ...
Appointment at Heritage Underwriting Agency
Heritage Underwriting Agency has appointed Clive Couzens to underwrite financial institutions busine...
MPs table motion regarding uninsured driving
Five MPs have tabled a motion regarding uninsured driving, a day after the state reopening of Parlia...
Claims regulation rushed through
Claims farmers could be formally regulated within a year, after the government's dramatic decision t...
Endsleigh monitors Man United unrest
Broker Endsleigh said it was monitoring unrest at affinity partner Manchester United, after rebel fa...
Appointment at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
London-based partner Sandy Shandro has been made head of the restructuring and insolvency group at i...
Events
2 June Infoline Conference - Claims Reserving for General Insurers London Tel: 01323 430816 E-ma...
Appointment at Creechurch Underwriting
David Hunwick has been promoted to manager, professional indemnity underwriting, at Creechurch Under...
FSA tipped to act over broker trio
The ongoing investigation into troubled broker Whiteley Insurance Consultants could be just the tip ...