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Appointment at Chartered Insurance Institute.
Kevin Mills has been appointed as the new IT manager of the Chartered Insurance Institute's computer...
Events.
7 March BILA lunchtime lecture - Contaminated land Lloyd's Old Library London Tel: 020 73...
Appointment at XL London Market.
XL London Market, an XL Capital company, has taken on Julian Bowen-Rees as global practice leader fo...
A move in the right direction
The clocks are ticking as CP 166 heralds the imminent arrival of depolarisation and with it, potentially rich rewards for pro-active providers. Paul Thornton believes the process will bring the industry's offerings into sharper focus and calls for…
NCorp set for ABI fraud-busters
Fraud detection software provider NCorp this week said it was "quietly confident" it will become pa...
The reality of virtual risks
As the threat of virtual risks grows more real by the day, insurers are expanding their cover for cyber-exposure. They are increasingly confident that even smaller businesses that currently have budget constraints on insurance spend, will eventually be…
Appointment at JTW Reinsurance Consultants.
London-based insurance specialist JTW Reinsurance Consultants has appointed Stephen Hartigan as dire...
Lack of finance shows London weakness
I was interested to hear Charles Philipps of Amlin (View from the top, PM, 27 February, p13) statin...
Are legal services coming home to roost?
A recent trend has seen insurers imposing tighter constraints on their solicitor partners, with many now disbanding their legal panels altogether and bringing the function in-house for reasons of expense and control. David Fanning asks if this is wise,…
Glenrand changes its name
London market broker Glenrand has changed its name to Glencairn. The name change comes after the co...
CBI calls for new curbs on compensation culture in UK
The Confederation of British Industry this week called for new curbs on Britain's so-called compens...
CP 159 and 160 response vital
According to a senior Financial Services Authority spokesman at a recent industry gathering, less t...
Appointment at The Bollington Group.
Sue Evans has joined the motor trade division of North-west-based broker The Bollington Group, Ms Ev...
NU mulls rehab for brokers
Norwich Union has launched a rehabilitation product aimed at helping individuals injured in car acc...
Police investigation into breakdown of insurance chain continues
South Yorkshire Police told Post Magazine this week no arrests have been made yet as its investigat...
MIB costs drive is a great loss
As the industry is probably well aware, from 1 January this year, all of the Motor Insurers' Bureau...
Claims need a jump-start
Changing the way motor insurance claims are handled is non-negotiable because current practices are...
Appointment at Medicals Direct Group.
Independent healthcare provider Medicals Direct Group, has recruited Paul Andrews as its new claims ...
Appointment at AIG Europe (UK).
AIG Europe (UK) has made two senior management appointments within the consumer lines division. Dani...
Warranties: price controls on agenda
Several insurers, including Allianz Cornhill, Landmark, Pinnacle and London General, could face the...
Cost negotiator fears premature
Reports about the demise of costs negotiators (Post Magazine, 27 February, p4) are somewhat prematu...
Direct Line confident motor will grow
Direct Line group executive chairman Ian Chippendale expects the company to grow the size of its UK...
View from the Top - Peter Hubbard, UK chief executive, Axa Insurance
As a wave of financial companies reported their results this week and last, there came further conf...
Willis faces huge bill after film finance case
Broker Willis faces a multi-million-pound bill after the second film finance legal case in less tha...