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Lloyd's insurer Hardy agrees credit facility
Lloyd's insurer Hardy, which could be mounting a take-over bid for rival Atrium, has agreed a syndi...
Broker head buys back Bassett business
Ambitious City broker Stuart Alexander is to sell back part of its recent acquisition Foreman Basse...
MP John Greenway to urge US legislators
MP John Greenway is due to urge US legislators to reform insurance regulation across the US's 50 st...
India calling?
Outsourcing call centre operations overseas is a very attractive solution for insurers trying to cut costs. However, the unions are up in arms about a practice that poses a huge threat to the security of thousands of jobs in the UK, says Hugo Cranmore.
Appointment at Staffware
Staffware, a global provider of business process management software, has appointed Jerry Gilroy as...
Appointment at Hays Inter-Selections
Daniel Musson has joined Hays Inter-Selections Birmingham office as a general insurance recruitment...
IBM: E-market warning sounded
Technology giant IBM has claimed commercial lines insurers could reduce their expense ratio by betw...
Appointment at Rainbow International
Disaster restoration company Rainbow International has recruited Doug Astle as national account man...
Lloyds TSB boosts high-street reach in HHH deal
Lloyds TSB Insurance has boosted its insurance offering by signing its first ever distribution deal...
Appointment at PlanView
PlanView, producer of integrated project, service and resource management software, has recruited R...
The CII publishes new literature
The Chartered Insurance Institute has published new supporting literature for its 2003 examinations...
Reversal of fortunes?
When Groupama was taken off the market, tongues began wagging across the industry and beyond. However, Pierre Lefevre, chairman and chief executive of the UK arm, is keen to show he means business, as he tells Lynn Rouse about his plans for the company.
Appointment at Amlin Underwriting
Amlin Underwriting has made Miles Taffs an underwriter in its aviation division. Mr Taffs began his...
Benfield Group redomiciles
Reinsurance broking giant Benfield Group has ended months of speculation by redomiciling from the U...
Network launches set for new year
Several new commercial broker networks are understood to be close to launch, according to industry ...
Broker Audit - Holmans
Commercial lines 80% Personal lines 20% Staff ...
Appointment at 80e
Stephen Vickers has been appointed as account executive at 80e, the after-the-event division of DAS...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
I stumbled across this site by accident while searching on Google for something completely differen...
More Th>n set to relaunch life and pension offering
Royal & Sun Alliance's direct arm More Th>n is set to relaunch its life and pension offering in con...
ACS a step closer
The proposed repair and replacement industry body the Association of Claims Services moved a step c...
Appointment at ISS Ark & General
Skipton-based disaster recovery and business continuity management specialist ISS Ark & General has...
Panel crisis must be resolved
I have a panel of clients who are heavily involved in the food processing sector. Some have stayed ...
GAB: shaken, and now stirred
This year has not been a bed of roses for GAB Robins UK, however, Joseph Zubretsky, group president and chief executive, remains upbeat about what the future has in store. He tells Jonathan Swift why.
Law firm Keoghs moves office
Law firm Keoghs has moved to a new 15,000 sq ft office in Coventry on the Binley Business Park. The...