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Zurich plans to launch nationwide campaign
Zurich plans to launch a national TV, press and nationwide poster advertising campaign from tomorro...
Insurance on a plate?
Banks are in an ideal position to provide smaller businesses with cover and insurers and brokers are having to fight for a slice of the market. Some believe the solution is to offer commercial cover in bite-size chunks to satisfy a smaller company's…
President elected
Andy Homer, chief executive of the Folgate Partnership, was elected president with Royal & Sun Alli...
Appointment at Darwin Rhodes
Recruitment consultant Darwin Rhodes has employed Ian Ritchie as an additional consultant to the te...
Lloyd's returns to profit
The latest results from Lloyd's have revealed a long-awaited return to profitability, with four of ...
Industry calls for one body to deal with FSA
UK insurance chiefs have intimated their support for a single trade body, comprising both insurance c...
Scor to call an extraordinary general meeting
French reinsurer Scor is to call an extraordinary general meeting on 5 November to approve a EUR400...
Events
2-3 October Institute of Risk Managers annual conference and dinner Robinson College, Cambridge...
Appointment at Watershed Claims Services
Craig Oddy, former principal of CRI Investigations, has joined Yorkshire-based liability specialist...
EL crisis down to insurer laxity
Insurers and brokers acknowledged that the present hikes in insurance premiums - particularly for e...
40 years ago
Sexist. That was one view of the Chartered Insurance Institute 40 years ago, as Post Magazine repor...
Authentica to focus on HNW and art market
High net worth and fine art markets are the focus of new loss adjusting company Authentica, launche...
Appointment at SHL Group
David Best has joined SHL Group as non-executive director. He was formerly group finance director o...
Broker consultation ready by Christmas
John Tiner, managing director of the Financial Services Authority, said the consultation paper on r...
On the button
Loss adjusters rely on human interaction to build relationships with clients, but could the latest electronic customer relationship management solutions provide valuable support? Richard Adams investigates.
Management consultants launch Customer Essential
Customer management consultants Liz Machtynger and Mark Garratt have launched Customer Essential to...
AMP not expecting to put more shareholder capital into Pearl.
Australian financial services group AMP said last week that it does not expect to have to put more s...
UK serves notice to ship owners
The UK has served notice that owners of ships operating in UK waters will need insurance to cover t...
Andy Hawkes to leave Rarrigini and Rosso
Ex-Independent Insurance director Andy Hawkes is to leave business support provider Rarrigini and R...
Aetna intends to reduce overall work force
US health insurer Aetna intends to reduce its overall work force by 2750 over the next year, chairm...
Appointment at Towry Law
Towry Law Insurance Brokers has appointed Dean Laley as director of healthcare. He will head up the...
Indie test case by year end
The possibility of multi-million-pound reimbursements to former corporate insureds of Independent Ins...
AGM votes in Fellowships
The proposal to reintroduce honorary Fellowships was approved in principle by 88 votes to 23 at the...
Appointment at Converium Reinsurance (North America)
Converium Reinsurance (North America) has made a string of organisational changes. Paul Braithwaite...