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Zurich job cuts will not lead to major restructuring.
There will be no major restructuring of Zurich Financial Services' UK general insurance operation on...
Allianz Cornhill and Pru settle with Helphire.
Accident management group Helphire has reached a settlement with Allianz Cornhill and Prudential, th...
Zurich acts to stop the rot.
Last week, Zurich Financial Services announced a raft of job cuts, the group's biggest ever loss, and a rights issue to raise $2.5bn (£1.6bn) of capital. Anthony Gould looks at the impact of this on the UK general insurance arm.
Appointment at Zenith Commercial.
Richard Lake has been made claims manager at Zenith Commercial. He joins from Chubb Insurance, where...
Monument Insurance Brokers to broaden scope of operations.
Monument Insurance Brokers, the Lloyd's broking arm of the Primary Group, plans to significantly bro...
EL: bodies identify short-term action.
The insurance industry plans to produce health and safety guidance for specific industries and to sw...
Appointment at Bland Bankart.
Broker Bland Bankart has appointed David Norris-Jones, former chairman and chief executive of Sedgwi...
BILA seeks sweeping insurance law reforms.
Sweeping changes to the area of insurance law have been proposed by the British Insurance Law Associ...
Budget's Junction seeks to recruit 400.
Broking group Budget has launched Junction, a new business to concentrate solely on schemes and outso...
Merricks and Fairmays merge.
Insurance specialist law firm Merricks, based in Chelmsford, has merged with London-based law firm F...
Cyclists belong on the road.
Martin Flynn would do well to remember that it is the cyclist - not the motorist - who is endangered...
CBS Private Capital against proposals.
Lloyd's members' agency CBS Private Capital has come out against the Lloyd's Chairman's Strategy Gro...
Mark of respect.
Lloyd's was due to mark this year's anniversary of the 11 September terrorist attacks yesterday with...
Appointment at Belfor.
Hazel Williams has been promoted to supervisor of Belfor's customer care call centre. She has worked...
Appointment at its4me.co.uk
Christy Phillips has been promoted to marketing executive at its4me.co.uk, the online insurance inte...
Appointment at The Miller Insurance Group.
The Miller Insurance Group has taken on Henry Withinshaw as a director of the company. He previously...
Aegon UK buys 8% stake in IFA internet portal.
Aegon UK has bought an 8% stake in Assureweb, the Misys-owned internet portal for independent financ...
Appointment at Crawford & Company.
Crawford & Company has taken on Amanda Millis as medical services case manager. She has extensive ex...
Broker Direct set to diversify.
Private motor specialist Broker Direct has embarked on a diversification strategy, which will see it...
Endurance seeks UK licence.
New Bermudian reinsurer Endurance Specialty has applied to the UK's Financial Services Authority for...
PRI plans for box at Lloyd's.
Newly-established London market professional indemnity specialist Professional Risks Insurance inten...
Sirius Financial Systems to supply software to Charcoal.
Sirius Financial Systems will be supplying software to Charcol Insurance Brokers through a deal anno...
Hiscox makes cash call.
Hiscox this week announced a rights issue to raise £110.5m as it reported a group operating profit o...
Appointment at DAS Legal Expenses.
Legal expenses insurer DAS has recruited two former brokers to its regional sales force, as broker a...