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Takeover talks fail as Crawford plans expansion.
Loss adjuster Crawford & Co's planned expansion in the Irish market is understood to have foundered, ...
Siemens unveils tracking device.
Siemens Datatrak this week launched its Trakbak II security and tracking device for cars. The anti-th...
Insurers offer staff World Cup window.
Like it or loathe it, the impending drama and excitement surrounding the start of the World Cup 2002,...
Greenway voices concerns.
John Greenway MP, chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance and Financial Services,...
House of Lords begins hearing on mesothelioma cases.
The House of Lords began hearing the Matthews, Fairchild and Fox cases on mesothelioma this week - a...
Volvo Financial Services launches dedicated insurance division.
Volvo Financial Services has launched a dedicated insurance division that intends to capture 30% mar...
Risk management provides a good career platform.
Your review of the British Insurance Brokers' Association Conference (PM, 25 April, p6) threw up som...
UK stalls on Euro aviation cover.
The UK government is still at loggerheads with the aviation industry over proposals for a European go...
Playing in the Premier League.
A series of acquisitions has taken Benfield Greig into the Premier League. Chief executive Grahame Chilton talks to Jonathan Swift about strategy.
Debut acting appearance by managing director.
Robin Kirkland, managing director of recruitment insurance brokers, Dallas Kirkland (Professions) wi...
Insurers want to keep IT operations in-house.
Large numbers of insurers still want to keep IT and business processing operations in-house, accordi...
Appointment at Browne Jacobson.
Midlands-based law firm Browne Jacobson has appointed three new partners. Mark Aldrich has been made...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Insurance technology provider Mi has not been around for long, but it has managed to come up with a ...
Appointment at Acord.
Susan Savage has been named as new manager, member relations of Acord, the standards body within the...
Upwardly mobile.
A new survey of the group life, income protection and critical illness markets has shown an upward trend in income across all three sectors - albeit for varying reasons, says Vijay Mittal.
Treasury leaves the wicket.
The Government last week made it quite clear it is not prepared to expand the remit of Pool Re to ot...
Appointment at Beachcroft Wansbroughs.
Beachcroft Wansbroughs has made several promotions. Six associates have been selected for promotion ...
Churchill gears up for insurance spending spree.
Churchill Insurance Group plans to go on another spending spree in the general insurance sector if it...
Insurers asked to disclose documents.
RSA, Ace USA, Aetna, AIG, Manhattan Life, New York Life, Penn Mutual and Providence Washington have ...
Miller and GAB win Axa business in Ireland.
Loss adjusters Miller Farrell and GAB Robins have been appointed as the major service providers for ...
Benfield Greig eyes Bermuda in run-up to company flotation.
Privately-owned UK-based reinsurance broker Benfield Greig is considering redomiciling to Bermuda as ...
Appointment at The Broker Network.
The Broker Network has made Debi Mawer underwriting manager of its business development team. She wi...
The CII signs contract with PDOL.
The Chartered Insurance Institute has signed a contract with e-learning solutions provider PDOL. Und...
If we all believe, others will too.
The insurance industry continues to suffer from a poor reputation. Eric Galbraith argues it is time for the sector to address the lack of belief in itself in order to improve its public image.