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Appointment at Sherwood International.
Sherwood International has appointed Steve Dean as director of sales operations, international regio...
Terror ball airborne.
The government must listen to the insurance industry. The issue of terrorism cover - or rather the l...
Eagleburger does two-step over Holocaust claims.
Lawrence Eagleburger, the founding chairman of the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insuran...
Supplying the Best.
Norwich Union, Groupama and Ace have been selected to provide insurance cover for Best, the leading ...
US set to open for Europe.
The restrictive US market could be significantly opened up to European insurers, following talks bet...
Brummie boost.
Business and insurance law firm Browne Jacobson has been appointed to the Birmingham City Council pa...
Ace chief resigns.
Dennis Reding has resigned as president and chief executive of Ace USA and president of Ace INA Hold...
PCS job shake-up.
Vic Noble, operations director at loss adjuster Property & Casualty Services, has been asked to reap...
Chubb homes in.
Housing Development Finance, India's largest home mortgage lender, has approved a plan to set up a g...
View from the top - Peter Hubbard
Peter Hubbard, chief executive, Axa Insurance Over the past few months, much has been blamed on 11 ...
DWL: P&C update.
Software provider DWL has updated its Unified Business Services software for the property and casual...
Misys on target for acquisition as profits increase.
Software provider Misys, has reported a fall in its interim operating profit of 13% for the six mont...
Allianz claims call.
Allianz Cornhill is to expand its claims capabilities, with the establishment of a dedicated househo...
Appointment at Aon.
Philip Farrar, Simon Daldry and Russell Johnstone have joined the Aon Public Sector Consulting Group...
Appointment at Thomas Miller Risk Management (Guernsey).
Callum Beaton has been appointed chief executive officer of St Peter Port-based Thomas Miller Risk M...
Penny Black's insurance week.
The buzz around the Square Mile this week has been that an unnamed woman, who claims to have had a r...
British Insurance Awards 2002.
The starting pistol has been fired in the race to win the industry's ultimate accolade of achievemen...
QBE launches Kylie.
QBE International Insurance has launched an internet-based underwriting system Kylie. Developed by F...
NFU faces £4.15m PI payout.
NFU Mutual was ordered to pay one of the largest ever personal injury awards by the High Court in Lo...
Cracking the leakage problem.
Clamping down on the problem of claims leakage in the household sector is something all insurers aspire to. Many believe the best way to get to grips with it is, like the motor sector, to introduce an electronic estimating system. Hugo Cranmore gets…
IRM settlement.
The Institute of Risk Management has reached an amicable settlement of the dispute surrounding the r...
Appointment at Alea Group.
The Alea Group has appointed Trevor Clegg as professional lines underwriter. Mr Clegg joins the comp...
Benfield remains tight-lipped on flotation plan.
London-based reinsurance broker Benfield Greig has refused to rule out a listing, following speculat...
Overhaul for legal complaints.
The solicitors' complaints system is to be overhauled and placed under the scrutiny of a non-lawyer ...