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Appointment at The Bollington Group.
Macclesfield-based the Bollington Group has appointed Simon Richards to its motor trade division. He...
Funds for testing.
Thatcham, the Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre, has been given £1m of extra funding by UK moto...
Underwriter says talks are "a farce".
Chris Wait, underwriting manager at Temple Legal Protection, has described the ongoing talks organise...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Keeping her hand in with media relations types, Penny was intrigued by the arrival of Jenny Chapman...
Gerling looks forward with impending acquisition.
Lloyd's managing agency Gerling, which runs troubled personal accident and health syndicate 1206, is...
Travel uncovered.
More than one in 10 people leave travel insurance to the last minute and 13% don't bother with it at...
McKenna ups staff.
Law firm CMS Cameron McKenna has added four new partners to its insurance and reinsurance practice. ...
Insurers lag on XML.
As insurers come under increasing pressure from reduced return on equity investments and industry re...
Euro-vision.
Parts of eastern Europe have opened up and are being eyed with interest. The opportunities for foreign insurers have risen and are now overtaking those in the EU, says Esther Baur, examining the current state of play.
Appointment at Independent Insurance.
Ken Blanc has become operations manager at Independent Insurance. He will continue to lead the Chead...
Rehabilitation first in the North.
A new back and neck clinic is due to opened today at the Huddersfield Nuffield Hospital which could ...
Homeward bound.
In the growing global economy, expatriate medical insurance including optional repatriation is one perk that companies with employees working abroad cannot afford to ignore. Karen Vizard explains why she believes Lloyd's is well-placed to provide this…
NU: new co-brand.
Norwich Union has extended its partnership with the Royal Automobile Club under plans to bolster its...
Boateng gets insurance post.
Paul Boateng MP and Ruth Kelly MP will be the new lobbying targets for the insurance industry, follo...
Appointment at Hospital Saturday Fund.
Paula McFarlane has joined the Hospital Saturday Fund, the health cash plan provider, as area sales ...
Council risks LRG loss deal.
In a move that claims consultancy the Loss Recovery Group expects to be a UK first, West Berkshire D...
Hiscox to host photography exhibition.
Lloyd's insurer Hiscox is to host an exhibition of abstract photography that will give the audience ...
Whiter shade of ...
I really must protest. Why is it that Penny sees things in such black and white terms (Penny Black, 3...
Appointment at Addleshaw Booth & Co.
Colin Porter, head of enforcement counsel at the Financial Services Authority, has joined Addleshaw ...
Davis on course.
Newmarket-based specialist commercial insurance brokers The Davis Group has said it is on target for...
Costing the benefits.
Though a cluster of cases relating to the Social Security (Recovery of Benefit) Act 1997 were recently resolved in favour of the insurer, Greg Woods warns the battle is not over.
Small adjusters must keep up.
Having read the letter, Defending a traditional approach (see below), I can sympathise with Mr Wilkin...
Appointment at Ward Evans Group.
Ward Evans Group has made Brian Metcalfe its financial director. Prior to his new role, he worked at...
Marsh reshuffle.
Broker Marsh has reshuffled its managerial structure in the UK, with the creation of three new senio...