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Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny's heart went out to the winners at last week's Health Insurance Awards, who will have to wait ...
Zurich in Thai deal.
Zurich Insurance has acquired a 25% share in Thailand's National Finance & Securities and Ekachart F...
Appointment at DBS.
Howard Duff joins DBS as network recruitment manager for the north of England. Mr Duff was previousl...
Government faces orphan row.
The government was scheduled to face renewed calls to intervene in the dispute over orphan assets ye...
Appointment at Imhotep Consultancy.
Paul Harborne has joined the Imhotep Consultancy, where he will be responsible for the application o...
Appointment at Bupa.
Bryan Sanderson has been appointed chairman of Bupa, from May next year. Mr Sanderson joins the Bupa...
Restorative medical bill passed.
The House of Representatives has passed legislation to restore billions of dollars in Medicare fundi...
Smith quits MIRRC.
Michael Smith, the chief executive at Thatcham, the Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre, is to re...
Japan gets tight on life.
Japan's financial regulator is looking to introduce tighter rules for life insurers to calculate the...
Bupa signs deal with ExpatAccess.
Healthcare provider Bupa International has signed a deal with relocation specialist ExpatAccess, to ...
Groupama steers Optima Van into market.
Groupama Insurances has launched a new commercial vehicle policy for the small business sector, whic...
Appointment at Elliotts.
Elliotts Solicitors has promoted three of its solicitors, who all specialise in defendant insurer li...
Tough talk at Baden-Baden.
Numbers were down at this year's meeting in Baden-Baden, but those who attended came away with plenty of food for thought, says Eric Alexander.
Howell resigns from Euro post.
Les Howell has resigned as secretary general of the Comite Europeen des Assurances for personal reas...
Appointment at PCS.
Property & Casualty Services has made two new appointments. David Pugh has been appointed IT manager...
Affinity attracts Marsh men.
Haywards-Heath based marketing consultancy Affinity Solutions has poached a four-strong team from br...
Goodfellow quits.
Essex-based intermediary The Goodfellow Group has quit the mortgage payment protection market, blami...
Your industry needs support.
The old saying "now is the time to come to the aid of the party" could not be more relevant or poign...
New age Huppi brings new solutions.
Rolf Huppi, chief executive officer and chairman of Zurich, said he believed the insurance industry ...
Primary expansion.
Primary Insurance Group is set to lose 10% of its Horsham staff, following restructuring that has br...
CII supports staff.
When staff decide to study for professional qualifications, how helpful are their employers? The CII Society of Fellows Research Division reports.
Online PI goes live.
An online personal injury specialist went live this week, offering brokers a chance to profit from t...
Keep an eye on the ball.
Insurers and brokers could find themselves in court if they fail to keep their eye on the legal ball. Nigel D Rackham explores the on-going Aneco Reinsurance case to highlight the hidden dangers in broker business.
Quote and Buy courts brokers.
Online insurance intermediary Quote and Buy is pushing to attract broker partners by offering its si...