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North of the Border: Claims spotlight
Many Scottish claims are now handled from England by claims handlers whose principal workload compri...
A "quick and dirty" act
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Forbes promotes Mitchell
Alexander Forbes has promoted Peter Mitchell to head up its corporate risk solutions division in Man...
Australian insurance giant eyes £200m broker deal to enter UK
Insurance Australia Group is set to make a concerted push into the UK general insurance market, with...
Firm wins motor contract
Assistance Services, sister organisation to Broker Assistance and part of the TLA group, has won a c...
Forum gives FOS a platform
The Subsidence Forum is holding a training seminar called Subsidence and the Challenges in a Changin...
CSC chairman revealed
Andrew Twambley, partner at Manchester-based claimant law firm Amelans and 'star' of the BBC2 docume...
Appointment at Weightmans
Tracey Smyth is joining Weightmans' Liverpool office as a partner. She will be in the workplace casu...
Appointment at Grant Thornton
Grant Thornton has made John Graham life actuarial director of its financial markets group. Mr Graha...
FSA casts eye on provincial brokers
Provincial brokers are being asked to come up with ways of measuring their contract certainty after ...
Boleat praises haste of claims regulator
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Swinton denies MMA fallout over funding
Swinton has declared it still enjoys a close relationship with parent company MMA despite seeking a ...
Judge rejects injunction
Last week, a judge dismissed the injunction obtained by Amicus Legal against IMS Litigation Support....
FSA issues alert
The Financial Services Authority has issued a consumer alert over a north London broker allegedly im...
Hardy primed for growth
Lloyd's insurer Hardy reported falling profits in the first half of 2006 but gained approval to buy ...
Alea reveals profit loss
The Bermuda-based reinsurer Alea, which is no longer accepting business, unveiled its first half 200...
Minister asks industry to show him evidence
Transport minister Stephen Ladyman has challenged the insurance industry to come up with hard eviden...
Appointment at Thompson Heath and Bond
Thompson Heath and Bond has made Joe Hantson broking manager of the company's motor fleet division. ...
HBOS boss toasts sixfold increase in fraud savings
Fraud detection savings have increased sixfold since the introduction of voice recognition analysis ...
Axa bosses for Liv Vic
Liverpool Victoria has appointed Mark Austen and Dennis Holt as non-executive directors. Mr Holt was...
Appointment at Jelf Group
Rose Clark has been made group financial controller at Jelf Group. She has experience in implementin...
Marsh targets the North
Marsh has appointed a northern regional sales leader to boost development in the north of England an...
Price hikes likely with new law
Companies must review their health and safety policies ahead of the introduction of the Injury Cost ...
Hiscox: CFA abuse must be handled
Hiscox could look to enter into defendant 'no-win, no-fee' arrangements for libel cases, following t...