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Salvage operation.
Despite a 150-year reputation within the global marine industry, the Salvage Association was recently in danger of running aground. Deputy chairman John Noble tells Marcus Alcock how British Maritime Technology has provided the SA with some much-needed…
Appointment at SBJ Group.
Bill Barratt is to step down from the role of chief executive of Insurance and consulting group SBJ'...
IIB thorn in AIIB/ BIBA side.
Having just read Post Magazine (IIB sets sights on AIIB/BIBA, PM, 17 January, p3), I must comment on...
Appointment at Zurich Municipal.
Alan Woof has become the new underwriting director at Zurich Municipal, the public sector risk manag...
Callery appeal on.
Norwich Union has been given the final go-ahead by the House of Lords to appeal in the landmark Call...
DL increases European presence with Italian buy.
UK insurer Direct Line has made its second European acquisition, as it seeks to expand its internati...
Endsleigh MBO plan.
Dutch insurer Goudse has entered into exclusive talks with the management of UK student broking spec...
CSC seals Zurich legal deal.
Legal expenses relating to the processing of claims are costing insurers in the UK as much as £1.6bn...
Drownings fall.
Figures from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents show a dramatic reduction in the numb...
Regent threatened as talks fail.
Talks to save failing South Korean insurer Regent Insurance have been called off. A local consortium...
Pinchin to co-ordinate Lloyd's claims.
Jeremy Pinchin has been appointed to fill the newly-created role of co-ordinator of the Lloyd's mark...
Appointment at MMA Insurance.
MMA Insurance has made Daniel Andrews its travel manager - underwriting. Mr Andrews has seven years'...
FPK report says profits to rise.
European general insurers are heading for a dramatic improvement in profitability this year, accordi...
Government takes hardball stance over terror cover plea.
The government is taking a hardball approach to the insurance industry's call for it to help provide...
Japanese merger.
Japanese insurers Meiji Life Insurance and Yasuda Mutual Life Insurance have agreed to a merger that...
Clark decision.
Insurers awaiting a binding decision on whether they have to settle bad debt with credit hire compan...
Appointment at Holman Insurance Brokers.
Holman Insurance Brokers has added to its broking team with the recruitment of Nick Cook as senior w...
Parental guidance.
In an industry where many assistance companies have large insurer parents, one concern in the scramble for business is the risk of rival companies gaining access to client data. Lynn Rouse looks at the impact these cross-discipline players are having on…
Glass tops claims.
Flying glass has been found to be the most common cause of injury and therefore claims, according to...
InFront Solutions appointed by MMA.
Claims systems specialist InFront Solutions has been appointed by MMA to handle the insurer's subsid...
Korea forms Allianz.
Korean bank Hana Bank is set to launch an insurance firm in the country in a joint venture with Germ...
E-risks seminar.
The International Underwriting Association Digital Risk Working Party is holding a market-wide debat...
Dealing with soft tissue injury claims - 21 March 2002 - CII
Building on Post Magazine's successful Rehabilitation First campaign, this technical masterclass, in...
Wap ad campaign.
Lloyds TSB is currently piloting a month-long Wap advertising campaign to promote Screentrade, the o...