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"Vast majority" of Aon staff safe
Aon Corporation said that the vast majority of its approximately 1 100 World Trade Center employees h...
Appointment at AM Best.
AM Best has appointed Clive Thursby as European manager, alternative markets. He was previously head...
View from the top - Martin Long
Martin Long, Chairman & chief executive, Churchill Insurance Group. The fallout from the recent col...
Investing in the future.
As insurance company share prices dive this week and insurers continue to report poor investment ret...
Helphire in bullish mood.
Credit hire company Helphire Group, which is still in dispute with several insurers and expects these...
Costs must be agreed.
Some two years after the introduction of the Woolf reforms, there is very little agreement about how...
Direct bank launch.
US insurer Metropolitan Life has confirmed it plans to launch a direct bank in the autumn. The bank ...
Miller shuns major panels.
Outsourcing services provider Miller Fisher is to turn its back on the major UK insurer loss adjuste...
NU unveils academy.
Norwich Union has revealed details of its academy to hone the skills of more than 4000 of its underw...
CD seeks discussion.
Personal injury specialist Claims Direct's new chief executive has backed his chairman's new concili...
Sherwood releases Amarta Risk.
Insurance software and solutions company Sherwood International this week launched its new internati...
TEP floats on AIM.
TEP Exchange, the online trading platform for traded endowment policies, floated on the Alternative ...
Shipshape.
The 127th IUMI conference sails into the Italian port of Genoa later this month, drawing marine insurance delegates from around the globe. Marcus Alcock looks at what is likely to be on board.
Connecting with people power.
Though recruitment is another area of business that is reaping the benefits of the internet, Richard Adams explains why people are still essential when it comes to choosing the right candidate for the job.
Adjust and thrive.
As more and more risks to corporates come out of the woodwork, attracting ever higher claims, risk ma...
ABI: pay-off review.
The Association of British Insurers is expected to look into whether it can devise contract guidelin...
Willis targets banks.
Global broker Willis will eventually become a distributor, not only for insurers and reinsurers, but...
Sharpen up.
With insurance costs rising, brokers would be wise to sharpen up their risk management skills, as they could prove lucrative. Failure to do so, says Rachel Gordon, could prove to be a costly mistake.
Highway outsources IT functions to NMT.
Highway, the motor insurance arm of Ockham Holdings, is to outsource much of its information technol...
Churchill's Long calls for PPB funding shake-up.
Martin Long, chairman and chief executive of Churchill Insurance, has called for a shake-up of the wa...
Hercules' brokers performing well.
Strong performances by recently-acquired specialist brokers have helped Hercules, the property insur...
A public profile.
Local authorities are under pressure to deliver better services within tight budgets. Paul Graham considers the increasing profile of risk management within the public sector and the all-round opportunities this approach can bring in the current climate.
Appointment at Lumley.
Coventry-based Lumley Insurance Consultants has added to its team. Shaune Worrall will be developing...
A speedy recovery?
Absenteeism is costing British business billions. Insurers are encouraging clients to take a proactive approach, with prevention and rehabilitation key to achieving a return to health. But whether their advice will be put into practice is another matter,…