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Axe falls on over 100 staff as Lincoln quits UK.
Life insurer Lincoln has axed over 100 jobs, following the announcement last month it would stop tak...
GISC rules in credit risk row.
A large number of brokers are expected to benefit from the General Insurance Standards Council's dec...
Ward Evans in London move
Ambitious broker Ward Evans is to relocate its London office following expansion of the business. T...
Mediation takes off.
Contracted Mediation, the service launched by Resolex (Post Magazine, 5 October, p3) to avoid expens...
DCS misnomer.
Devonshire Claims Services is the loss adjusting subsidiary of Hammond Suddards Edge and not law fir...
Upwardly immobile.
A report by telebroker Peoples Choice has found that older cars are more likely to get stolen. It pu...
Appointment at St Paul.
Robin Hobson has joined St Paul International Insurance as regional underwriter in north-west Englan...
Murray to retire.
John Murray, managing director of Zurich Municipal is to retire at the end of the year and will be r...
Aon goes online with credit cover.
Aon is to launch an online underwriting agency providing brokers with trade credit insurance product...
IOB under spotlight.
The work of the Insurance Ombudsman Bureau, the first private sector Ombudsman scheme in the UK, is ...
China to become member of World Trade Organisation.
China is on track to become a member of the World Trade Organisation by the end of the year, accordi...
What the Papers Say.
THE SUN A woman cop allowed her lesbian partner to drive her squad car then lied when she crashed...
Brokers support London market proposals
The Lloyd's Insurance Brokers Committee has endorsed the publication of the LMP Green Book proposals ...
Unum to open new Bristol operation
Income protection insurer Unum is to open a new office in Bristol early next year, creating up to 75 ...
B&W to merge insurance arm with Deloitte
Actuary and consltant Bacon & Woodrow has announced plans to restructure. Under the changes, the firm...
Lloyd's and IUA to develop joint service with Xchanging
Lloyd's and the International Underwriting Association (IUA) have signed a Letter of Intent with Xcha...
GISC moves on solvency requirements
The General Insurance Standards Council has agreed to a number of amendments to the solvency requirem...
London bureaux to merge
Lloyd's and the International Underwriting Association (IUA) have agreed to combine their processing ...
PCS in special deal with Marks & Spencer
Loss adjuster Property & Casualty Services (PCS) has been appointed to handle specialist claims for t...
Europ Assistance expands
Europ Assistance plans to quadruple its staff by 2005 following a major expansion of its operation in...
Post Magazine wins top award for journalism
Post Magazine was voted the Best Trade Publication on General Insurance in the annual Association of ...
Gerling takes oil cargo on-line
German insurer Gerling has launched an internet-based trading system for oil cargo insurance. The s...
Amlin reorganises
London-market insurer Amlin has announced a major restructuring of its underwriting operations. The...
Appointment at Royal London.
Chris Ide has been appointed as chief executive, new markets at Royal London. He will assume overall...