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News on the wing.
Aeroinsure.com has launched an online newsletter to keep brokers up to date with developments in the...
Appointment at Marsh UK.
David Irvine is to be the new director of Marsh UK's Belfast office. He has worked in the insurance ...
PIC a pension rise.
Hong Kong's Principal Insurance Company is to expand its staff from 210 to around 300 to meet the su...
Medicare online.
International healthcare insurance provider Medicare has launched a website that gives quotes online...
Changes announced.
Merged loss recovery companies Belfor and Relectronic will announce its proposed changes in staff an...
Zenith to diversify into new products.
Lloyd's motor syndicate Zenith Insurance Management intends to diversify into new product lines with...
Axa denies Asian agency problems.
Axa Asia Pacific Holdings has denied that the resignations of several agents in Hong Kong will hurt ...
Global growth.
Scottish Mutual International intends further global growth after launching in Austria, bringing the...
Appointment at John Eke and Partners.
Bath and Bridgwater-based brokers John Eke and Partners has appointed two new directors to its board...
Appointment at Crutes.
Fiona McReddie has been appointed assistant solicitor at Crutes. She will be working on all areas re...
AA look to Virgin.com for net sales
The Automobile Association is to team up with personal finance website virginmoney.com to sell motor ...
Rehabilitation revisited.
Post Magazine's Rehabilitation First campaign will be in the spotlight again this autumn in the buil...
Appointment at Green Flag Group.
Mark Tarring has been recruited as financial controller at the Green Flag Group. He will be responsi...
Moody's negative on P&C sector.
Rating Agency Moody's has maintained its negative rating outlook for the short-term future of the UK...
Gridlock on car debate.
With the growth in car ownership, Liberal peer Earl Russell introduced a Bill into the House of Lord...
Mergers: ministers must act.
When will the competition authorities or the government step in to protect consumers and ensure genu...
Appointment at Versata.
Loren Jenkins has been made business development manager for the UK finance sector of Versata Europe...
Sign of the times.
A greater general awareness about public liability has lead to a flood of claims. To avoid the hazard of a lengthy and expensive court case, insurers and policyholders should work together to spot the danger signs early, says David Fanning.
Late legal boom.
Between 50% and 75% of the legal profession has still to purchase indemnity insurance with only a we...
MBO has adjuster thinking globally.
Loss adjuster CCS Global has completed a management buyout from the Eastgate Group, which held a 60%...
Eastgate ULR product raises profile.
Eastgate Assistance is to target larger brokers with a new uninsured loss recovery product, as it lo...
Tangent plays ball.
Watford-based intermediary Tangent Holdings has signed a three-year deal to sponsor Watford Football...
Richard Mark Ellis v Department of Transport (1) Amey Construction
Queens Bench Division 21 July 2000 Richard Ellis sought to recover damages when the branch of t...
Family values.
A worrying rise in the number of compensation claims and the amounts being awarded has sparked a major crisis among insurers. One way to counter the threat of increasing claims would be to include family legal expenses as part of cover.