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JLT confirms decision to drop contingent commissions
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has decided to stop accepting contingent commissions from 2005 onwards.
Post Magazine journalists scoop trio of gongs
Post Magazine won the Association of British Insurers general insurance publication of the year award for the seventh year in a row at the London Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square.
Guy Carpenter boss joins Glencairn
Adam Fox has joined broker Glencairn to lead reinsurance division. He was previously a Managing director of Marsh and on the board of Guy Carpenter London where he headed the London retail reinsurance division responsible for the UK, European and Asia…
Ace announces Marsh commissions
Ace has announced that it paid $61m in contingent commissions to brokers last year, including $38.5m to embattled Marsh & McLennan, Ace President and chief executive Evan Greenberg disclosed in a conference call announcing the insurer’s third- quarter…
Markel reports strong underwriting profits
Markel Corporation has reported net income of $1.40 per diluted share for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 compared to a net loss of $1.68 per diluted share for the same period of 2003.
McDaniel new president at Moody’s Corporation
The board of directors of Moody's Corporation has elected Raymond McDaniel as president and chief operating officer.
Hiscox reassures brokers over ads
Hiscox has denied it is attempting to expand its direct channel at the expense of brokers after laun...
Appointment at CBG Carpenter Rees Jackson
CBG Carpenter Rees Jackson, the Manchester-based independent financial advisory division of Communit...
Broker plans 500 India jobs
Commercial broker Moorhouse has revealed plans to offshore 500 jobs to India within three years. Th...
Appointment at IT Solutions
IT Solutions has made Beena Jotangia general manager of its domestic insurance division. She was pre...
Liberty to increase European presence
Liberty Syndicates plans to strengthen its European operations, following the merger of Syndicates 1...
Agencies reject regulation plan
Credit ratings agencies have rejected the idea of regulation, after their current practices were scr...
Oval to buy trio by 2005
Broker consolidator Oval has revealed it is to snap up three regional brokers by the end of the year...
Case offers insurer hope
Two landmark Court of Appeal rulings could provide greater certainty for insurers on the provision o...
Sentence due at Kingston Crown Court
CFT Group Insurance's Robert Damon-Aspen is due to be sentenced at Kingston Crown Court today for se...
Appointment at Call 24-7
Steve Kershaw has joined Call 24-7 as operations director. Mr Kershaw brings more than 30 years' exp...
Getting to grips with environmental challenges
Managing Environmental Claims - a modern-day problem - 8 December 2004 - London
Appointment at Heath Lambert
Heath Lambert has appointed Bob Wallace to its construction division as executive director. Mr Walla...
Crossley Morris acquires account of Mercantile
Crossley Morris Insurance Brokers based in Chorley, Lancashire, has acquired the general insurance a...
Appointment at James Chapman and Co
James Chapman and Co has appointed three trainees: Katherine Duffy, Chris Eccles and Sally Grimes ha...
QuestGates appoints three associate directors
Specialist loss adjuster QuestGates has appointed three associate directors to its liability divisio...
Spitzer: insurers hold fast over FSA concerns
UK insurers look unlikely to suspend practices such as volume commissions, broker clubs and override...
Third consecutive quarter of declining prices
The commercial insurance industry experienced its third consecutive quarter of declining prices, acc...
The FSA appoints Nick Prettejohn to Panel
The Financial Services Authority has appointed Lloyd's chief executive Nick Prettejohn to the Financ...