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DAS detaches itself from CSA
Insurer DAS has distanced itself from the newly created Claims Standards Association. The CSA, ...
Markel to open more UK offices in retail sales push.
US insurer Markel intends to open more offices in the UK and explore new product lines as part of a...
Appointment at Heath Lambert.
Heath Lambert Consulting has appointed Douglas Walker to its corporate pensions and benefits team. H...
DLA connects employees with Eurodata deal.
Insurance law firm DLA has teamed up with Eurodata Systems to give its 3000 employees browser-based ...
Royal Bank of Scotland receives approval for acquisition.
Royal Bank of Scotland has received Office of Fair Trading approval for the Churchill acquisition. I...
Events.
4 September Guernsey Insurance Company Management conference 'Risk 2003' Beau Sejour Conference...
Appointment at IPS Group.
IPS Group has appointed Ciara McKee as senior consultant. Ms McKee will work within the commercial i...
BIg solutions to small problems.
Because of their size, smaller companies are less able than most to survive if they are hit by a major catastrophe. It is therefore essential they have adequate insurance in place to ensure business can continue as usual. Hugo Cranmore examines…
CBS seeks approval for PI syndicate.
Lloyd's Members' agency CBS Private Capital could face a battle to secure the services of some of th...
RSA set to rebuild as HBOS moves home
Royal & Sun Alliance this week stressed it is still committed to large scale affinity deals, despit...
Benfield opens office in China.
UK-listed broker Benfield has opened a representative office in Shanghai, China. The office will foc...
TL Dallas broker purchases Scectornet.
One of the brokers involved in the original Rarrigini and Rosso 24/7 Broking pilot, TL Dallas, has p...
Taking the work out of re-placement.
The financial services industry has experienced more than its fair share of redundancies lately. Sensible companies provide outplacement specialists when jobs are cut, who can advise, support and find the right re-employment solution for all those that…
Appointment at Apex Contractors.
Apex Contractors has appointed Ian Cannings to a new executive role on its board. Mr Cannings was pr...
Opus completes refinancing
Broker Opus has completed a £6.5m refinancing of its banking facilities with the Royal Bank of Scot...
Set sail for the fourth Lineslip regatta.
This year, Post Magazine is once again sponsoring the Lutine Lineslip Regatta, the premier yachting ...
St Paul considers new broker D&O facility.
St Paul claims that solicitors have responded well to its recently launched online professional inde...
Irish Insurance Federation annual results
Premiums are falling in the Irish motor insurance market just as insurers' fortunes have turned, ac...
Appointment at PYV Group.
Clive Hawker has joined the PYV Group as divisional director, special risks, within the Lloyd's brok...
14 years ago.
Royal & Sun Alliance might currently be operating a strategy of shrinking to profitability, but 14 y...
Appointment at Claims Management Group.
Claims Management Group has appointed Jack Moore as head of claims. Mr Moore, who joins CMGL from St...
End of an institution.
The recent abolition of the historic role of Lord Chancellor by the Labour Party has sent shock waves across the legal profession - and further. Marcus Alcock examines the repercussions that this, and other proposed changes, will have.
Making your mark.
With prices for professional indemnity rising, brokers are having to work more closely with their clients to help ease the burden of the extra costs. Risk management and technology are central to these closer relationships, says Jonathan Swift.
PWS appoints chief executive
International reinsurance broker PWS has appointed Julian Messent as chief executive, following the...