News
Omega Underwriting Agents seeks to launch new syndicate.
Lloyd's managing agent Omega Underwriting Agents is understood to be seeking to launch a new syndica...
Appointment at Beachcroft Wansbroughs.
Ian Reynolds, former general manager of Commercial Union Life, has joined Beachcroft Wansbroughs Con...
Will liability "good practice" be best?
After much debate, the Association of British Insurers and British Insurance Brokers' Association ha...
Biba considers options.
The British Insurance Brokers' Association hopes to find replacement capacity for its online liabili...
Appointment at Camberford Law.
Camberford Law has appointed Bill Boyce as head of its tour operators' scheme. Mr Boyce has worked i...
Appointment at Hugh James.
South Wales law firm, Hugh James, has appointed Hugh Price as director of insurance. He will work cl...
Euclidian targeted by legal action
Formal litigation proceedings against Lloyd's insurer Euclidian are set to begin next month over th...
View from the Top.
Not surprisingly, consolidation is a hot topic in the UK insurance industry. I imagine there were...
Appointment at Medicals Direct Group.
Medicals Direct Group has appointed Paul Andrews as director of sales and marketing. Mr Andrews will...
Appointment at Glencairn.
Glencairn has appointed Steve Hearn as group chief executive. Mr Hearn joined the group in September...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
This is a bizarre offering that manages to cross the uneasy divide between the usual staid business-...
DTI publishes statistics.
The number of company insolvencies in England and Wales in the second quarter of 2003 has increased ...
Ace launches new business unit.
Ace has launched a new business unit, Ace Risk Management International, to cover corporate risk fin...
Lloyds TSB in commercial push.
Lloyds TSB this week said it is confident of taking commercial business from its broking rivals. The...
Draft standard for insurance contracts given airing.
The International Accounting Standards Board released a draft of a new standard for insurance contra...
Eurobase Systems launches Recital.
Eurobase Systems has launched Recital, a new document production software to assist insurance provid...
Hastings takes on 400 with buy.
Broker Hastings Direct's move into the home and contents market stepped up a gear last week, followin...
FSCS has plans in place for all areas covered.
Since it took over responsibility for compensation, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme has p...
Joanne Hindle appointed chair of Life and Health Regulation working
Joanne Hindle, corporate services director of Unum Provident, has been appointed chair of The Associ...
CSC and Ri3K team up for IT integration.
Information technology service company CSC and reinsurance trading platform provider Ri3K have teame...
Appointment at TT Club.
The TT Club has announced that senior underwriter Andrew Kemp is transferring from London to Singapo...
ABI launches consumer guide.
The Association of British Insurer's first consumer guide for income protection insurance has been l...
Hauliers heading for cover crisis
Road hauliers across Europe are being left without sufficient insurance as a result of changing emp...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Well summer is truly upon us, given the amount of people failing to return one's calls during the pa...