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Markel International announces appointment of president
Markel International has announced the appointment of Gerry Albanese as president and chief operati...
Appointment at DAS
The senior management team at the Bristol-based legal expenses insurer has been reorganised. David ...
Benfield disposes of shares in Montpelier Re Holdings
London broker Benfield has made £17m from disposing of its shares in Bermudian insurer Montpelier R...
Picking a fruitful sector?
The high net worth sector is ripe for development and has recently seen several new entrants keen to seize the juiciest opportunities. But has all the competition got what it takes to survive in this high-maintenance sector, or will they just drive…
A measure of risk
Can liability surveying really make a difference to a business? Stuart McCreadie argues that it can as long as the focus is on liability and not health and safety.
K Drewe purchases common application support system.
Scheme administrator K Drewe has purchased a common application support system from Transactor Globa...
Appointment at Henderson Insurance Brokers
Henderson Insurance Brokers has made the following appointments: Gavin Rourke has been appointed ne...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny was glad to see the great and the good of the industry turn out to celebrate Incisive Media's...
CILA: out of touch and inward-looking
I was pleased to see you highlight the developments of our new internal claims force last week (Hal...
Appointment at Ri3k
Ri3k has appointed ex inreon employee Christine Hallier as marketing manager. Ms Hallier will be re...
Appointment at Ecclesiastical
Guy Pentelow has joined Ecclesiastical's financial services division in the new role of actuarial a...
SCT aims to put claims staff "monkey" jibes to bed
In last week's issue, there were numerous heartfelt mentions of the decline in standards among thos...
Car maker drives change
Huge successes in terms of the number of days lost as a result of injuries at work have been achiev...
PwC makes first Accident Group disposal
Pricewaterhouse Coopers, liquidators of the failed claims management giant The Accident Group, has ...
Ecclesiastical accused over jobs cull
Finance union Unifi this week entered a war of words with insurer Ecclesiastical, slamming what it ...
Appointment at HSBC
HSBC Insurance Brokers has appointed Mark Palmer as director of political risks. Mr Palmer will be ...
Appointment at Shipowners Claims Bureau
Dr William H Moore will shortly be joining Shipowners Claims Bureau - managers of the American P&I ...
Fairfax wins workers' compensation case
Canadian financial services giant Fairfax claimed victory in a long-running case this week, which m...
Contractors maintain EL pressure
Disgruntled contractors have vowed to continue pressing the need for action over employers' liabili...
Ascent on acquisition trail
Commercial property broker Ascent, formed following a merger of equals last week, is already talkin...
The ins and outs of outsourcing to India
Outsourcing to locations such as India as a way of trimming operating costs has increased in popularity among insurers. Ian Hunter examines the issues - not least trade union unrest - that have arisen as a consequence.
Spectrum heads to Manchester
ESure's new non-standard motor insurer Spectrum has chosen Manchester, instead of Glasgow, as its n...
Appointment at RL Davison
D. Owen Davies and Steve Mynott have been appointed associate directors of the Lloyd's broking comp...
Appointment at Groupama
Groupama Insurances has appointed Roy Sampson as finance director for its UK operations. Mr Sampson...