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Appointment at CII.
The Chartered Insurance Institute has appointed Stuart Gallagher corporate relationship manager resp...
Honest police protected from defamation.
Halford v (1) Chief Constable of Hampshire Constabulary and (2) Curtis (Court of Appeal - 13 February 2003).
Bermuda-based Ace reports first quarter profit
Bermuda-based insurer Ace has reported a first quarter profit of $247m (£153m), up 25% on the $198m...
Call for London market summit over policy gap
Major reform of London market practice over policy documentation has been put on the agenda by Lloyd'...
Personal Touch Insurance unveils liability initiative
Aegon-backed intermediary Personal Touch Insurance has launched an online liability quote engine, i...
Russell moves into energy.
Service provider and consultancy the Russell Group is planning to extend its risk management and inf...
Appointment at Whitespace Software.
Whitespace Software has appointed Claire Stembridge to its Lloyd's team. Ms Stembridge joins Whitesp...
Appointment at Sagar Insurances.
Sagar Insurances has announced the appointment of Simon Whittaker as account executive. Mr Whittaker...
Heed Lord Levene's call
Lord Levene's call (see p1) for the insurance industry to get together once and for all to address ...
ABI widens net over windscreen fraud
The Association of British Insurers has launched a series of investigations into windscreen replace...
SVB cash injection for Fusion
Broker only agency Fusion is set to benefit from a windfall of up to £38m following parent SVB's de...
JW Group sets off on bolt-on trail
Edinburgh-based broker the JW Group aims to break the £20m premium income barrier during the next t...
Insight looks to SME fleet.
Allianz Cornhill plans to put a fifth of its commercial book through its Insight broker service, whi...
Appointment at RAC.
RAC Business Solutions has announced the appointment of Colin Simm as head of Norwich Union operatio...
LMG acquires stake in rival
Jewellery claims specialist Loss Management Group has acquired a majority stake in rival Jewellery Ap...
Belfor appointed preferred contractor by Capita.
Damage management specialist Belfor has been appointed as one of Capita Insurance Services' preferre...
View from the Top - Andy Briscoe, managing director, AA Insurance
Nobody can deny that home and motor insurance have become commoditised. If you ask the average ...
Appointment at Aviva.
Aviva has appointed two new independent non-executive directors. Anna Catalano is group vice preside...
The Accident Management Association establishes technical committee
The Accident Management Association has established a technical committee to assist members with qu...
Rehabilitation First: Promoting Partnerships.
Wednesday 25 June - Villa Park Conference Centre, Birmingham Making rehabilitation a reality is th...
Appointment at The Leisure Consortium.
James Carroll has been appointed liability underwriter at The Leisure Consortium, the specialist lei...
Risk UK loses support of major shareholder
Reinsurance broker Risk UK said this week it was determined to continue trading in the London marke...
FSA denies non-member discrimination.
It has been suggested that the Financial Services Authority's authorisation process for general insu...
Health hazard case failed on rule breach.
Naylor v Volex Group (Court of Appeal - 14 February 2003).