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London market brokers should look to sell up, says IMAS
London market brokers with income less than £10m have been the worst performing intermediary group ...
Cheque mate?
The recent conditional fee agreements saga is continuing to be played out in the courts, with a series of new rulings recently raising the game. Veronica Cowan looks at the moves being made to reach an amicable conclusion.
Proposal forms changed
One of the insurers at the top of an insurance chain, which is subject to a police investigation af...
InsurE-com to hit the road
Broker solutions provider InsurE-com is to hit the road to showcase its back-office customer manage...
Appointment at Chubb Insurance
Veronica Somarriba has become zone underwriting manager for the technology insurance speciality div...
CAS Network rolls out new look and claims package
Rebranded Kent-based loss adjuster The CAS Network has launched an updated version of its web-based...
European insurers hardest hit by stock market falls
European insurers have been the hardest hit by stock market falls, according to a global report pro...
Appointment at Darwin Clayton (UK)
Tunbridge Wells-based broker Darwin Clayton (UK) has seen some changes to its board. Trevor Rawlins...
Tackling litigation
A number of legal cases have once again thrust sporting litigation into the limelight and with the pace of the compensation culture showing little sign of slowing, the government and sporting bodies must all play their part to help prevent sporting cases…
Appointment at Woodgate & Clark
Nick Michell has joined Woodgate & Clark in a role that will encompass a range of high-level manage...
All Party Group to lobby on EL
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance and Financial Services this week agreed to lobby the g...
Groupama UK records increase in premium income
Groupama UK last year recorded an increase in premium income to EUR992m (£678.4m), up 3.2% on 2001....
Hurt feelings mean penalties - Vento v Chief Constable of West
(Court of Appeal - 20 December 2002) MS Vento joined West Yorkshire Police in 1995, but was later ...
Commentary - Surveillance is admissible
The Court of Appeal has recently handed down the judgement of Jones v The University of Warwick (20...
Advent chooses Room Solutions
Lloyd's managing agency Advent has chosen Room Solutions to form the 'backbone' of the IT infrastru...
Churchill announces continued strong growth
Churchill has announced continued strong growth in business volumes and a 48% leap in profit before...
Registering the impact of the VIC scheme
The government's Vehicle Identity Check Scheme, due to come into force on 7 April, is designed to stamp out vehicle ringing. However, says Alan Greenhouff, there will also be a knock-on effect on insurers.
Halifax Bank of Scotland general insurance profits jump
Halifax Bank of Scotland has reported that its general insurance profits have jumped 15% to £400m. ...
Penny Black's insurance week
With claims farmers very much in the news again this week, Penny was pleased to hear that Colin Poo...
Appointment at ISS Ark & General
Disaster recovery firm ISS Ark & General has recruited Wayne Stock as a new project supervisor in t...
UK insurers to come under spotlight
UK insurers that have written direct US business are set to come under the spotlight, according to ...
Higgs gets industry in a spin
Speculation over how the Higgs Report will impact on directors' and officers' cover continues, but Adam Codrington argues that there are more powerful forces in the market.
UK Underwriting relocates
Primary Group subsidiary UK Underwriting has relocated to a new office in Hunslet, south of Leeds c...
Appointment at Zenith Group
David Buchanan has become management information manager at Zenith and will be based in the company...