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DAS realigns its senior management structure
Legal expenses insurer DAS has realigned its senior management structure, following the departure o...
Mocrop Robinson and Chadwick join Broker Network.
Bury-based Mocrop Robinson and Chadwick has joined the Broker Network....
Appointment at HSB Haughton Engineering Insurance Services
Mick Taylor has been appointed senior development executive for HSB Haughton Engineering Insurance Se...
Hiscox launches US terror cover
Hiscox has launched an extranet broking facility, which provides property terrorism cover for US cl...
Face to face in Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden is gearing up for next week's reinsurance meeting and one year on, the impact of 11 September will still be at the forefront of people's minds. European floods, marine losses and Bermudian capacity are also on the agenda, says Eric Alexander.
Making a brand stand
Do insurers - especially those that mainly distribute their products through brokers - really need to have a recognised brand? Yes, is the emphatic finding of new research, as Michael Payne explains.
Berkeley Berry Birch launches Direct Protect
Financial services company Berkeley Berry Birch has launched Direct Protect, a new subsidiary aimed a...
Commercial property insurer opens services to the French market
Commercial property insurer Affiliated FM has opened its products and services up to the French marke...
Cars and stripes
Nostalgia, romance, speed, added-extras. For whatever reason enthusiasts choose to drive American cars, they all need insurance, and this specialist sector is proving profitable for insurers. But an understanding of what drives their customers is always…
Intermediary Systems builds new property risk database
Intermediary Systems has built a new property risk database Residata 360, which it claims is an in-de...
Appointment at David Fangen Insurance Brokers
Mark Shand has been taken on by David Fangen Insurance Brokers. He joins the company from Norwich Uni...
Appointment at Prettys
Prettys has taken on Jamie Kidd, Ruth Stewart and Emma Wood as solicitors. Mr Kidd will work in the f...
Alex Robinson appointed chairman of Polaris
Alex Robinson will supersede Steve Broughton as chairman of software provider Polaris. Mr Broughton...
Appointment at Beachcroft Wansbroughs
National law firm Beachcroft Wansbroughs has strengthened its national catastrophic injury unit with ...
Management briefing: the claims event
Cost-effective claims management, integrating the supply and utilising all the technological tools av...
Appointment at Gale & Phillipson
Insurance broker Gale & Phillipson has taken on Neil Parker as corporate account executive, based at ...
Systems Union announces sale to Axis Specialty
UK based software house Systems Union, developer of SunSystems, has announced that Marsh-backed Bermu...
Churchill the dog to release single
Churchill the dog is to release his first single in time for Christmas, with proceeds going to the Ca...
Excessive delays heavily criticised
The excessive delays in getting people into rehabilitation and the often excessive and inappropriat...
HSE slammed for being too "haphazard"
Law enforcement in the workplace by the Health and Safety Executive has been deemed "minimal and ha...
Move by Gerling could lead to job cuts
The reinsurance arm of the German insurer Gerling, which is up for sale, is likely to stop writing da...
Restructure sees RSA axe a further 260 jobs
Royal & Sun Alliance is to axe another 260 jobs, this time from its 960-strong information systems ...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
This is a good web-site aimed at selling all sorts of sports insurance. The main site starts we...
Zurich Professional claims it is number one
Zurich Professional claims it is now the number one provider of professional indemnity insurance to s...