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Appointment at ABS.
Richard Miles has become technical services manager at bodyshop network ABS. He will oversee the act...
Appointment at Royal London.
Royal London has appointed David Kneeshaw as marketing director for its retail business, further str...
Appointment at Axiom.
Axiom Claims Consulting has appointed aviation reinsurance claims specialist Harry Pugh as claims di...
Pressure mounts over warranties.
Insurers and broking trade bodies have welcomed the Office of Fair Trading' s decision to refer the e...
WorldCom: insurance fallout.
Despite the assertion by rating agency Fitch that a number of specialist directors and officers unde...
Ascot to look at more capital this autumn.
Lloyd's managing agent Ascot Underwriting may seek further backing from US insurance giant AIG in qua...
Appointment at Alan Boswell.
Alan Boswell has made three new appointments. Michelle Fincham will be based at the Attleborough off...
Learning to adjust to damage management.
The route from loss adjusting to damage management is a winding one, as Maurice McCormack and Simon Berry, discovered.
HBOS moves Sainsbury's household in-house.
Halifax Bank of Scotland this week continued its strategy of bringing its insurance-related business ...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
There is an interesting tip for web designers on the contact page of this site. The e-mail addresses...
Mike Hall of Standard Life Healthcare begins term as chair of ABI.
Mike Hall (left), chief executive of Standard Life Healthcare, last week began a two-year term as ch...
ATE running out of control.
The House of Lords' judgement in Callery v Gray is a disappointing one for insurers, say Andrew Parker and Dominic Clayden who argue that a brake needs to be found for the runaway after-the-event train.
Sirius: new role.
Insurance technology provider Sirius Financial Systems has created a new position, which it hopes wi...
The EC approves further extension.
The European Commission has approved a further extension for EU governments to continue acting as in...
CGNU formally changes its name to Aviva.
CGNU has formally changed its name to Aviva and the London Stock Exchange mnemonic for the company w...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny has to come clean that she is not the most technologically gifted of the Post Magazine team bu...
Setting the record straight.
There are several misconceptions about the Lloyd's market, which mainly stem from second-hand information versus first-hand knowledge. Julian James attempts to straighten a few things out.
Liquidator for Drake Insurance in dispute with brokers.
The provisional liquidator for Drake Insurance, Deloitte & Touche last week sent out offer letters t...
Who was there?
The round table discussions took place at Edinburgh, Bristol, London, Leeds and Birmingham. Here are the guests that took part.
E-mail liability product to get airing.
Safeonline is set to launch a new product next week to help brokers fill the 'coverage gap' that has...
Arig to strengthen capital base
Arig's shareholders have approved plans for the Bahrain-based (re)insurer to raise $100m through a ri...
Everest Re forecasts $30m exposure to WorldCom
Bermudian reinsurer Everest Re has estimated it faces a potential $30m loss exposure due to the troub...
Schofield Insurance Brokers acquires contract.
Schofield Insurance Brokers has acquired the contract to provide vehicle insurance through the UK ne...
D&O takes centre stage.
Corporate collapses such as that of Enron have thrown the failings of directors' and officers' cover into sharp relief. Guests at last week's Post Magazine round table, hosted by Kennedys, considered the issue. Jane Bernstein reports.