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Britannic exit.
The chief executive of UK financial services group Britannic has resigned as the company, diversifyi...
Appointment at Kennedys.
City-based dispute resolution firm Kennedys has recruited Nicola Vickers to its team. She has over s...
Dispute continues over WTC payouts.
The wrangle over the World Trade Center insurance payouts intensified this week when a General Motor...
Fraud-fighting.
Although 42% of US insurers have increased spending to combat insurance fraud, with 82% implementing...
Heath Lambert considers flotation option.
Broker Heath Lambert this week confirmed it is considering a flotation as one of a number of options...
Online salesforce.
Bournemouth-based Health-on-Line has embarked on a national recruitment campaign, which aims to swel...
Troika scheme faces March termination.
Airlines were given a stay of execution this week as the government extended its aviation insurance ...
Where's industry pride?
First it's FIMBRA, then it's PIA (same people, same rubbish, different letter heading) then it's FSA...
Unitas makes Irish signing.
Broker network Unitas has signed up Northern Irish intermediary Bartholomew & James as its latest me...
Appointment at Royal & Sun Alliance.
Duncan Finch has been made finance director of UK personal at Royal & Sun Alliance. He joins from th...
Appointment at Insurance Services Office (ISO).
Provider of insurance claims services and information about property and liability risk Insurance Se...
Regency reveals five-year plan.
Regency Insurance Brokers this week said it aimed to have a net annual premium of £200m, and a staff...
Appointment at QBE International Insurance.
QBE International Insurance has made two new appointments Dagmar Bohning and Barry Robinson, who joi...
Bupa: trial move to India.
Health insurer Bupa is trialling an outsourcing move to India, which may lead to much of the provide...
Appointment at Bollington Group.
Macclesfield based Bollington Group has promoted several members of its staff. Andy Large becomes te...
Miller nets losses.
Miller Fisher Group expects to make an operating loss for 2001. In a statement it said: "Trading con...
Financial options.
Bob Kerzner, executive vice president and director of Hartford Life's individual life division, has ...
Cox ups WTC loss.
Lloyd's insurer Cox Insurance has increased its estimate of losses arising from the World Trade Cent...
CII should register members' CPD.
Now the government has decided the Financial Services Authority is to be the sole regulatory body, i...
Be on the Safe side.
Developer of digital risk insurance Safeonline, has launched SafeEnterprise, its errors and omission...
The bitterest pill.
Post-Shipman, medical bodies are keen to protect themselves should the issue of medical malpractice come up. And with the number of reported cases rising, insurers offering this cover are starting to withdraw from the market. Simon Threadgold wonders…
Mould on course.
A series of courses tackling the problem of mould remediation and prevention began in Bolton this we...
GAB recruits rivals' engineers.
Loss adjuster GAB Robins has lured three chartered engineers away from rivals, alongside two other re...
Pru reports rise.
Prudential recorded a 54% increase in insurance and investment sales for the total group in 2001 of ...