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Equitable to investigate its own undoing
Troubled insurer Equitable Life, which has been rescued by the Halifax after being forced by the cour...
Benfield Greig acquires E W Blanch
Benfield Greig Group, the independent, UK-based reinsurance intermediary is to acquire EW Blanch Hold...
Benfield buys Blanch
Benfield Greig, the UK reinsurance broker, is to pay $179m for troubled US broker EW Blanch. The an...
Mutual trust no help to sacked staff.
Fenton Barry Johnson v Unisys House of Lords 22 March 2001 Following Addis v Gramophone, it ...
Alarming rise in claims.
The Association of Local Authority Risk Managers' annual conference took place at Warwick University on Monday and Tuesday this week. David Worsfold was there.
Study finds bodyshop repairers dissatisfied.
Bodyshop repairers are increasingly dissatisfied with their insurer relationships and have listed re...
Appointment at Gallagher Bassett.
Gallagher Bassett has made Simon Pemberton manager of the London claims branch. He is re-locating fr...
Call for GISC fee reduction.
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters annual conference and AGM in Cardiff last week attracted well under 100 loss adjusters, but the level of debate was nevertheless high. Anthony Gould reports.
Commentary - Fight against motor fraud: the procedural catch 22.
Despite investigation, insurers have not often been able to gather sufficient evidence by the time o...
Appointment at Aon Consulting.
Andy McKinnell is to head up Aon Consulting's Glasgow office. He is the principal and actuary with t...
Premium Line online with NMT.
Wholesale broker Premium Line has added its range of motor policies to New Millennium Technologies' ...
Groupama set to quit Lloyd's.
The future of Groupama Insurance's Lloyd's operation was clouded in uncertainty this week, following...
Cover call as HSE ups fines.
Insurers will need to radically overhaul their cover for breaches of health and safety in the workpl...
Appointment at Brian Johnston Group.
Brian Johnston & Co has recruited Peter Gray as managing director. Mr Gray was previously a director...
Rehab for mature sportspeople.
Shropshire-based John Henshall Insurance Brokers has teamed up with sports rehabilitation expert Lil...
Wellington sees positive steps
Wellington Underwriting, which this week recorded a fall in pre-tax profits for 2000 of £3.9m compare...
GAB Robins handles claim for light aircraft crash.
Loss adjuster GAB Robins is handling a claim on behalf of insurers Allianz Cornhill and Abbey Nation...
The best candidate.
Headhunting is still a popular way to recruit and is becoming more widespread, despite cost drawbacks and other contenders for this searching role. Edward Murray explains.
Rating error.
Allianz Cornhill subsidiary Trafalgar is BBpi - marginal rated by Standard & Poor's and not BBpi - w...
Rise in business.
The Confederation of British Industry/Pricewaterhouse Coopers quarterly survey of financial services...
What now for Willis?
The evolution of the largest UK-based broker - and third biggest in the world - now looks set to tak...
Theofinance to cut export costs.
A new company aims to help brokers minimise their export customers payment risk, with the launch of ...
Appointment at BHSF.
BHSF has two new managers. Michael Chapman joins the company as human resource manager from Lucas Ae...
MSF tries to crack Pru inequalities.
White collar finance union MSF has stepped up its campaign against Prudential over inequalities in p...