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Appointment at British Nuclear Insurers.
Following the retirement of Dr Tony McCabe, Bruce Kettle has been appointed technical manager of Bri...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Following the departure of John Charman from Ace this week, Penny's mind wandered to the whereabouts...
Rehab research.
The Rehabilitation Working Party has requested input from claims personnel, personal injury and defe...
Space capacity falling to earth.
Insurance capacity for space risks is falling, according to Benito Pagnanelli, the deputy general ma...
Insurers slam ratings slur.
Three motor insurers have hit back at a rating agency's claim that the chances of one of them going ...
Appointment at Lutine Assurance Services.
Birmingham-based Lutine Assurance Services has recruited Jonathan Clarke to the position of managing...
US blow for Names.
The US Senate has removed a provision from its bankruptcy Bill that would have made it harder for Ll...
New lawyers hired.
Law firm Bond Pearce has appointed two new insurance partners to be based in its Southampton office....
Site attracts Ensign.
Town & Country Assistance's website, offering real-time claims tracking, has persuaded Lloyd's motor...
Uninsured cost UK drivers dear.
The Motor Insurance Bureau programme manager Donald Martin has supported findings by insurer Direct ...
Body repair taskforce call.
Anthony Gould and David Worsfold report from Post Magazine's conference on motor claims, held in London last week.
Child's play.
Local authorities have had to learn tough lessons when it comes to children's safety on school trips. Teachers would be wise to gen up on risk assessment when planning such excursions, as well as ensuring public liability insurance is in place, says…
... but TUC accuses it of complacency.
The complacency shown by the Association of British Insurers will be deeply hurtful to the many asbe...
IFA Budget penalty.
Nine out of 10 independent financial advisers believe the Budget failed to rectify tax laws that hav...
NIG: ARMed with majority stake.
NIG has acquired a majority shareholding in the Scottish risk management firm All Risk Management. N...
HSA launches alternative to PMI.
Families excluded by the "prohibitive" cost of private medical insurance, but needing help with ever...
Friends teams up for IFAs online.
Friends Provident has teamed up with e-business software provider Allfinanz to provide independent f...
E-platform launched.
IT services company Rebus iS has launched a mobile messaging e-platform, which will allow remote wor...
Indian exchange.
Tata AIG General Insurance, the joint venture between Indian conglomerate Tata Group and AIG, is see...
Appointment at FMW.
FMW, which specialises in commercial insurance products and risk management, has appointed three new...
TUC accuses ABI of complacency over asbestos claims.
The Trades Union Congress has accused the Association of British Insurers of "breathtaking complacen...
Axa's results slip.
Axa's UK arm reported disappointing results last week, as the group posted a 24.2% increase in cash ...
ABI accused of "breathtaking complacency"
The Trades Union Congress has accused the Association of British Insurers of "breathtaking complacenc...
Appointment at Chaucer Insurance.
Chaucer Insurance, the personal lines division of Chaucer Syndicates, has made Pat Carney IT manager...