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Appointment at Royal Liver Assurance.
Desmond Forshaw has retired as non-executive chairman of friendly society Royal Liver Assurance. He ...
Suited and booted.
A lawsuit filed in the US by subsidiaries of AIG and Chubb over the restructuring plan implemented b...
Appointment at Independent Insurance.
Groupama's former information technology director Steve Burton has joined Independent Insurance as g...
Commentary - Report on claims assessors.
The Blackwell Committee has said that it is not right to recommend regulation of claims assessors un...
Injury time.
We are continually told that the British public has become litigious - but many lawyers say this is simply not true. David Fanning unearths the real UK personal injury trends and compares them with patterns in the US.
David Hempleman-Adams flying The Britannic Challenger Balloon.
British explorer David Hempleman-Adams, flying The Britannic Challenger Balloon sponsored by Britann...
Groupama acquires Iron Trades health book
Groupama Insurances has acquired insurer Iron Trades healthcare business for an undisclosed sum. The ...
FSA gives feedback.
The Financial Services Authority has published feedback on the consultation for complaint handling a...
BIA shortlists now complete.
The marathon task of judging the 2000 British Insurance Awards is nearing completion with the announ...
Electronic signs.
Online insurance intermediaries and mortgage providers have welcomed the news that the Electronic Co...
Appointment at Brockbank Syndicate Management.
Louise Newman and Annabelle Forcey have joined Syndicate 861 at Brockbank Syndicate Management. Ms N...
Zurich is approved.
Shareholders of Swiss insurer Zurich approved the planned unification of the group structure at the ...
Appointment at Groupama Insurances.
Richard Setterfield has joined Groupama Insurances as financial risks underwriting manager. Previous...
RSA linked to IF.
Royal & Sun Alliance is rumoured to be interested in the IF PC Insurance joint venture with Sweden's...
Met Life forms banking unit.
Met Life is one of the first US insurers to form a banking unit following the repeal of the Glass-St...
Appointment at Collegiate.
Mathew Myles has been appointed account development manager of Collegiate Insurance Brokers. He spec...
Insurers boost market share.
The major European insurance groups have increased their market share in the six biggest markets fro...
Murray expands.
Insurance Village, which is developing an online insurance quoting service, has been bought by Edinb...
Scott Prov refutes sales talk.
Scottish Provident has dismissed speculation it has put itself up for sale. At Tuesday's annual g...
Royal London axes staff after takeover.
Over 300 jobs are set to go with the threat of more redundancies to come as Royal London announced i...
Appointment at Beale & Company.
Cathy Smith has joined the team of professional indemnity lawyers at solicitors Beale and Company. S...
What the Papers Say.
EVENING STANDARD London has become an international centre for stolen and smuggled works of art, ...
Liability: trend spotting.
So often in the past, we have seen trends in the US cross the Atlantic and have a major impact in th...
Image problem ...
... that's what the human resources directors who attended Post Magazine's lunch round table - sponsored by Joslin Rowe recruitment consultants - agreed the insurance industry suffers from when it comes to recruiting. Alex Broad reports.