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Apil slams myth of comp culture
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has launched an attack on insurers for undermining the ro...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny hears SVB held a soiree on the Orient Express last week for analysts and customers that proved...
FSA reconsults on funds
Post Magazine rounds up all the news, views, debate and events from the British Insurance Brokers' Association conference, which took place on 20-22 May at the Glasgow SECC
Attracting innovative staff 'the key to success'
Consultant David Bodanis said he believed that firms who attract innovative employees will enjoy suc...
The FSA fines vehicle management company Universal Salvage
The Financial Services Authority has fined vehicle management company Universal Salvage £90,000 for ...
Brokers at risk from fine wine and food
The results of First Assist's mini health assessments at the conference showed that male brokers, bo...
Appointment at EG Solutions
Paul Thomas has joined operations and performance management specialist EG solutions as non-executiv...
21-day failures set to be named
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has said it is prepared to name and shame insurers that a...
Canopius eyes share of 1861 marine book
Lloyd's managing agent Canopius has revealed it hopes to capture 40% of Marlborough Syndicate 1861's...
Appointment at CMS Cameron McKenna
Law firm CMS Cameron McKenna has made Peter Mansfield a partner of its insurance and reinsurance gro...
Churchill quits broker panels and turns to lending
Churchill is to remove itself from broker panels following its acquisition by Royal Bank of Scotland...
The FSCS appoints interim chief executive
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has appointed Ron Devlin as interim chief executive to ta...
Zurich starts bodyshop review
Zurich has begun a review of its bodyshop repairer network, axing 17 repairers in its North-west, Mi...
Appointment at Singer & Friedlander
Insurance Finance Singer & Friedlander Insurance Finance has appointed Bob Darling as managing direc...
ATE insurer trade body prepares new compulsory code of conduct
The Claims Standards Federation is set to publish an outline of its compulsory code of practice for ...
Looking for support
Just over 1350 delegates descended on Glasgow last week for the annual British Insurance Brokers' As...
Aon reveals insurers use its document exchange
Broker Aon has revealed that 28 insurers and reinsurers from the London, European, Bermudian and Nor...
Appointment at FitzGerald Consulting
FitzGerald Consulting has appointed Alex Murray to enhance its team of specialists providing managem...
Ascot named as Saatchi art insurer
Post Magazine understands Lloyd’s managing agent, Ascot Underwriting, is the insurer for Charles Saatchi's art collection which was destroyed in a warehouse fire.
Lloyd's sets Xchanging summer 2005 target
Lloyd's expects Xchanging to have completed key upgrades to its accounting and settlement systems by August 2005, making them XML message enabled, according to Mike Smith, head of business process reform.
Select & Protect announces software integration
Select & Protect, provider of household and mortgage payment protection insurance cover, has announced its integration with software provider Trigold.
Fortis declares bouyant UK motor business
Banking and insurance group Fortis has reported 16% year on year gross written premium growth in the UK and said it is established as one of the largest private car insurers in the country.
Alea Group encouraged by ratings
A.M. Best and Standard & Poor’s have given global reinsurance and insurance company, Alea Group, a positive set of ratings.
Liability opportunities to develop from EU environmental directive
The European Union’s new environmental liability directive represents an enormous opportunity for environmental insurers, members of the International Underwriting Association have been told.