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Smith reveals major push for broker CRS
Former PWS managing director Peter Smith said he has ambitious plans following his investment in Llo...
Sigma opens new NI office
Loss adjuster Sigma Claims Solutions has opened an office in Northern Ireland, choosing Carrickfergu...
Tide turning as the public denounce fraud
The battle to convince the UK public that insurance fraud is a serious crime was given a massive boo...
Appointment at Zenith Insurance Management
Zenith Insurance Management has made Nick Rayward project manager. He has 17 years experience in ins...
Amlin's possible takeover offer being considered
Amlin's possible takeover offer for fellow Lloyd's insurer Chaucer was still being considered as Pos...
Appointment at Liberty Syndicates
Liberty Syndicates has appointed James Slaughter as deputy underwriter for special reinsurance proje...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Allianz Cornhill has made a string of appointments. Paul Scott joins from Royal and Sun Alliance as ...
Appointment at Chadbourne and Parke
Chadbourne and Parke has appointed five partners from Denton Wilde Sapte. Adrian Mecz, Christopher C...
"Key facts" summit call
A leading industry figure has blamed "useless" key facts documents required by the regulator as a ke...
Appointment at Ecclesiastical
Gary Hemming has joined Ecclesiastical Insurance as its general business actuary. He was previously ...
Reinsurer Alea confirms discussions with AM Best
Reinsurer Alea has confirmed it is currently in discussions with AM Best, after having its financial...
Appointment at Axa
Ralph Nash has joined Axa as director of group operational risk. Prior to this, Mr Nash was head of ...
Appointment at Sectornet
Paul Buckle has been promoted to the senior management team of Sectornet as senior manager for accou...
Fitch Ratings affirms Brit Insurance's rating
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Brit Insurance's financial strength rating at 'A+' with the rating outloo...
Road tax shake-up to hit motor-risk pricing
The entire motor risk pricing system could be revolutionised if the government goes ahead with its p...
Lloyd's capacity scarcity means closure problems
Syndicates at Lloyd's are having trouble closing their old years of account because of poor market c...
Riverbourne plans HNW venture
Surrey-based broker the Riverbourne Group is planning a venture into high-net-worth personal lines, ...
Omni Whittington seeks creditors' agreement over solvency scheme
Run-off specialist Omni Whittington hopes to drastically reduce the time it takes to settle the liab...
Appointment at Brit Insurance
Jonathan Turner has joined Brit Insurance Holdings to head its reinsurance operations. He takes over...
New cargo insurance website
A new cargo insurance website, Gocargoinsu-rance.com, has been launched to enable freight forwarders...
No further tidal waves of regulation expected
Charlie McCreevy, EU Commissioner for the internal market and services, has attempted to reassure th...
Differentiation not valued
Differentiation other than price is often talked about, but seldom valued, according to a leading br...
CIS under threat from union strikes
The Co-operative Insurance Society this week admitted its business could be severely hit if unions r...
The FSA launches handbooks of its rules
The Financial Services Authority has launched 14 sector-specific tailored handbooks of its rules and...