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Groupama appointment
Groupama Insurances has appointed Claire Ginnelly, from Standard Life Healthcare, as head of healthc...
Appointment at Primary Group
Primary Group has appointed Duncan Nichol as non-executive director. Mr Nichol has held board positi...
Firms' future service is key
Distribution issues were explored by senior executives in a breakout session at last week's conferen...
Hurricane predictions
Stephen Catlin, chief executive of Catlin Group said rates fornon-catastrophe exposed classes of pro...
Appointment at Davies Managed Systems
Mark Grocott has been appointed director of operations at Davies Managed Systems. Also joining the c...
Travel broker launches
A travel insurance wholesale broker has launched, aiming to capture the quality and niche side of th...
Ex-Lloyd's head sets shake-up plan
Hiscox will instigate wide-ranging reviews of its legal panels in the coming months, as part of the ...
Appointment at Amedeo Adjusting
Kenneth Johnston has joined Amedeo Adjusting and will be based in its Glasgow office. Mr Johnston, w...
Appointment at Goodhealth Worldwide
Donna Elliot has joined Goodhealth Worldwide as training and quality assurance manager. Formerly the...
Test case worry for insurers
The hearings of seven landmark industrial deafness claims began this week, which if successful could...
CSC reveals IT platform
Computer Sciences Corporation and Q.Know Technologies have launched an IT platform for reinsurers, d...
Floodplain danger could cost
Housebuilders were warned against construction on floodplains this week, as the insurance industry s...
SBJ wins ICAEW contract
SBJ Professional has won the contract to provide professional indemnity insurance to the Institute o...
What the papers said this week
The Sunday Telegraph Why does it take so long to get through to an Indian call centre? Because ...
Lloyd's CEO outlines four steps for success
The 2006 UK Insurance and Financial Services conference in Glasgow last week saw delegates entertained by a list of high-profile speakers. The Post team reports on the issues that were raised
FSA backs cancer website
Omagh Independent Advice Service, an advice service based in Belfast, was due to launch a new websit...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny joined up with the great and the good of the insurance industry last week for the annual Insur...
Fraud defence strengthened
Insurers have been given a stronger defence against fraudulent personal injury claimants, following ...
Protect your MP3 player
Taking sensible precautions reduces the chance of being a crime victim. That is the message of a mul...
Appointment at Glacier Reinsurance
Glacier Reinsurance has appointed Luzi Hitz as senior property underwriter. Mr Hitz joins the compan...
MD departure triggers reorganisation
The managing director of Homeserve Property Repairs has resigned amid changes within the division. ...
FSA says priorities for 2007 will remain
Treating customers fairly and contract certainty will remain priorities for the Financial Services A...
Appointment at La Playa
La Playa has expanded its technology and farms and estates divisions with the appointments of Hanna ...
Appointment at Sterling Insurance
Sterling Insurance has hired two senior executives, Steve Williams and Roger Humber. Mr Williams joi...