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Tesco gains £25m
Tesco Personal Finance has made a profit, net of interest and tax, of £50m in the first half of 2006...
Appointment at Business Continuity Network
Business Continuity Network has appointed Simon Berry as managing director. Mr Berry joined the comp...
MDU cancels Irish authorisation
The Medical Defence Union has cancelled its own regulatory authorisation in Ireland, effective tomor...
Firm sees new structure
Accounting firm Grant Thornton has appointed a new head for its financial markets group as well as m...
Industry's fraud fight could face human rights challenge
The insurance industry could be failing to detect significant levels of fraud because it is obsessed...
Appointment at Audatex
Audatex has made Stewart Myles head of crash repair. Mr Myles joined the company in 1998 as an area ...
Atrium reveals profit fall
Atrium Underwriting has reported profit before tax of £7.9m for the first half of the year, a fall o...
SSP targets acquisitions after flotation
Broker software house SSP began trading on the Alternative Investment Market on Monday, reaffirming ...
Football competition result
The 2006 Insurance 5-a-side charity football competition supported by Post was blessed with unseason...
RSA sale raises bid talk
Royal and Sun Alliance's announcement last week that it is to sell off its US operation at a total c...
Appointment at Sapiens
Neil Hodges and Bryan James have joined Sapiens as sales director and head of reinsurance, respectiv...
Equity strikes new deal
Capita Group subsidiary Webline has diversified into the buildings and contents market with first4co...
Markerstudy courts web-savvy brokers
Markerstudy is looking to invest more energy in online distribution after it appointed a group under...
Oval appoints chairman
Broker consolidator Oval has appointed Oliver Stocken as its new chairman. Mr Stocken's non-executiv...
Appointment at Guernsey Financial Services Commission
Guernsey Financial Services Commission has made Diane Colton director of insurance as of 31 December...
FSA impatience grows over disclosure failure
Mandatory broker commission disclosure looks increasingly likely after the regulator appeared to be ...
Allianz in major pilot
Allianz Cornhill is launching a three-month pilot project to test the use of recycled parts in repai...
What the papers said this week
The Daily Telegraph Lloyd's of London insurer Hiscox has bought a 13.45% stake in AIM-listed Pavili...
Appointment at Spectrum Syndicate Management
Mark Everest has become chief legal counsel at Spectrum Syndicate Management. Mr Everest will be res...
PI market in free fall after rates reduction
The solicitors' professional indemnity market is in free fall after rates and premiums collapsed in ...
Capita linked to sale review
Capita is believed to be conducting an actuarial review of its legal expenses business with a view t...
Appointment at Liberty Syndicates
Ralph Stainbank has joined Liberty Syndicates to provide underwriting support to the divisional unde...
Appointment at XL Capital
XL Capital has appointed two chief executives, Robert Douglas and Daniel Sussman, who will be respon...
System stops thefts
Accident Exchange has reported a full recovery rate on attempted thefts on its 3000-strong fleet sin...