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Omega announces unchanged syndicate forecast
Omega Underwriting has announced an unchanged forecasts for Syndicate 958 for the 2003 and 2004 years of account. The Syndicate’s 2005 account is expected to be profitable
Wellington hammered by hurricane losses
Wellington Underwriting, whose wholly owned subsidiary Wellington Underwriting Agencies manages Syndicate 2020 at Lloyd’s, has released a further update about the extent of losses sustained from hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma in 2005.
Managers frustrated by lack of support
Senior insurance managers are confident in their own abilities but frustrated by hurdles that stop d...
FSSC and FSA unite to develop standards
The Financial Services Skills Council has revealed that it plans to work with the Financial Services...
IFS launches risk diploma
The Institute of Financial Services has launched a new applied diploma in Risk and Insurance Managem...
Cass makes Aon director a visiting professor
Cass Business School has appointed Aon's Alan Punter as a visiting professor for insurance and risk ...
Time to test yourself
A selection of questions from various past-CII qualification papers
Appointment at HCC Diversified Financial Products
HCC Diversified Financial Products has appointed Julia Grant as an underwriter from Alexander Forbes...
Appointment at Corpore
Michael McKenna has joined injury management and vocational rehabilitation specialist Corpore as an ...
AIM firm to open new claims arm
AIM-listed claims management company Aquilo is set to boost its push into the property market with a...
New build
NFU Mutual has formally opened its new training academy to provide courses for its 5000 staff and ag...
Appointment at Vision Underwriting
Vision Underwriting has made Cefyn James senior financial lines underwriter. With almost 20 years' s...
Appointment at Barlow Lyde and Gilbert
Barloe Lyde and Gilbert has appointed two new members to its reinsurance and international risk team...
A report into claims advertising due next year
A report of the joint government and Advertising Standards Authority investigation into claims adver...
What the papers said this week
Daily Mail Nearly a million Standard Life members are at risk of missing out on windfalls, by faili...
Appointment at Audatex
Audatex has made Lance Condon southern area sales manager. He joins from Glass's, where he was respo...
Appointment at Garwyn
Keith Wise has joined Garwyn as divisional director, heading up its newly created major loss divisio...
BNLM gets Lloyd's accreditation
The Broker Network has admitted it is confident its London market arm is poised for continued growth...
HSBC Insurance Brokers appoints Adrian Jenner
HSBC Insurance Brokers has appointed Adrian Jenner, who is joining from Howden, where he was a main ...
Appointment at Federation of European Risk Management Associations
The Federation of European Risk Management Associations has appointed two vice-presidents for the pe...
David Matcham to attend NAIC's winter meeting
David Matcham, the chief executive of the International Underwriting Association, will attend the Na...
New laws could mean no cover
Restaurants and takeaways may find their insurance invalidated from today because they failed or did...
Euro 'Spitzer' inquiry on hold
European Union Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes has agreed to delay the inquiry into the operat...
Goshawk in board shake-up
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