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Europe triumph for Budget
A customer service adviser of six years standing with Budget Insurance Services has beaten off compe...
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: PM's monthly column addressing key employment issues. This month: Redundancy
Redundancy has been a feature of the insurance industry recently and many employees are understandably worried. Linda Sohawon explains the related legal implications of being 'let go'
Broking staff set to double
South coast broker Stuart Alexander expects to double its number of employees in Bournemouth as part...
Recruitment drive at Regency Group
Insurance and warranty scheme provider The Regency Group has announced that up to 400 new jobs could...
Concern over FSA fee costs
Industry figures have slammed the Financial Services Authority's decision to charge brokers a minima...
The unregulated sale of travel insurance
The unregulated sale of travel insurance will continue to damage the reputation of the insurance ind...
Brit Insurance Holdings agrees outline terms
UK insurer Brit Insurance Holdings has agreed outline terms to acquire the renewal rights to the pro...
"Go/no go" meeting set for electronic project
At the recent Post Magazine Claims Club meeting held in London, claims managers discussed the latest joint industry initiative on motor claims. Ralph Savage reports
Ferma backs call for catastrophe mutual
The Federation of European Risk Management Associations has backed the call for a cross-border mutua...
Appointment at Gillespie Wallis
Executive search consultants Gillespie Wallis has taken on Douglas Williams as a director and senior...
Vega sets off Primary spree
Insurer Primary is about to embark on an acquisition spree to secure its future distribution channel...
Claims managers must take lead
John Hall, consultant at Royal & Sun Alliance, made an impassioned call for claims managers to take ...
Appointment at InsurE-com
InsurE-com, the supplier of Windows-based back-office software solutions, has made Tony Vince chief ...
Appointment at Ascot Underwriting
David Trezies and Dan Glaser are to become non-executive board directors, while Andrew Brooks has be...
JLT plans to double Scottish presence
Jardine Lloyd Thompson is aiming to double its presence in Scotland - partly through acquisition - f...
Appointment at Berrymans Lace Mawer
National law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer has appointed six new partners. They include: Henry Bermingha...
Standard Life Investments disposes of shares in troubled Goshawk
Standard Life Investments has disposed of almost 8.5 million shares in troubled Lloyd's insurer Gosh...
Royal and Sun Alliance and Royal Bank of Scotland refuse to comment
Royal and Sun Alliance and Royal Bank of Scotland have refused to comment on whether the bank's take...
Island feels the heat
GAB Robins Channel Islands has been appointed by Norwich Union in connection with a fire that almost...
Broker Opus aims to increase revenue
Broker Opus is aiming to increase its revenue to £25m through several acquisitions. Opus currently h...
Penny Black's insurance week
Any illusion that business is anything other than war by another name was last week shattered - appr...
New predictable costs regime for RTA cases goes live this week
The new predictable costs regime for road traffic accident cases under £10,000 went live this week. ...
PlusOne Services develops business model
PlusOne Services, the administrative arm of underwriting agent Select & Protect and Hiscox Connect, ...