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Standard & Poor's predicts small bill for US blackout
The power failure that plunged large parts of the northeastern US and parts of Canada into darkness o...
Appointment at Optimum Risk Solutions.
Leeds-based risk management specialists Optimum Risk Solutions has opened new offices in the city an...
Swinton speaks out as sell-off rumours rage.
Swinton's chief executive Patrick Smith has put paid to persistent rumours of a possible disposal of...
Appointment at National Accident Helpline.
National Accident Helpline has appointed John Rutter as business development director. His role will...
HSE raises stress claim fears.
The news that the Health & Safety Executive is prepared to take action against authorities that do n...
Appointment at Middleton Potts.
Terry O'Regan has been made a partner in Middleton Potts' shipping and international group. He joine...
Equitas faces £119m US payout.
A damages award of $190m (£119m) was made last week against Equitas, the company established to insu...
A pain in the neck?
Recent research has cast doubt on the widely accepted causes of repetitive strain injury and other related conditions. Johnny Thomson asks what this means for the future of RSI claims and sufferers - and the measures insurers take to mitigate the risks.
Appointment at InsurE-com.
InsurE-com has taken on Dr Sam Kingston, previously senior vice president of Oracle Consulting, as a...
Appointment at Arepa.
Technical disaster recovery specialist Arepa has taken on Rudi Pedersen as international business ma...
Standard Life contracts Edotech.
Standard Life has contracted UK-based supplier Edotech to deploy a document management system for cu...
BACS warning.
The UK's 40,000 direct BACS submitters have over two years to migrate to the new BACSTEL-IP system, ...
Zurich Financial Services Group sells UK subsidiary.
Zurich Financial Services Group has sold its UK subsidiary Zurich Life Assurance to Swiss Re for $46...
London market premiums soar.
The International Underwriting Association's quarterly underwriting figures for premiums received an...
Appointment at Combined Insurance.
Kingston-based Combined Insurance, the specialist provider of health and accident insurance, has rec...
Appointment at Computer Sciences Corporation.
Computer Sciences Corporation has promoted Steve Mitchener to president of its financial services gr...
LV steps up affinity activity.
Liverpool Victoria is stepping up its involvement in affinity deals, following a recent agreement wi...
Response Handling increases staff numbers.
A call centre firm that specialises in providing outsourcing services to insurers and the public sec...
Rationalisation far from over.
Axa's announcement this week that it is prepared to undertake further rationalisation following the ...
Commentary - Conflicting rulings on DVT.
Air carriers are responsible for bodily injury to passengers on commercial and international flights...
Exeter FS buys Docucorp solution.
Exeter Friendly Society has bought Docucorp's automated policy production solution. The system will ...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
To prove how widely Post Magazine is read around the world, this week we are looking at the website ...
State of M&A play.
All the signs are that the broker sector is about to take the mass consolidation ball and run with it. However, impending Financial Services Authority regulation is causing some acquisitive companies to play the waiting game. Ralph Savage reports on the…
Appointment at Zurich.
Zurich London has appointed Neil Strickland and Colin McPhie as customer relationship managers. Mr S...