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Appointment at RK Carvill & Co
RK Carvill & Co has appointed Nick Foden-Pattinson as a joint managing director of the company's st...
Oil the wheels of assistance progress
Assistance services are moving on. As insurers outsource these value-adding services in a bid to keep costs down, Rob Upton believes better integration of functions and co-operation between the two sectors will ensure a smoother performance and greater…
1st Alert bids for national tenders
New disaster recovery and restoration network 1st Alert is looking to secure its first national ten...
Survival in changing times
The rise of corporate business risk management has created new challenges for the insurance profession, but Richard Moor says insurers and brokers need to work hard to win over risk managers.
Appointment at Loss Recovery Group
James Barder has joined the board of underwriting agency Loss Recovery Group as an executive direct...
RSA tipped to return to FTSE 100
Royal & Sun Alliance has been tipped to return to the FTSE 100 this week, following its latest quar...
Insurers must work in partnership with police
Last week saw the new Post Magazine Claims Club host its first official meeting, which focused on the issue of fraud. Lynn Rouse and Anthony Gould report.
The battle to rebuild
With just a few insurers currently willing to provide liability cover for incidents stemming from acts of war or terrorism, where, asks Lindsay Stevenson, does this leave the contractors charged with rebuilding Iraq?
ABI's fraud database needs insurer input.
Debra Weekes, head of financial crime prevention at the Association of British Insurers, emphasised ...
RAC Financial Services to unveil household panel
RAC Financial Services is set to unveil its household panel next month, as it looks to step up its ...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Allianz Cornhill has appointed Nikki Whitfield as public relations officer. Based at the Guildford ...
Capita move "no great surprise".
We have noted with interest the developments at Capita Insurance Services (PM, 5 June, p48), which f...
View from the Top - Andrew Torrance, general manager, Allianz Cornhill
Last week saw the publication of the Department of Work and Pensions and Office of Fair Trading rep...
insurE-com set to launch free software package
Insurance software provider insurE-com is set to launch its free software package to intermediaries...
Resignation may serve as wake up call
The resignation of Bob Hood as director of the Retail Motor Industries federation may serve as a wa...
Appointment at Whitespace Software
Whitespace Software has appointed Adrian O'Gara as marketing executive. Mr O'Gara joins Whitespace ...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny was out on the Solent last week with her pals at insurer Churchill, and as the clear master o...
Helphire records pre-tax profit
Accident management specialist Helphire has recorded a pre-tax profit on ordinary activities of £5....
British Insurance Awards 2003: judges announce finalists shortlist.
With 2003's British Insurance Awards just over a month away now, things are beginning to hot up. Below we reveal the finalists for 19 out of this year's 20 awards. It promises to be an exciting evening, so make sure your table's booked.
Appointment at Monument UK
Michael Bullock has joined Monument UK as head of the structured products division. Mr Bullock's fo...
Appointment at Thomson, Heath & Bond
Lloyd's broker Thomson, Heath & Bond has appointed Roy Jones as account executive of the fleet divi...
Self-interest is stopping progress.
An overwhelming majority of claims managers believe insurers should share more data in order to comb...
No place for adversarial approach
As pressure grows for organisations to demonstrate transparency in how their business is managed to stakeholders, insurers must deliver greater loss analysis, argues Peter Berring.
Daytime arson attacks rise
Renewed calls for sprinkler systems to be automatically designed into new school developments have ...