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Folgate makes double acquisition
The Folgate Partnership this week competed two more acquisitions and is now close to finalising its...
Appointment at Troika
Financial services management consultancy Troika has appointed two new principal consultants. Graha...
Appointment at Ryan Insurance
Independent insurance broker Ryan Insurance has recruited two members of staff for its commercial s...
Ace and NIB Capital set up investment bank
Bermudian insurer Ace and the Dutch merchant bank NIB Capital have set up a specialised investment ...
Ex-Eastgate chief in run-off venture
Former Eastgate chief executive, and founding member of Randall & Quilter, Ken Randall has develope...
Royal London Mutual signs to Midland Software
Royal London Mutual Insurance Society has signed to Midland Software for its Trent HR & Payroll man...
If you can't stand the heat ...
The issue of composite panels and the related fire risks has sent temperatures soaring across the insurance industry. Lynn Rouse investigates some of the possible ways commercial businesses can mitigate the problems and keep their premiums down.
The plain truth on policy wordings
I was intrigued by your article on the modernisation of policy wordings (Talking your customers' la...
Commentary - Taking on the bullies.
There have recently been many bullying cases widely reported in the media. Bullying is a problem ...
Groupama in Sirius deals
Groupama has announced a substantial programme of joint developments with Sirius to boost developme...
Braddick quits
Katharine Braddick, manager of general insurance market regulation at the Association of British In...
Appointment at Castlemoat Claims and Risk Management
Bob Mockridge has joined Castlemoat Claims and Risk Management as managing director alongside Jim M...
Slavery update
The landmark series of cases demanding compensation for slavery from a number of financial institut...
Hercules "feeling more secure" despite profit warning blow
Flat insurance broking specialist Deacon claims the group is "less vulnerable", having extended its...
Driver liability is down to "knowing" - Akers v Motor Insurer
(Court of Appeal - 14 January 2003) The Motor Insurers' Bureau is obliged to satisfy a judgement o...
Charities plan mutual insurer
Support organisation Charity Logistics has commissioned a feasibility study about the possibility o...
New roads for motor claims: steering customers in the right
25 February - London There are still some places left at our motor claims conference, where all t...
Getting the dates right
The abolition of the mutual Solicitors' Indemnity Fund has caused mixed reactions but the biggest shared concern seems to be over the common renewal date, says Veronica Cowan.
Lord Levene makes speech
Lloyd's chairman Lord Levene this week urged the industry "to get smarter about technology" in a sp...
Appointment at Catlin Westgen Group
Sir Graham Hearne, the former chairman of Enterprise Oil, has been appointed chairman of Catlin Wes...
Events.
17 February Insurance Institute of London lecture - Product recalls and managing product liabilit...
Appointment at The Cotswold Group
Fraud investigator The Cotswold Group has recruited Chris Shaverin to join its fraud department. Mr...
Former Lloyd's doyen to re-enter war risks market
As the US continues to argue with Nato members France and Germany over the trigger for war against ...
XL Winterthur rebranded
UK-based commercial risk insurer XL Winterthur International Insurance has been rebranded XL Insura...