News
Groupama appoints new financial director
Groupama Insurances in the UK has appointed Emmanuel Tessier as its new financial director. He join...
Appointment at Manson Insurance
Manchester-based insurance broker Manson Insurance Group has appointed Stephen Proctor as finance d...
Capita splits three ways.
Capita Insurance Services has restructured into three divisions - Claims Services, Outsourcing Servi...
CFA breaches call for action.
Breaches of provisions set out in the Conditional Fee Agreement Regulations 2000 seem to be on the increase.
No end to affinity benefits
Affinity schemes are soaring in popularity, with household and motor insurance leading the way, acc...
Windsor appoints new broking team
Specialist Lloyd's insurance broker Windsor has appointed a new broking team to join its London ope...
Towergate: cash boost from RBS
Towergate Underwriting Group has completed a refinancing deal with Royal Bank of Scotland - one of ...
No 'one-stop' Lloyd's
Lloyd's franchise performance director-elect Rolf Tolle effectively signalled the end of the instit...
Fraud detection system delayed
The announcement of a new Association of British Insurers-endorsed fraud detection system has been ...
What the papers said this week
THE MAIL ON SUNDAY Egg, Prudential's online banking subsidiary, has made a poor start in France...
The new generation
With rates for commercial insurance going through the roof, the premium finance market is booming and young start-ups are trying their luck, as Simon Threadgold discovers.
ACII moves remove the shine from standards
I am concerned about the new easy and short cut route to gaining ACII diploma by obtaining dispensa...
Nokia video-phone rings the changes
Telecommunication giant Nokia this week confirmed it has been in talks with insurers about potentia...
Court refuses to swallow pill case
X, Y, Z and others v Schering Healthcare and others (Queen's Bench Division - 29 July 2002).
GAB shake up expected as Burke quits
Loss adjuster GAB Robins could be set to shake up its UK management structure, following chief oper...
Mind your language
I read Phil Bell's article on employers' liability with interest (Post Magazine, 9 January, p10) bu...
UKI pilots voice system
Personal travel insurance quotations issued instantly via a voice-recognition system are now being ...
Appointment at Pinnacle Insurance
Hertfordshire-based creditor insurer Pinnacle Insurance has appointed Derek Haynes as deputy group ...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
This site is an in-house effort by one of the firm's employees, but they still wanted me to review ...
Trial and error
The provision of insurance cover for clinical trials is fraught with potential pitfalls for clients and insurers. Chris Tait explains why there is no substitute for specialist knowledge.
The BIBA close to finishing its response
The British Insurance Brokers Association is close to finishing its response to the Financial Servi...
Events
- 17 January BILA lecture - Negligent reinsureds: a defence for reinsurers? Lloyd's Old Libra...
Broker network launched
A southern-based, 16-member broker network called Orpheus Select has been launched. The network, wh...
FSCS faces co-insurance fears
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme this week moved to address brokers' concerns about polic...