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Crawford seals RSA claims handling deal
Crawford & Company has won out over other major UK loss adjusters to become Royal & Sun Alliance's ...
IUA silent on US elections
The International Underwriting Association has refused to be drawn on the impact of last week's US ...
Overseas aid
With the number of UK citizens working or living abroad rising steadily, the expatriate private medical insurance market is an attractive one, and with as many as 45% not having cover, the potential is massive. Rachel Gordon looks at the opportunities in…
Broker Audit - Camberford Law
Commercial/personal lines split: 100% commercial Number of staff: 85 Premium income: £32m ...
Fire destroys Big Breakfast house
A fire destroyed much of the Big Breakfast house in Bow, East London last week. GAB Robins, which i...
Monevate blames insurers
Recently-launched online insurance distributor Monevate has blamed slow-moving life insurance 'inst...
Appointment at Swiss Re
John Coomber is to succeed Walter Kielholz as chief executive of Swiss Re in January. The news foll...
FSA may outsource authorisation
The Financial Services Authority is considering outsourcing the authorisation process for general i...
Appointment at Sirius Financial Solutions
Insurance technology provider Sirius Financial Solutions has appointed Stuart Bruce to the newly-cr...
Unions hit out at RSA
Senior union representatives have hit out at Royal & Sun Alliance for publicly stating that 900 jobs ...
First chairman chosen for European Forum of Deposit Insurers
Suzanne McCarthy, chief executive of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme has been elected as...
Appointment at Henmans
Insurance litigation specialist Henmans Solicitors has promoted Irvin Thobourne, director of its pe...
Slow slow, click-click, slow
In the rush to gain the e-commerce edge and keep rivals on their toes, have insurers and brokers failed to unlock the internet's true potential for increasing business? David Fanning assesses some of the strategies companies have employed and finds out…
Appointment at Primary Direct
Daniel Fletcher has been appointed as marketing manager for direct insurance provider Primary Direc...
Appointment at Rosling King
James Walton and Ben Griffin have become associates at legal firm Rosling King and Ann Ebberson has...
Does RSA strategy mean less will be more?
Royal & Sun Alliance's new strategy announced last week was hard to digest and City analysts faced a...
Axa Group records increase in written premiums
Axa Group recorded an increase in gross written premiums in its property and casualty operation of ...
GAB Robins no fears on pension gap
Loss adjuster GAB Robins this week stressed it had no concerns about a £2.25m pension shortfall in ...
A clearer view on fraud
A surprising lack of standards in the investigation of fraudulent claims means the industry's system is anything but transparent or effective. David Beardsworth suggests a professional trade body could help improve clean-up rates and save on time and…
Appointment at Kennedys
Brian Gegg, formerly of Masons, has been appointed as a partner to the employment team at Kennedys....
Appointment at Elliotts Solicitors
Elliotts Solicitors has promoted Emerson Wallwork to partner in its litigation department. With the...
Fishburn Morgan Cole to de-merge
London market insurance law practice Fishburn Morgan Cole has announced that it is to de-merge, onl...
Appointment at Eurolife Assurance Co
Eurolife Assurance Company has appointed Nick Greenwood as its new chairman and managing director. ...
Appointment at SVB Holdings
SVB Holdings has appointed Matthew Fosh, pictured, as a director and chief executive, succeeding Ru...