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Appointment at Rubicon Corporation
Ashton West is to join Rubicon Corporation as group claims director next week. Mr West quit his rol...
Appointment at Keoghs
National law firm Keoghs has appointed three new solicitors to its specialist claims unit, which he...
Alex Forbes in Scottish push
Anglo-South African broker Alexander Forbes is looking to double its Scottish commercial presence i...
Fixed costs are answer to litigation problems
I read with interest the guest comment (The cost of justice, Post Magazine, 31 October, p18) about ...
Royal Liver signs up to 24 7 broking system
Royal Liver Insurance Services has signed up to Rarrigini and Rosso's 24 7 broking system for its p...
Events.
18 November Insurance Institute of London lecture - UK property market: a reinsurers' perspective...
Courts to impose structured settlements
Courts will be able to impose structured settlements, rather than lump sums, for future loss and ca...
Appointment at UK & Ireland Insurance Services
Julian Robinson has joined UK & Ireland Insurance Services as an account handler, based in the comp...
Learning the e-asy way?
E-learning is growing in popularity, but many companies favour combining this with more traditional teaching methods. Is this approach the best way to teach staff, or is it sending out mixed messages? Mira Butterworth reports.
Broking giant recruits 60
US broking giant Arthur J Gallagher officially welcomed 60 new recruits to its London-based marine,...
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...