News
What the papers said this week.
The Daily Express A quadriplegic man is suing the Wildside strip club in West Palm Beach, Florida...
Appointment at Road Runner.
Paul Inskip has been promoted to the role of group managing director of the Road Runner Group, which...
Leeds company to fill Broker Alliance gap.
The Broker Alliance has appointed Leeds-based broker RP Hodson as the replacement for the Smithson M...
Appointment at DAS.
DAS has made Brian Dunk manager of its newly re-branded 80e division. Under Mr Dunk's direction, leg...
Eurobase International delivers Prism to the insurance market.
Eurobase International has delivered Prism, its business intelligence report server, to the insuranc...
When the cracks start to show.
Work-related stress, RSI, sick building syndrome - these are all ailments call centre employees have complained of. Veronica Cowan says despite recent legal judgements, claims are still being unsuccessful.
Misys eyes GI float.
Misys will consider floating its general insurance operations, following the forthcoming regulatory ...
New tests planned for HGVs.
The Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre could soon test and rate all new commercial vehicles agai...
Appointment at Bevan Ashford.
The West Country practice of national law firm Bevan Ashford has appointed solicitor Deborah Chappel...
We all need to play by the same set of rules for BTE to really work.
The possibilities that arise from before-the-event legal expense insurance (In the right lane, Post ...
Primary Direct enters motor market.
Primary Direct has entered the motor market offering rates it claims undercut the more established p...
ZFS adjusts panel contracts to two years.
Zurich Financial Services has re-appointed loss adjusters Cunningham Lindsey and Capita McLarens to ...
Carolyn Kirby elected as president of the Law Society.
Carolyn Kirby has been elected as the first female president of the Law Society....
Court of Appeal judgement expected tomorrow.
The Court of Appeal judgement in the Jaffray case against Lloyd's is expected to be handed down tomo...
Appointment at Capita McLarens.
Capita McLarens' Complex & Major Loss Division has made two new appointments within their complex li...
insure.co.uk and Inter-Alliance open electronic connection.
Online insurance provider insure.co.uk and independent financial advisory group Inter-Alliance have ...
Appointment at Friends Provident.
Friends Provident has taken on four new independent financial adviser sales managers. They are Peter...
XL London Market denies future fears.
XL London Market, the Lloyd's subsidiary of Bermudian insurer XL Capital, has rebutted speculation t...
Commercial broker Adams Tingle goes live.
Commercial broker Adams Tingle has gone live with the Acturis broking system, after piloting the tec...
Appointment at ServiceMaster.
ServiceMaster, the disaster restoration company, has taken on two corporate business development man...
Extra capital boosts IPC Re
Increased capacity at Bermudian property catastrophe reinsurer IPC Re enabled it to increase its net ...
Renaissance doubles income in second quarter
Bermudian property catastrophe reinsurer RenaissanceRe more than doubled its net written premiums and...
Butt leaves XL for Axis
Michael Butt is resigning as a director of Bermudian reinsurer XL Capital in advance of his expected ...
XL boosts reserves by $200m and makes investment loss
The Bermudian (re)insurer XL Capital has added $200m to its reserves for 11 September losses in the s...