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Penny Black's insurance week.
It appears that staff at Zurich have been telling Porkies to Penny's colleagues on their trips round...
Valid avoidance of cover.
New Hampshire Insurance Co. v Oil Refineries Limited (Queen's Bench Division - 12 April 2002).
General insurance reports increase in business.
General insurance has reported one of the strongest increases in business volumes, in a quarterly su...
Tawa Associates refuses to comment.
Run-off specialist Tawa Associates refused to comment this week on speculation it is set to take on ...
Appointment at GAB Robins.
GAB Robins has made Steve McCullough commercial technical director at its Romford office. He will be ...
Kevin Bonner to chair implementation committee.
Kevin Bonner, former secretary general of the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment, is to ch...
Appointment at Open + Direct.
Peter James has been recruited as insurer relations director for Open + Direct Insurance (UK) - the ...
RSA streamlines commission.
Brokers have cautiously welcomed plans by Royal & Sun Alliance to streamline its commercial commissi...
Lloyd's to merge its websites.
Lloyd's is to merge its two websites into a single offering by November. The first, www.loydsoflondo...
CUE to tackle PI claims.
Detection of fraudulent personal injury claims will be made easier by the end of the year, following...
Euclidian to set up new insurer.
Lloyd's insurer Euclidian is seeking to establish a new company, either in London or Bermuda, backed ...
Children's homes face emergency over PL cover.
The National Association of Independent Resources for Children is to hold an emergency meeting next ...
Appointment at Jeff Moore Associates.
Robin Furber has joined Jeff Moore Associates, having been previously employed by major City-based i...
Woodstock closes in on duo.
Kent-based Woodstock, which launched in March, claims it is set to acquire two brokerages by the end...
Appointment at Chem-Dry UK.
Claims management company Chem-Dry UK has appointed Ian Armstrong as quality technical auditor for t...
Ockham to hit the Highway.
The newly-appointed chief executive of motor insurer Ockham Andrew Gibson has reiterated his company...
Head axed.
Insurer Axa Art is set to payout up to £150,000 for the Margaret Thatcher statue decapitated by Paul...
On common ground.
Agricultural insurance is in need of review and open discussion will prove vital if European Union farmers are to avoid being at a disadvantage when competing with their international counterparts. Jeremy Golden reports.
Ladybird motors into niche.
Broker start-up Ladybird is set to join the small number of intermediaries in the niche market targe...
Aon sets up 500-strong PI operation in London.
Aon will today name former Solicitors' Indemnity Fund and Zurich Professional Indemnity boss Liz Mul...
Appointment at Ecclesiastical Insurance.
Ecclesiastical Insurance has recruited Dieter Losse, an international reinsurance expert with a care...
View from the Top - Andrew Torrance
Andrew Torrance, general manager, Allianz Cornhill Today, approximately 80% by number of motor pers...
Appointment at The Davis Group.
The Davis Group has made two new additions to its haulage department. Diane Woodhead, account execut...
Appointment at The Folgate Partnership.
The Folgate Partnership has appointed James Hart as head of marketing. He was previously marketing d...