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Appointment at Vincent Sherman.
Derek Ross has joined Vincent Sherman Associates, the insurance fraud investigation subsidiary of Ca...
2002 Syndicate capacity.
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Appointment at Primary.
Nigel Still has joined The Primary Group as human resources manager to grow the company's HR strateg...
Appointment at Sirius.
Insurance technology provider Sirius Financial Systems has appointed Graham Higdon to the newly-crea...
Appointment at Keoughs.
Insurance law practice Keoghs has employed Tim Percival to the new role of business development dire...
Rounding up nationwide viewpoints.
When Post Magazine, in conjunction with Lloyd's, carried out a series of round table discussions wit...
Variations on a theme.
Rising premiums are making many companies consider the various other insurance options open to them. The Alternative Risk Transfer market is one colourful contender for luring customers away from traditional cover. Insurers may need to pep up their…
Royal & Sun Alliance signs contract.
UK insurer Royal & Sun Alliance has signed a contract with Fubon Insurance to take over RSA's Taiwan...
EU directive halts FSA consultations on new rules.
Post Magazine Management Briefing on Regulatory Change.
Appointment at Phoenix.
David Simpson has become group financial controller of Phoenix IT Services, the European provider of...
A rather tall order.
Sliding service standards need to be turned around, according to our broker round tables, but how easy will that be amidst the current climate of consolidation and cost-cutting, asks Jonathan Swift.
Axa quote: how low can you go?
In the printed extracts of my letter "Brokers must say no to insurers' bullying", Post Magazine, 27 ...
Appointment at Bland Bankart.
Nottingham-based Bland Bankart has made Judi Miller corporate development consultant. She specialise...
Endgame?
The general consensus on the issue of consolidation is that it has had a negative impact on the industry, reducing competition, increasing selective quoting and many feel, ultimately, letting the customer down. Lynn Rouse wonders where it will all end.
Appointment at Zurich Private Clients.
Chris Woollam has been appointed UK development manager for Zurich Private Clients, the recently-lau...
Total Systems doubles its pre tax profits.
Total Systems has doubled its pre tax profits to £1.4m, according to preliminary results for the yea...
CRU's adversarial stance costing insurers dear.
Government agency the Compensation Recovery Unit has been accused of placing an unnecessary financia...
Aviva appoints chief executive.
Aviva has appointed Gary Withers as chief executive of its UK life insurance business, with Philip S...
The Bermuda buy-angle.
New capital is opting for Bermuda rather than London, says Donald Kramer, who argues that London must embrace reform - now.
insurE-com set to launch new service.
Insurance business systems provider insurE-com is set to launch a new service that will offer data s...
InFront Solutions develops new subsidence model.
Claims management and risk information specialist InFront Solutions has developed a new subsidence m...
Spanish brokers in Indie deal.
Spanish brokers will be offered a similar deal to that put to UK brokers, Pricewaterhouse Coopers sa...
Falling into line.
The Financial Services Authority will take over from the General Insurance Standards Council in 2004, resulting in tougher regulation for all concerned. Marcus Alcock says the sooner the industry is suitably compliant, the better.
Regions speak out.
"Technical underwriting has to be the key. Educate underwriters as to the technicalities of the risk...