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Appointment at Misys Insurance Management.
Tim Rogers has been appointed to the newly-created position of Countrywide fleet manager at Misys In...
Appointment at Wyatt Gallagher Bassett.
Provider of claims and risk management and loss adjusting services Wyatt Gallagher Bassett has taken...
Churchill development enters second phase.
Churchill Insurance has entered phase two in the development of its broker division. It is unrolling...
EU: liability move fears.
Tim Humphreys believes the recently proposed Environmental Liability Directive could have far-reaching implications for the insurance industry.
Sirius Financial Solutions finalises deal.
Software provider Sirius Financial Solutions has finalised a deal to supply Royal Bank of Scotland I...
Insured property losses from terrorist attack.
Insured property losses from the 11 September terrorist attack on the World Trade Center total $20.3...
Appointment at Adjusting Services.
David Ledger has been appointed a director of the specialists in financial risk and professional ind...
Time for reflection on risk.
Risk management was very much in the spotlight this week, with the issue of terrorism cover, or rath...
Tram ruling could derail insurers.
Public liability insurers could face a raft of multi-million pound claims, following a landmark case...
Once the party's over.
Today's students tend to be tomorrow's professionals and although their insurance needs may be limited while they are studying, many insurers are offering schemes to encourage take up at colleges and universities hoping to reap the rewards later, says…
Capita and Room win first joint contract.
The strategic alliance between Capita London Market Services and business solutions provider Room So...
Appointment at Budget.
The Budget Group of Companies has made Janet Eagle-Smith regional manager for the London and South a...
XL Capital to streamline reinsurance operations
Bermudian (re)insurer XL Capital is to integrate Le Mans Re into its main reinsurance operation, XL R...
Property losses from 11/9 put at $20.3bn
Insured property losses from the 11 September terrrorist attack on the World Trade Centre total $20.3...
Odyssey Re raises $100m
Property and casualty reinsurer Odyssey Re has placed $100m of convertible debentures due 2022 with i...
Appointment at Hill Dickinson.
Law firm Hill Dickinson has promoted Adrian Marsh to the position of partner in its Manchester offic...
What is PWC conceding to brokers?
Having read the comments by Dan Schwarzman, provisional liquidator at Independent Insurance (on www....
Insurers losing £70m a year.
Insurers are losing £70m a year in larger claims settlements because policyholders are taking too lo...
Insurers cut flood cover.
Pressure mounted on the Chancellor this week to increase spending on flood defences substantially, a...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Like the rest of the insurance market, Penny spent Friday afternoon celebrating England's success ag...
Gloria Hunniford backs new Post Office campaign.
Gloria Hunniford has thrown her weight behind a new Post Office campaign to raise awareness about ho...
Airmic conference looks to US tragedy.
Last September's terrorist attacks mean Airmic's conference this year will be very different from previous offerings. An urgency for risk managers to get up-to-date advice will be the main driver for content, says David Ireland.
Audatex teams up with Allianz Cornhill.
Audatex has teamed up with Allianz Cornhill to launch a new programme to address the training needs ...
ABI rehab push calls for government action.
The ABI is today launching a consultation exercise on rehabilitation, aiming for the rationalisation of employers' and government's roles. Anthony Gould considers this and the results of a recent study on the difference insurers' attitudes have made.