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Pinchin to co-ordinate Lloyd's claims.
Jeremy Pinchin has been appointed to fill the newly-created role of co-ordinator of the Lloyd's mark...
Appointment at MMA Insurance.
MMA Insurance has made Daniel Andrews its travel manager - underwriting. Mr Andrews has seven years'...
FPK report says profits to rise.
European general insurers are heading for a dramatic improvement in profitability this year, accordi...
Government takes hardball stance over terror cover plea.
The government is taking a hardball approach to the insurance industry's call for it to help provide...
Japanese merger.
Japanese insurers Meiji Life Insurance and Yasuda Mutual Life Insurance have agreed to a merger that...
Clark decision.
Insurers awaiting a binding decision on whether they have to settle bad debt with credit hire compan...
Appointment at Holman Insurance Brokers.
Holman Insurance Brokers has added to its broking team with the recruitment of Nick Cook as senior w...
Parental guidance.
In an industry where many assistance companies have large insurer parents, one concern in the scramble for business is the risk of rival companies gaining access to client data. Lynn Rouse looks at the impact these cross-discipline players are having on…
Glass tops claims.
Flying glass has been found to be the most common cause of injury and therefore claims, according to...
InFront Solutions appointed by MMA.
Claims systems specialist InFront Solutions has been appointed by MMA to handle the insurer's subsid...
Korea forms Allianz.
Korean bank Hana Bank is set to launch an insurance firm in the country in a joint venture with Germ...
E-risks seminar.
The International Underwriting Association Digital Risk Working Party is holding a market-wide debat...
Dealing with soft tissue injury claims - 21 March 2002 - CII
Building on Post Magazine's successful Rehabilitation First campaign, this technical masterclass, in...
Wap ad campaign.
Lloyds TSB is currently piloting a month-long Wap advertising campaign to promote Screentrade, the o...
Appointment at Singer & Friedlander.
Ian Jerrum has been made chief executive officer of Singer & Friedlander Insurance Finance. Mr Jerru...
In-Equitable Life fudge.
One chapter in the Equitable Life saga came to an end this week, as the insurer, with the backing of...
Carroll controversial?
Last week's Post Magazine/Eversheds event saw Tim Carroll president of the Insurance Institute of London in the hotseat. He opened what proved to be a controversial meeting with a stinging criticism of London Market Reforms. David Worsfold and Jane…
Churchill targeted by NIG brokers.
Direct insurer Churchill could join several specially selected NIG-broker panels, chairman Martin Lo...
Appointment at British Insurance Brokers Association.
Neil Thornton, operations director at Smart & Cook, has become the youngest chairman of the Yorkshir...
Service providers must pursue GISC membership.
I wholeheartedly agree with Pat Webber's comments in his letter Outsourced providers must now come u...
Safeonline covers all angles.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Pragmatism rules.
Last week, the Treasury met with representatives from the general insurance and mortgage industries to discuss the regulation of sales under the Financial Services Authority. John Parker, who was at that meeting, says a pragmatic, level-headed approach…
New reinsurers.
Two new class-four reinsurers have been registered in Bermuda, but details of their backers are not ...
Zurich joins the ranks of insurers that have cut commission rates.
Zurich has become the latest insurer to cut broker commission rates on commercial lines products. It...