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Lark Insurance grows business in Investec swoop.
Lark Insurance Broking Group has swollen its book of business, with the acquisition of Investec Insu...
Fortis gets mouthy.
Benelux insurer Fortis has completed the acquisition of Protective Life's dental benefits division, ...
View from the top - Patrick Snowball
Patrick Snowball, chief executive, Norwich Union Insurance This year will be one of enormous change...
Appointment at Morgan Cole.
Morgan Cole has promoted Peter Sewell to partner in its specialist professional indemnity division F...
Appointment at Kennedys.
Nick Thomas, senior partner at City dispute resolution firm Kennedys, has been re-elected for a furt...
Rise and call.
The evolution of call centres to deal centrally with a wide range of tasks has been rapid. But while companies focus on costs and productivity, they are failing to capitalise on this link with customers. It is vital the damage caused by this approach is…
Mondial takes flight.
Mondial Assistance's Travel Division has won the contract to service Flysure, the annual multi-trip ...
Appointment at GE Frankona Re.
Lee Lovett has become managing director, UK Life and Health operations, at GE Frankona Reassurance. ...
Rehab study to give a qualitative insight.
The Association of British Insurers/IUA Rehabilitation Working Party is close to finishing an in-dep...
Hiscox site revamp.
Hiscox has revamped its website and incorporated an investor relations area including a portfolio ca...
Boom or burst?
Vaunted as a major step forward for the industry, is the dotcom bubble about to burst for cybermediaries? David Fanning argues that with increased co-operation and support from insurers, online brokers could make a go of it and that means advantages all…
Appointment at Beachcroft Wansbroughs.
Beachcroft Wansbroughs, the national law firm, has recruited James Morris to the partnership from Ca...
VBRA: new division.
The Vehicle Builders and Repairers Association has set up a new division; the Vehicle Tail Lift Repa...
Appointment at Fortis Insurance.
Barry Smith has joined Fortis Insurance as its new chief executive. With over 10 years' experience a...
Appointment at Deloitte & Touche.
Deloitte & Touche has expanded its business insurance consulting service, with the appointment of An...
H&O in holiday PI claim case.
Zurich subsidiary Home & Overseas has confirmed it is the travel insurer at the centre of a possible...
CGNU enters into Groupama talks.
UK insurance giant CGNU has entered into exclusive talks with Groupama concerning a deal involving i...
E@sy online route to Direct Debit?
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Enduring investment.
Private equity investment firm Golden Gate Capital has joined the list of companies, including Aon a...
Appointment at SBJ Group.
SBJ Group, the insurance and consulting group, has recruited Chris Green and Chris Ladkin as joint r...
Bollington organises policy for Macclesfield Town.
Third division Macclesfield Town was not prepared to allow the weather to play any part in its finan...
Start-ups set to keep up pressure.
Royal & Sun Alliance subsidiary More Th>n is set to relaunch its high-profile, high-cost "Where's Lu...
Beale at the helm.
Simon Beale, underwriter of the KJ Coles syndicate at Lloyd's, has been elected chairman of the Join...
Outsourced providers must now come under regulation.
I believe everyone within the insurance industry will be anxiously watching the absorption of the Ge...