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APIL calls for rescue package.
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has slammed the announcement that asbestosis victims seek...
Appointment at Friends Provident.
Graham Harvey has moved to the position of director of e-commerce at Friends Provident. He joined th...
Going down a storm.
Niche players are emerging to fill gaps left by the consolidation in the loss adjusting sector. Jane Bernstein reports on one specialist firm that has benefited from an influx of work on the back of the recent storms.
Cox staff affected after high net worth withdrawal.
Cox Insurance has withdrawn from the high net worth market, resulting in the closure of its Cox Unde...
IIB fights on.
The Institute of Insurance Brokers has welcomed the GISC's decision to set a dead-line of 1 Septembe...
Time to speak out on collapse.
There has, so far, been no word from the insurance industry, the government or the regulator on the ...
Royal appointment.
Liverpool-based law firm Hill Dickinson has been appointed as primary property adviser for Royal Liv...
Guardian seeks staff.
Guardian IT, the computer disaster recovery firm, is looking to replace Nigel Lee and Roland Mann, t...
HAVS damages judged to be on shaky ground.
The recent dismissal of the claimant's appeal in the case of Allen and others v British Rail Enginee...
Paying the price for regulation.
I read the letter from Mary Francis (PM, 8 March, p16) with interest, and agree it is sensible for t...
Positive thinking.
A recent survey of policyholders has given insurers the thumbs up. Paul Pollock takes a more detailed look at the findings.
Terrorism cover.
Towergate Commercial claims to have placed one of the largest terrorism cover facilities in the insu...
Climate threat.
Climate change is set to bring more natural catastrophes and mounts a threat to some of the most pop...
Sex bias awards rise.
Awards for sex discrimination cases at employment tribunals have almost doubled in the past year to ...
Insurers on track.
The Insurance Athletics Championship track and field dates are: 16 May - Insurance Championships Roa...
Post Magazine helping to combat the flood of fraud.
Post Magazine has joined forces with weather service provider WeatherNet to offer wider access to a ...
BG in merger talks.
London market broker Benfield Greig is in talks with Texas-based rival EW Blanch, which could lead t...
Aegon profits soar.
Aegon UK, which owns Scottish Equitable, has reported pre-tax profits of £219m, up 38% from 1999. To...
New CEO for Vizard.
City firm Vizard Oldham, formed as a result of the break-up of former practice Vizards, has appointe...
Snap happy insurer.
Towergate Underwriting Group has bolstered its photography insurance division, with the acquisition ...
RSA's Management Assurance: four sign.
Royal & Sun Alliance has signed up four UK law firms as partners to its new portfolio of covers aime...
Tactical adjustments.
Shrinking panels and competition for work from other professions are forcing loss adjusters to consider their position in the industry. The flexibility they must now adopt is expanding the recruitment consultants skills checklist, says Lynn Rouse.
Blaze at Shopping Direct.
A blaze at satellite television company Shopping Direct may result in a multi-million pound claim, a...
Exaxe to enter UK life market.
Dublin-based consultancy and software developer, Exaxe, is looking to move into the UK life and pens...