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Planning for the future.
The life assurance sector has changed dramatically over the last 10 years. IFAs, alternative investments and falling mortality figures have all played a part, with stakeholder set to affect future sales. Keith Sankey looks into his crystal ball.
Willis: new brand.
Willis subsidiary Special Contingency Risks is looking to grow in the UK and abroad on the back of i...
Euclidian merges two subsidiaries.
Lloyd's insurer Euclidian Group is unifying its broking operations and merging two of its subsidiary...
Appointment at Phoenix Technology Group.
Phoenix Technology Group has taken on two new business development managers. Geoff Bray and Darren B...
Grimston out back.
Grimston Insurance Services has become the first Lloyd's coverholder to sign up to the back office a...
Heartbeat online.
Bupa has developed an online system to help intermediaries sell its Heartbeat private medical insura...
dotcover casts net.
Online intermediary, dotcover.com, launched last week offering wedding, pet, travel and motor cover....
Appointment at David Fagen.
Adam Patt has joined London-based David Fagen as financial services director....
Playing the blame game.
The public is becoming more litigious and local authorities are increasingly being made to pay up. They must ensure that they have adequate risk management systems in place says David Fanning.
Plans for levels of sports treatment to be standardised.
Insurers are looking to set standards for the level of treatment that injured footballers and rugby ...
Appointment at Ace Europe.
Ace has appointed Colin McDonnell as UK sales manager for the multinational risk solutions team. Mr ...
Takeover targets.
Consolidation amongst quoted Lloyd's vehicles is set to continue apace, despite Chubb's failed bid f...
Broker wins endurance contract
British Equestrian Insurance Brokers has been appointed the official insurance broker to the British ...
Poole plots as Sullman walks.
Claims management company Claims Direct intends to plough ahead with plans to establish a nationwide...
Norwich Union admits hiccups.
Norwich Union has denied rumours of downsizing but has admitted experiencing hiccups as it looks to ...
NU to streamline.
Norwich Union is to withdraw commercial facilities PLANet, Connectivity and Downstream as part of it...
Hiscox spurns Chubb.
Hiscox's management this week rejected the overtures of US giant Chubb despite being offered the opp...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Chubb's move for Hiscox last week did not come as a surprise to many in the London market. And certa...
Waters v West Sussex County Council.
Worthing County Court 27 November 2000 The claimant, who was seven years old, was running in the s...
Confusion of risk managers means insurers are missing out.
Insurers who specialise in technology risks are missing out on business because corporate risk manag...
Barlow Lyde & Gilbert defends Clifford Chance.
Transatlantic law firm Clifford Chance has instructed insurance giant Barlow Lyde & Gilbert to defen...
Government responds on Chester Street
Michael Meacher, Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, has washed his ha...
Appointment at Orange.
Orange has appointed Vikki Chandler as assistant risk manager. She joins the corporate risk manageme...
Appointment at Impact Plus.
George Bell has been promoted to a director of Impact Plus, the business and technology consultants....