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Brown steps down.
Reg Brown is to give up his position as managing director of Markel Syndicate Management. He has, ho...
Gateway to open.
Insurance portal The Broker Gateway will go live on 1 January, providing a full range of commercial ...
Pru still in running for Equitable Life.
Prudential is understood to be the last remaining bidder for beleaguered Equitable Life after Eureko...
Vehicle repairers cry foul.
Vehicle repairers are putting increasing pressure on the insurance industry to drop alleged anti-com...
Alex Forbes enhances Channel Islands business.
International broker Alexander Forbes has expanded its channel islands business in Guernsey with the...
Internet should improve service.
Insurance companies are not seeing the internet as a tool for improving customer service, warned Edd...
Tactical advances.
The costs associated with no win, no fee cases are beginning to be felt by the insurance industry as claimants seek to recover success fees and after-the-event premiums. Laura Wilkin advises insurers to be pro-active in their handling of such cases.
Wake up to cowboys damaging industry repute.
The recent comments regarding cowboys in damage restoration should be a wake-up call for the industr...
ABI set for major overhaul.
The Association of British Insurers is understood to be planning a wholesale shake up of its operati...
Bennetts shake-up.
Newbury-based broker Bennets Insurance plans to expand into travel, pet and other personal lines bus...
Aon awards EDS long-term IT infrastructure contract.
Aon has awarded technology consultant EDS a long-term outsourcing contract to manage its information...
Creechurch to launch new venture.
Lloyd's managing agency Creechurch Underwriting is to establish a new syndicate and will significant...
Getting to gripes.
Too few people in the insurance industry respond positively to complaints, said Jonathan Clark, Craw...
Pension bill escalation.
Insurers are facing a further compensation bill of £2.5bn after the Financial Services Authority ann...
Advent acquisition.
Advent Capital has completed the acquisition from Fairfax Financial Holdings of Lloyd's managing age...
Penny Black's insurance week.
While Penny and her colleagues have been yawning in frustration at the endless saga of those dreadfu...
Carol service.
The Lloyd's Choir will be joining forces with the Insurance Institute of London for a carol service ...
ABI to extend survey.
The Association of British Insurers will be considering extending its benchmarking survey to include...
Higher fines for non-insurance.
The government intends to increase the fine for employers who do not take out statutory liability in...
Risky annual dates.
The Association of Insurance and Risk Managers' annual conference next year will be held between Jun...
Toothless tiger's code has no bite.
Two letters - ABI Code Fails/Adjusters must bear the blame (Post Magazine, 30 November, p12) correct...
Russell on the run.
Ian Russell, chief executive of brokers Dashwood, Brewer and Phipps, has been elected president of t...
Two case studies.
Two case studies gave examples of sharply contrasting stories. Jacci Taylor (left) spoke about Group...
A tight spot?
October's introduction of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, has received a cool reception from employers. Simon Threadgold believes this addition to the growing mountain of employment law means a sharp rise in the need for legal expenses cover …