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Brokers support London market proposals
The Lloyd's Insurance Brokers Committee has endorsed the publication of the LMP Green Book proposals ...
Unum to open new Bristol operation
Income protection insurer Unum is to open a new office in Bristol early next year, creating up to 75 ...
B&W to merge insurance arm with Deloitte
Actuary and consltant Bacon & Woodrow has announced plans to restructure. Under the changes, the firm...
Lloyd's and IUA to develop joint service with Xchanging
Lloyd's and the International Underwriting Association (IUA) have signed a Letter of Intent with Xcha...
GISC moves on solvency requirements
The General Insurance Standards Council has agreed to a number of amendments to the solvency requirem...
London bureaux to merge
Lloyd's and the International Underwriting Association (IUA) have agreed to combine their processing ...
PCS in special deal with Marks & Spencer
Loss adjuster Property & Casualty Services (PCS) has been appointed to handle specialist claims for t...
Europ Assistance expands
Europ Assistance plans to quadruple its staff by 2005 following a major expansion of its operation in...
Post Magazine wins top award for journalism
Post Magazine was voted the Best Trade Publication on General Insurance in the annual Association of ...
Gerling takes oil cargo on-line
German insurer Gerling has launched an internet-based trading system for oil cargo insurance. The s...
Amlin reorganises
London-market insurer Amlin has announced a major restructuring of its underwriting operations. The...
Appointment at Royal London.
Chris Ide has been appointed as chief executive, new markets at Royal London. He will assume overall...
Commentary - Quality lawyers: worth their weight in gold.
A major problem for general insurers is managing their legal bills. Most insurers have devoted time ...
Technology set to play bigger courtroom role.
Technology will play an increasing role in the courtroom, according to Nick Young, a partner at Davi...
Competition losers?
The Retail Motor Industry has secured a hearing at the House of Commons to air its grievances. An al...
XL Brockbank merger causes redundancies.
Bermudian insurer XL Capital is to merge its two Lloyd's managing agencies as part of a substantial ...
Bennetts joins HFS in affinity life venture.
Motorcycle insurance intermediary Bennetts has teamed up with Homeowners Friendly Society to target ...
Oils well for Gerling trading system
Gerling at Lloyd's has launched a new internet-based trading system for oil cargo insurance, which wi...
Appointment at Equijust.
Equijust, the London-based loss adjuster specialising in institution and commercial crime insurance ...
DCS arm extends.
National law firm Hammond Suddards Edge's loss adjusting subsidiary Devonshire Claims Services, has...
Garwyn goes for rehabilitation.
Two rehabilitation services have been launched this week as the industry steps up its attempts to cu...
Appointment at Independent Insurance.
Steve Coates, who joined Independent Insurance in 1991 as an area underwriter, has been made UK prov...
Tick box' tick off.
Will Gaskell of Crawford & Co told the workshop session on psychological profiling that too often, t...
Debts forgotten as TBH heads for £15m profit.
Lloyd's broker Thompson Heath & Bond predicts it will make a £15m profit for the next financial year...