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Marsh to take on 1200 as it targets SME sector
Mega broker Marsh plans to create 1200 UK jobs over the next five years under plans to expand its br...
Family planning costs MDU £6m
The Medical Defence Union has had to pay out £6m in compensation over the past ten years over family ...
OECD names tax havens
The UK's Isle of Man and Channel Islands, Barbados, Monaco, the British Virgin Islands and the US Vir...
Direct Line in £5m travel and motor push
Direct insurer Direct Line is to spend £5m over the next three months promoting motor and travel insu...
School arson costs to double to £85m
The cost of arson in schools could double to £85m according to new figures produced by Zurich Municip...
NIG decides Tyne is right to open office.
Broker-only insurer NIG looks set to establish an office in Newcastle to capitalise on a growing amo...
Changing picture.
SD Gupta explains how recent changes to India's financial framework have opened the door to foreign insurers.
CGNU hopes to score with Direct shot
CGNU has acquired Direct Club, in a move to expand its presence in the sports affinity market. It pro...
Appointment at Lawclub Legal Protection.
Fraser Nichol has joined Lawclub Legal Protection as a business developer for Scotland and Northern ...
Second deal for Chubb.
Chubb Europe has signed its second major partnership deal in a month. The partnership with Allied...
The third phase.
David Neave, personal lines claims and IT guru at Royal & Sun Alliance, explains to Adrian Leonard his vision of the revolutionary way in which insurers must approach the claims function.
Brockbank develops new product.
Aviation underwriter Brockbank has developed a new product which it claims protects clients against ...
BIBA chief outlines action plan.
The British Insurance Brokers' Association plans to throw its weight around according to George Nixo...
Appointment at NewsEdge.
NewsEdge has made two senior appointments. Jon McNerney has been made senior vice-president of globa...
PIA terminates.
The Personal Investment Authority has terminated the membership of Lawfords Financial Services of Fi...
Insurers are ruining broker relations.
While I have never found insurance the most riveting of subjects, my job as a broker has in the past...
Need a plan?
A business continuity plan is a must-have for all companies, yet Veronica Cowan finds it is particularly crucial for firms that are heavily-reliant on information technology.
Selection of claims replacement companies.
Just in case ... a selection of UK claims replacement companies.
Insurers make cash threat over tax reform.
Insurers are threatening to take investment outside the UK if the government implements its proposed...
Besso debates UK move.
Lloyd's broker Besso Holdings could make its first move into the UK market following the decision of...
Why CII is moving with the times on training.
Sue Hibberd makes several relevant points regarding the need of today's management to provide practi...
Mutual merges firms.
South African insurer Old Mutual is merging its UK private client business Capel Cure Sharp and brok...
Joint union.
Insurance and banking may have taken a step closer to each other following the formation of a new Bermuda captive. Richard Willsher reports.
Be different.
Drawing on experience from the US, Chris Lemar explains how to establish market advantage through effective claims handling.