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Appointment at Vizards Staples Bannisters.
Two new partners have joined Vizards Staples Bannisters insurance litigation department. Rachel Barb...
What's the damage?
Sampo Industrial Insurance - part of the Sampo Group, Finland's largest non-life insurer - has devel...
Lots to consider and much to gain.
Once the decision has been made to set up an in-house call centre or contract an outsider to do the ...
Sun Vista sunk.
Sun Vista's 1104 passengers and crew were plucked from lifeboats on Friday after the luxury liner ca...
Ombudsman complaints double in a year.
Complaints to the Personal Investment Authority Ombudsman Bureau rocketed by 50% in 12 months. Th...
Appointment at First City.
Darren Backshall has joined First City's professional indemnity division as senior broker. Previousl...
Going to Planmaster.
Legal & General has gone live with Planmaster from Investment Software Systems for its capital-secur...
Appointment at Merricks Solicitors.
Jane Ashton has joined Merricks to work in its specialised employment department. She provides speci...
Keep-your-best-staff initiative from Zurich.
With competition for staff in the energy and mining sector hoting up, Zurich Financial Services has ...
Appointment at GE Travel Insurance Services.
Maureen Lloyd has been made training manager by GE Travel Insurance Services (GETIS). As well as dev...
Agency to cut claims to state.
The Irish government is to establish a new central agency to settle insurance claims against the sta...
Cat gets the cream of finance.
Eleven financial services companies have agreed to use a common logo in their advertising for Charge...
Scam family get 22 years.
A massive insurance fraud court case ended last week with a family of nine jailed for a total of 22 ...
Ripe for poaching.
As call centres become more prevalent in insurance, firms are realising that personnel can help optimise their systems. Suzanne Christiansen looks at the human side of call centres.
Looking to buy.
Old Mutual, South Africa's biggest life assurer and asset manager, could make acquisitions in the UK...
Firms under fire from customers.
The life and pensions industry is feeling the wrath of policyholder power in the wake of mis-selling...
Jobs for life.
The life & pensions industry is experiencing a shortfall in certain roles relating to location, skills and qualifications, says Rico Dent.
Line of duty.
Norman Insurance, which last month opened a 24-hour property care line, a new serivce for household ...
Chubb to expand.
Chubb Insurance is to expand its high net worth motor portfolio from September following the acquisi...
Appointment at RP Hodson.
Vaughan Williams has been promoted at RP Hodson insurance brokers from an internal account handler t...
Get a life.
Just over a decade ago no-one wanted to offer term assurance. Now that's changed and the choices can be bewildering. Keith Sankey investigates.
Penny Black's insurance week.
Axa chief Andy Homer was caught with his pants down at last weekend's Axa-sponsored FA Cup final at ...
Appointment at Edward Lewis.
Alan Jones has joined Edward Lewis Solicitors as a senior assistant in its insurance litigation depa...
AIRMIC risks big changes.
The Association of Insurance and Risk Managers has revealed plans to radically overhaul its annual c...