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Haywards defends its title
Staff from Haywards Heath-based First Central Insurance Management, the service provider for online motor insurer First Central, defended their title and won the annual Action For Children Football Tournament, which is organised by recruitment agency…
Career development & CSR news: World Cup policy advice
Employers have been advised to implement a policy to deal with potential staff absences during the 2010 World Cup.
Career development & CSR news: Ecclesiastical launches new underwriting training course
Ecclesiastical has embarked on a new academy-style training programme aimed at producing a workforce of "well-rounded underwriters".
Equity World Cup competition - week two - Win some wine
Our World Cup competition continues, with more great prizes up for grabs — including an Ipad.
RSA accident defensibility
RSA has launched a claims defensibility programme for large corporate clients to enhance risk management issues surrounding accidents in the workplace.
Ace launches real-time monitoring tool
Multinational clients of Ace UK are set to benefit from real-time management and monitoring of their insurance programmes with the launch of Worldview this week, a web-based portal clients can access direct from their desktops.
Risk managers need board level support, claims survey
UK corporations remain overly reliant on insurance as a catch-all solution and are failing to take risk seriously as a board issue by delegating responsibility downwards. These are among the key initial findings of a three-year study being undertaken by…
Cyber liability exposure
Cyber liability is the most significant emerging liability exposure in the UK, according to the Airmic's first-ever benchmarking study into the casualty insurance market, carried out jointly with Advisen.
Passion is important
Passion and politics are just as important as technical skills when it comes to securing today's top risk management roles.
Risk to reputation
Eighteen years of independent corporate governance reviews have failed to reduce the risk to shareholder value and corporate reputation, according to Matthew Bates, Heath Lambert's head of risk management.
Labour MP calls for government to reveal ELIB outcome
A newly elected Labour MP has called on the government to reveal the outcome of a consultation into the establishment of an employers' liability insurance bureau undertaken before the general election.
NIG mapping tool
NIG has rolled out a new geospatial mapping tool covering the whole of the UK including Northern Ireland.
QLP and DAC join forces
Insurance broker QLP and law firm Davies Arnold Cooper have joined forces to launch a risk management tool aimed at helping law firms reduce their exposure to professional indemnity insurance price and provision volatility.
Tyco extends contract
Tyco Risk Management has extended its third-party administrations contract with Cunningham Lindsey for a further two years.
XL launches claims defensibility service
XL Insurance has launched a claims defensibility service aimed at helping companies manage their liability risks.
Spot check tool aims to defuse credit hire tension
Accident Exchange Group subsidiary APU is set to launch a new online spot hire rate service aimed at "defusing the tension" in the credit hire industry.
Staysure opens Spanish branch
Over-50s insurance provider Staysure has opened a branch in Marbella, Spain offering home, health and travel insurance plus pre-paid funeral packages to the expat community. As well as running the expat service, the new office will provide a base for…
Stonebridge looks to expand
The former operations director of energy specialist Oamps has joined the board of Epsom-based broker Stonebridge Corporate.
Five more to follow new Coversure branch
Coversure is gearing up to launch five more branches in the coming months after opening the doors of a new high street site in Tamworth.
Lloyd's broker seeks new deals after PE cash boost
Lloyd's broker NCG Professional Risks has targeted a move into UK retail, international reinsurance and international commercial property and casualty after receiving £1.4m of investment from BP Marsh.
PB leadership training
Professional Broking, the management magazine for insurance brokers, has announced the latest round of dates for its leadership training for broker managers course, helping managers develop skills from problem solving to recruiting the right people.
Ink relocation
Ink Underwriting Agencies has relocated to new offices at Vantage House in Rayleigh, Essex.
Willis commitment
The Willis commercial network has announced two of its largest members, Berkeley Insurance Group and Beaumonts Insurance Brokers, have committed to remain with WCN in long-term deals.
H&S review "irrelevant"
The Claims Standards Council has labelled Lord Young of Graffham's upcoming review on health and safety legislation as "totally irrelevant".