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IGI retains IIP status
IGI Legal Assist will retain its Investors in People status after successfully meeting the required standard for the third time running.
Chubb dressed for success
Chubb Insurance's European learning and development manager Lynn Twinn attended a reception at Downing Street last week, to celebrate the 10th birthday of charity Dress for Success.
Cunningham Lindsey extends training course
Cunningham Lindsey UK has extended its initiative to boost the number of Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters associates among its ranks.
Resignations rise as employers fail to meet expectations
Amid high unemployment and an increasingly unstable job market, it would be easy to assume people are clinging desperately to their jobs, fearful that if they try to make a career move they will find themselves out of work.
CFC and Crawford link up for claims admin
CFC Underwriting and Crawford & Company have formed a strategic partnership to deliver a claims administration interface for CFC's brokers and its clients.
Helphire in talks to cut non-GTA deals
Credit hire operator Helphire has revealed it will complete scaling down its business by June, after posting a loss of £400 000 in the second half of 2009.
North of the Border: one action in respect of one wrong principle confirmed
Scotland's Court of Appeal confirms principle that a claimant can have only one action in respect of one wrong.
Biba looks to reintroduce midwife cover
The British Insurance Brokers' Association is poised to enter talks with the three members of its professional indemnity broker panel to reintroduce cover for independent midwives.
Alway: SBJ experience makes Capital Z a good investor
Jelf has outlined plans to use funds from its share issue and a new debt facility to fund a renewed acquisition drive.
IAG profits tumble in first half results
Profit at IAG's UK operation fell A$53m (£32m) to A$22m in the second half of 2009, compared to a year earlier.
Amlin bolstered by acquisition return
Amlin's acquisition of Fortis group's Benelux-based corporate insurance operations contributed to the Lloyd's insurer reporting a record pre-tax profit of £509.1m in 2009 — up from £121.6m in 2008.
Hiscox despairs over Tory FSA proposal
Hiscox's chairman has credited a three-fold increase in annual profits on responsible investment strategy, a cautious approach to underwriting catastrophe-exposed risk and a benign mother nature.
Brit plans global expansion
Brit Insurance plans to take stock of its global presence in 2011, once it is firmly established in the US and Japan.
Allianz ups motor rates by 24% in 2009
Allianz's UK profit rose 5.2% to £203.7m in 2009 despite a 5.4% fall in gross written premium in its retail division to £579.9m as a result of corrective action on private motor rates, which increased by almost a quarter.
Admiral: no sacred cows
Admiral has admitted there are "no sacred cows" among its burgeoning international operation, but that it remains committed to the loss making insurance businesses for now.