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Two-month MoJ wait
A senior MP has said it will be at least two months before the Ministry of Justice releases its pers...
Cooper Gay cools talk over floatation
Cooper Gay says speculation in the national press over whether the company will float on the London ...
Strike reveals under-insurance
Neither the Grangemouth oil refinery nor affected third parties will be insured against stoppage cau...
Penny Black's insurance week
It is that time of the year when the insurance industry can see who is personally gaining most from ...
What the papers said this week
Eversham Journal A family forced to live in a caravan since their home was flooded last July are ...
Kwik-Fit in tyre warning
Kwik-Fit has added 30 units to its mobile tyre safety checking fleet as employers' focus on safety o...
Airmic embarks on ranking survey
By June 2009, UK corporate insurance buyers will know if they are paying too much for their cover an...
Job cuts at Guy Carpenter
Global reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter has confirmed that it is undergoing a round of job cuts. "As...
Fortis wins contract
Fortis has been chosen to underwrite Alliance and Leicester's first online stand-alone travel insura...
Appointment at Lloyd's
Lloyd's has appointed Witold Janusz as its representative for Poland. His primary role will be gaini...
ABI releases flood reply
The Association of British Insurers was expected to submit a response yesterday to a consultation pa...
Trio to offer broker support
A trio of former Aon Trade Credit employees have formed Credit Insurance Alliance. Chris Baker, Dean...
Appointment at Questgates
Questgates has recruited two new senior managers: Mike Farley, who joins from Cunningham Lindsey; an...
Ablett joins Garwyn
Former managing director of Groupama Insurances Tim Ablett has been appointed as non-executive direc...
Appointment at Willis
Willis North America's construction practice has added Bob Gore as executive vice-president, Rob Lie...
Fortis to target mid-net-worth sector
Fortis is targeting the mid-net-worth market and plans to move into the high-net-worth sector in due...
Insurers question role of 'good faith'
Insurers have questioned whether it is time to scrap the historic 'good faith' rule as it has become...
The racecourse roadshow
Paymentshield is staging roadshows at six racecourses to communicate its plans for the year ahead an...
Appointment at Weightmans
Weightmans has appointed two partners to its London office: Colin Peck and Ling Ong. Mr Peck joins f...
Appointment at Parabis
Parabis Group has appointed Peter Kettleborough as group head of IT. He has more than 15 years' expe...
Appointment at Amlin
Amlin has appointed Tom Brand as lead cargo underwriter for syndicate 2001. Mr Brand joins from Swis...
CII in no rush to replace departing Bullivant
The Chartered Insurance Institute has no immediate plans to replace Bob Bullivant following his depa...
LMRC appoints chairman
Peter Harmer, chief executive of Aon UK, is to become chairman of the London Market Reform Group. He...
Appointment at Bruce Stevenson
Bruce Stevenson has enlisted financial director Mark Dallas. Mr Dallas worked for Pricewaterhouse Co...