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Axa: scrap ATE cover and spread the risk
After-the-event insurance should be scrapped in favour of compulsory before-the-event coverage, one ...
Appointment at MYI
McLarens Young International has appointed Andrew Brown as liaison adjuster for Latin America. Mr Br...
Appointment at NAS Insurance
NAS Insurance Services has appointed Sandra Casas as underwriter and facility manager for its techno...
Goodhealth MD steps down after buy-out
The long-serving group managing director of Goodhealth Worldwide has resigned following the company'...
Howden in PI partnership
Lloyd's broker Howden has announced a new partnership with Zurich to underwrite its British Insuranc...
Appointment at Allianz
Anne-Marie Flexman has joined Allianz Personal as proposition development manager. Ms Flexman will b...
Axa Ireland pursues former employee
Axa in Ireland has registered a judgment against a former claims handler who defrauded the company o...
Audatex wins contract
Axa Insurance has appointed Audatex UK as its preferred provider of vehicle damage estimating and mo...
Appointment at Glacier Re
Glacier has appointed Steven Price as managing director for Glacier Insurance London. Mr Price joins...
Appointment at XL
XL Insurance has appointed Colin Ivory and Andy Barr-Sim as senior underwriters for its UK middle-ma...
Open GI signs up to aggregator platform
Open GI has entered an agreement with insurance portal Quotes2me to allow brokers to make price comp...
Miller enlists new chair
Miller Insurance Services has appointed Nick Lyons as chairman, effective from 1 May. He replaces Ia...
VP CEO hits back at tied agent rumours
Venture Preference chief executive Stuart Reid has dismissed suggestions that parent company Axa wil...
Omega puts talks on hold
Omega, the Lloyd's insurance group, has terminated takeover talks with all parties. "The board belie...
What the papers said this week
Daily Mail Male drivers have more crashes because deep down they are still cavemen, a psycholog...
Cooper Gay considers Heath wholesale arm
Heath Lambert has confirmed it is in talks with Cooper Gay over the sale of its general wholesale bu...
High hopes for TBN scheme
The Broker Network's high hopes for its new associate membership plan are coming to fruition, accord...
CSC warns of impending PI deadline
Claims management companies were reminded of the impending deadline for minimum requirements of prof...
Foil backs PI industry collaboration appeal
The president of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers has welcomed calls for greater co-operation between ...
North of the Border: disclosure of medical records
Recovery of medical records in personal injury cases has always been a thorny issue. Historically, t...
Simpson Millar to cut referral fees out of PI claims loop
National law firm Simpson Millar has launched a bold scheme that will pay personal injury clients di...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny had to stifle a chuckle when passing some rather dismal looking insurance chaps at last week's...
Hikes yet to appear
Premium hikes, widely predicted for both car and home insurance because of increasing costs and the ...
Medical product launch
Aon has joined forces with Ecclesiastical to launch Practicecare, an insurance policy designed to me...