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'Second hand fiction' prompts Ri3k move
London market online trading company Ri3k has moved to simplify its pricing policy, hoping to allay ...
Lockton in Chrysler coup
Lockton's real estate and construction division has announced that it has been appointed as insuranc...
What the papers said this week
Times Speculation that reinsurance broker Benfield could be subject to a bid from rival US gian...
Settlement reached for K&R defectors
Heath Lambert has settled with the former head of its specialist facilities division over his defect...
Indie FD abstains from verdict appeal
Dennis Lomas, the convicted finance director, has become the first former Independent board member t...
PWS appoints marine MD
PWS Holdings has announced the appointment of Richard Cirsch as managing director of its marine divi...
Fortis seals Uinsure deal
Fortis has become the fourth member of Uinsure's home insurance panel. It will feature on the new in...
Appointment at Association of Mutual Insurers
The Association of Mutual Insurers has announced the appointment of Graham Berville as its new chair...
Brit lowers flood loss
Brit has reported that gross written premiums in respect of ongoing business for the 9 months to 30 ...
Appointment at Coleman
Dick Nicholson has been appointed as a director of Coleman Insurance Brokers. For the past four year...
Public backs call for UK drainage overhaul
Householders have joined insurers in their call for a radical overhaul of the UK's drainage system t...
Appointment at Parabis
The Parabis Group has announced the appointment of Craig Fairey as group finance director. He has mo...
Natural disasters soar
Natural disasters have quadrupled over the last two decades, from an average of 120-a-year in the ea...
Gould issues public thank you
Chair Anthony Gould reviewed the Claims Club's last meeting before issuing a public thank you to dep...
Brokers sign up to network
The Countrywide Network's 'partner broker commercial' initiative has signed up its first 11 members ...
Clarity not certainty plea
Insurers should work towards "contract clarity" rather than "contract certainty" to achieve efficien...
Commercial fires findings
Proof of a much-touted potential link between the increased use of modern methods of construction an...
Europa Group latest to seal Iprism link up
Personal lines specialist The Europa Group has become the latest broker to sign up to small to mediu...
Aon looking towards MGAs
Global broker Aon has followed rival Willis by committing to significant further investment in manag...
Appointment at Powell
Powell Insurance, has appointed Steve Penketh to its board following his promotion to client service...
UK in pandemic plan
The UK Department of Health has published a new plan to increase preparedness and better protect the...
Central moves to new HQ
Aberdeen-based broker Central Insurance Services has relocated to a new custom-built headquarters. A...
FOS not set to expand its remit, says review
The claimant's perspective was at the heart of the Claims Club's final meeting for 2007, as Jamie Dunkley reports
CEA welcomes VAT reform
The CEA, the Brussels-based representative organisation for the European insurance and reinsurance industry, has welcomed the European Commission's VAT Insurance and Financial Services Review, presented today.