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Rise in turnover at Europ
Europ Assistance has announced a 15% rise in turnover for the 2006 financial year, with a EUR30.3m (...
Appointment at Weightmans
Law firm Weightmans has expanded its commercial property team with the appointment of Stephen Whitta...
Marsh rolls out hotel cover
Marsh has launched a new hotel facility for individual hotels and small chains. The specialised prod...
Appointment at Lloyd's
Lloyd's has appointed a new director. Sue Langley, previously chief operating officer at Hiscox, wil...
What the papers said this week
Financial Times AIG has moved to take control of a shareholder lawsuit claiming billions of dol...
Blow for insurers after £7.1m High Court award
Another case is likely to be joined to the Thompstone appeal this autumn, after a £7.1m award was li...
Vocational rehab providers unite for promotional push
Vocational rehabilitation providers are uniting to promote their services to insurers with the relea...
Crawford expands HNW offering following launch
Loss adjuster Crawford and Company will today launch a new claims offering for the high net worth ma...
Law puts paid to Henri de Castries' French economic role
Axa's boss would have signed a law cancelling millions of his own stock options if he had accepted P...
Health Lambert reshuffle
Heath Lambert has appointed David Rudd as retail director, with overall responsibility for the retai...
Appointment at The Broker Network
Paul Hughes has been appointed as sales manager for the South-east at The Broker Network. Mr Hughes ...
LG wins NBS contract
Legal and General has been appointed by Newcastle Building Society to provide exclusive household, m...
Appointment at Allianz Personal
Jason Bashford has joined Allianz Personal as a key account developer. Currently focusing on develop...
Appointment at Deloitte
Deloitte has announced a range of senior appointments to its specialist UK insurance team. Cindy Cha...
Anderson joins EMB
Duncan Anderson, who was formally global non-life leader at Watson Wyatt, has joined EMB as a partne...
Ace Europe policy launch
Ace Europe has launched a combined package policy, which it claims offers a new minimum standard of ...
Appointment at Allianz Commercial
Allianz Commercial has appointed Alex Stuart as regional manager, North-west and Scotland. Previousl...
Road safety flagged up
Yes Insurance is set to produce an analysis of the benefits of reducing the number of accidents on r...
Two year plaques legal battle reaches final leg
Zurich and Norwich Union will begin their final defence against claimants of pleural plaques on Mond...
Hitachi backs mortgage PPI market to show its worth
Hitachi Capital has launched its direct to consumer website, which allows brokers to white-label the...
Bright's defence: Indie bosses lost faith in claims handlers
Senior management of Independent Insurance did not believe that claims handlers were properly handling claims received by the company, writes Penny Sukhraj .
Bright's outburst over dumb insolence
Michael Bright labelled his most senior claims manager's behaviour as "dumb insolence", writes Penny Sukhraj .
Claims processing not a smooth rolling process
Patricia Clarkson took the strain on her third day in the witness box during the trial today as the former claims director was quizzed by Ian Winter QC over guidance notes that former chairman, Michael Bright, sought from her, writes Penny Sukhraj .
Max appoints new Bermuda president and CEO
Bermudian (re)insurer Max Capital Group has announced that Angelo M. Guagliano has been promoted to president and chief executive officer of Max Bermuda. Mr. Guagliano has also been appointed to Max Bermuda's board of directors, effective immediately.