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Appointment at Audatex
Audatex has made Alan Cottrill commercial director, responsible for insurer services, crash repair, ...
EU insurers plan cost cuts
European insurers are embracing industrial operating models in order to cut costs and improve custom...
Broker owner appoints Deloitte to handle sale
The sale of broker Open and Direct is officially under way, after its private equity owners appointe...
Penny Black's insurance week
If someone fell asleep at a meeting about insurance, one could usually write it off as a simple case...
Appointment at FMW
Gemma Beeston has been appointed by FMW as a marketing co-ordinator and personal assistant. Ms Beest...
Wheelchair and scooter drivers warned
Powered wheelchair and scooter drivers could be made to buy compulsory third-party insurance in the ...
SLE promotes Patchett
SLE Worldwide has appointed Mike Patchett as managing director. Mr Patchett has been promoted from h...
Appointment at Brit
Brit has appointed Janet Henderson as head of its North American professional liability underwriting...
Booth joins MMA team
MMA Insurance has hired Paul Booth as financial crime manager to head up its financial crime team. M...
Oxygen in property push
Oxygen has appointed two brokers to its Lloyd's operation. Caroline Clarke joins the company from Zu...
Appeal date set for pleural plaques case
Approximately 10 000 cases are waiting in the pipeline for next years' House of Lords hearing in Rot...
Appointment at XL Capital
XL Capital has re-appointed Robert Glauber to its board of directors. He originally served on the bo...
Court payments problem
Injured claimants may be left stranded by government proposals to allow certain public sector bodies...
Appointment at Expacare
Expacare has appointed Beverly Cook as managing director. Ms Cook has been involved with the company...
Heath Lambert scheme faces lengthy delays
Heath Lambert's pension scheme may take longer than two years to assess because of its complexity, t...
NFU Mutual to expand agent base by 10%
NFU Mutual is expanding its commission agents by nearly 10% as it embarks on a significant recruitme...
Appointment at IGI
IGI has recruited Robert Cottrell as operations director and Neil Findley as sales and marketing dir...
Scottish brokers hit back at threat
Scottish brokers have criticised composite insurers for being too slow, and responded to the continu...
Appointment at Cooper Gay
Frank Witthun has been appointed director and non-executive chairman of Cooper Gay in succession to ...
FM Global confirms £190m "done deal"
US property insurance giant FM Global has said its planned disbursement of $355m (£190m) to policyho...
Appointment at International Underwriting Association
The International Underwriting Association has elected Stephen Riley as its chairman. Mr Riley is an...
Ratings are key
An insurer's rating is a key driving force behind deciding where insurance is placed, an independent...
Appointment at VFM Services
Nick Sugden, formerly head of fraud management at Legal and General Insurance, has joined VFM Servic...
Appointment at EJS Partners
EJS Partners has made Helen Crofts director of life, health and asset management. Ms Crofts has 15 y...