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FSA backs cancer website
Omagh Independent Advice Service, an advice service based in Belfast, was due to launch a new websit...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny joined up with the great and the good of the insurance industry last week for the annual Insur...
Fraud defence strengthened
Insurers have been given a stronger defence against fraudulent personal injury claimants, following ...
Protect your MP3 player
Taking sensible precautions reduces the chance of being a crime victim. That is the message of a mul...
Appointment at Glacier Reinsurance
Glacier Reinsurance has appointed Luzi Hitz as senior property underwriter. Mr Hitz joins the compan...
MD departure triggers reorganisation
The managing director of Homeserve Property Repairs has resigned amid changes within the division. ...
FSA says priorities for 2007 will remain
Treating customers fairly and contract certainty will remain priorities for the Financial Services A...
Appointment at La Playa
La Playa has expanded its technology and farms and estates divisions with the appointments of Hanna ...
Appointment at Sterling Insurance
Sterling Insurance has hired two senior executives, Steve Williams and Roger Humber. Mr Williams joi...
Motor insurance costs in upward climb
The cost of car insurance rose for the second quarter in succession, according to the latest AA Brit...
Lark grows business
Lark Group has acquired Berkshire general broker, Ascot Insurance Brokers. Graham Lark, chairman, sa...
Consolidator seals its first Scottish acquisition
Oval has continued its expansion into Scotland with the purchase of Glasgow-based broker and financi...
Brit boss in skills plea
The general insurance claims sector is facing a skills crisis and needs to take action now, warned B...
Online sales skyrocket
A research paper has found that 50% of the UK's motor insurance policies and 28% of its home insuran...
New brand for merged ATD/PBS
Manchester-based underwriting agency ATD is to be formally merged with its sister company, Primary B...
Appointment at RFIB
RFIB have appointed Kishor Gohil as director of its reinsurance division, non-marine, responsible fo...
Appointment at Chaucer Syndicates
Chaucer Syndicates has recruited a team of underwriters for an engineering account on behalf of the ...
Union sparks asbestos fears
More than 90% of the UK's schools contain asbestos, a leading claimant lawyer warned after a teacher...
HSA targets new market with launch
Health insurer HSA has launched its first dental plan products that incorporate cash back on treatme...
CRE issues fraud warning
The Commission for Racial Equality has warned insurers theiranti-fraud measures could be deemed unla...
Equity buys new book
Equity Insurance has acquired the agricultural vehicle book of Staffordshire specialist broker Charl...
Insurers could yield branding
The strength of brands could wipe out insurance companies, a leading practitioner warned. Mark Clif...
Appointment at Marsh
Marsh has appointed Gary Flynn as a client executive in Newcastle to boost its service in the area. ...
No fear on PI mis-selling
Professional indemnity insurers have nothing to fear from any potential payment protection mis-selli...