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Penny Black's insurance week
It would appear that the director-general of the Association of British Insurers may have earned him...
Lloyd's broker in MBO
Lloyd's broker Price Forbes and Partners has completed a management buyout from parent Marsh. The co...
Appointment at St Paul Travelers
St Paul Travelers has recruited Danny Turner as London development manager. He joins from Royal and ...
Appointment at Fusion Insurance
Fusion Insurance has made Carl Gray head of finance. Mr Gray joins from Thomas Miller where he was f...
Appointment at Fortis Insurance
Fortis Insurance has made Bob Newton non-executive director. Mr Newton has 35 years' experience, and...
Bollington in further talks
The Bollington Group has revealed that it will announce another acquisition next week, following the...
VFM to focus on service
Nick Sugden, formerly head of fraud management at Legal and General, is joining VFM Services as busi...
Appointment at Countrywide
Countrywide has expanded its business consultancy team with the appointment of Carl Chapman, a forme...
MIB gives laggards two weeks to meet requirements
Thousands of motor fleet policyholders will face fines of up to £5000 if they fail to update the Mot...
Online marketing is key
A new conference aims to help insurers and brokers get their brands to appear prominently in Google'...
Oval buys broker's book
Oval has bought the book of business of broker Wilkinson Rodgers in Huddersfield. It is the group's ...
Swiss Re reveals job cuts
Swiss Re confirmed its programme of up to 2000 job cuts worldwide by the end of 2007 as part of its ...
Appointment at BHSF
BHSF has appointed Ivan Vickers as broker development manager for the Midlands and David Connor as e...
Appointment at Liberty Syndicates
Nicholas Watson and James Side have joined Liberty Syndicates as deputy underwriter and claims adjus...
EU directive proposal would see substantial rise in claims, warns NU
The sixth motor directive could pave the way for compulsory first-party insurance cover for drivers,...
Flora v Wakom appeal
Allianz Cornhill is seeking permission to appeal to the House of Lords in its controversial Flora v ...
Groupama boosted by tax credit
Groupama's first-half trading saw profits heavily influenced by a £12.1m tax credit but revenues ros...
North of the Border: Claims spotlight
Many Scottish claims are now handled from England by claims handlers whose principal workload compri...
A "quick and dirty" act
Claims Club News
Forbes promotes Mitchell
Alexander Forbes has promoted Peter Mitchell to head up its corporate risk solutions division in Man...
Australian insurance giant eyes £200m broker deal to enter UK
Insurance Australia Group is set to make a concerted push into the UK general insurance market, with...
Firm wins motor contract
Assistance Services, sister organisation to Broker Assistance and part of the TLA group, has won a c...
Forum gives FOS a platform
The Subsidence Forum is holding a training seminar called Subsidence and the Challenges in a Changin...
CSC chairman revealed
Andrew Twambley, partner at Manchester-based claimant law firm Amelans and 'star' of the BBC2 docume...