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Paper hell
Almost two in five (38%) of UK insurance employees spend over 15 minutes a day processing paper, acc...
HR tool set to benefit brokers
Law firm Peninsula has invested nearly £1m in launching a new HR service aimed at insurance brokers ...
Company investment in staff healthcare to rise
Nine out of 10 companies (92%) are likely to invest more in supporting healthier working practices i...
Appointment at Cunningham Lindsey
Cunningham Lindsey is understood to have poached David Walker from its rival GAB Robins and is expec...
Chaucer Syndicates recruits team
Chaucer Syndicates, the managing agency arm of Chaucer, has recruited a team to underwrite an engine...
Claims regulation to begin in Staffs
West-Midlands-based claims management companies could flee the region following an announcement that...
Appointment at Goodhealth
Goodhealth has recruited Peter Spencer as compliance and legal director. Mr Spencer has 15 years' ex...
Insurers must adapt to new technology
Motor Insurers must pay attention to telematics and how it could affect them or risk being left behi...
Broker renews talks with potential buyers
FM Green is courting potential bidders again following the demise of Vega's bid for the motor trade ...
Appointment at Cardif Pinnacle
Cardif Pinacle has appointed Andy Swain chief commercial officer with additional responsibility as e...
Appointment at Alexander Forbes
Alexander Forbes' International Risk Services has launched a private equity and corporate acquisitio...
Lloyd's broker to boost book
Lloyd's broker Chesterfield Insurance aims to boost its war book to £5m in the next three years on t...
Appointment at Congregational and General Insurance
Congregational and General Insurance has recruited Harry Driver as an independent non-executive dire...
Chartered Insurance Institute listens to members
The Chartered Insurance Institute is listening to members' concerns over its plans to reorganise its...
Market unsurprised by latest NU job cuts
London's financial markets reacted with a whimper to the news Aviva was slashing 4000 UK jobs by the...
Profits fall for Novae
Underlying profit before tax at the newly re-named Novae group fell in the first half of 2006 to £16...
Insurers avoid new regulation
Insurers that carry out third-party claims capture are likely to avoid regulation by the new claims ...
Appointment at CBG
CBG has appointed Robin Slinger as chief executive. He will transfer from his position as non-execut...
Swiss Re considers selling tower
Swiss Re is considering selling its 30 St Mary Axe tower in the City, known as 'the Gherkin'. The re...
Appointment at Fusion Insurance
Paul Murphy has joined Fusion Insurance as UK property underwriting manager. Mr Murphy joins the com...
Launch of In Synergy Insurance
The underwriting operation recently launched by Charles Earle, the former managing director of NIG C...
Appointment at Heath Lambert
Heath Lambert has appointed Mike Hurst as director, professional risks. Prior to joining the company...
Race to the finish
A convoy of clapped-out cars left the Lloyd's building last Friday for a weekend race to raise funds...
Ascent to undergo restructure
Ascent Insurance Brokers is undergoing a large-scale reoganisation and recruitment drive, which has ...