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Surveying programme launched
Ecclesiastical insurance has launched a three-year training programme to train new risk control surv...
Minister gives nod to Essex company
The Minister for Work and Pensions has paid homage to third-party administrator Plus One Services' a...
Zurich expands its private client division in Manchester
Zurich is expanding its private client and premiere division in Manchester, following a move to a bi...
Spectrum Syndicate Management appoints chief legal counsel
Spectrum Syndicate Management has made Mark Everest the company's chief legal counsel. Mr Everest re...
Fortis Insurance appoints non-executive director
Fortis Insurance has appointed Bob Newton, pictured, as a non-executive director. He joins from NFU ...
Tax breaks may breach EU law
Lord Levene's plea to Chancellor Gordon Brown for more lenient tax treatments for insurers could res...
Swinton Business selects Acturis
Swinton Business, the commercial broking division of Swinton Group, has selected the Acturis broking...
Zurich to unveil major overhaul of its UK legal advisers
Zurich is set to unveil a major overhaul of its UK legal advisers this month, after the insurer conf...
Aon launches cargo network
Aon Global Marine has pooled its cargo market expertise to launch a new specialist arm. The broker ...
Oamps close to takeover deal
Big-ticket broker Oamps is likely to see the £284m takeover offer tabled for its parent company acce...
Cassidy Davis launches web-based application process
Specialist insurer Cassidy Davis has launched a web-based application process for mortgage lenders a...
Draft report published by the EC
The draft report into the validity and adequacy of brokers' professional indemnity insurance has bee...
Syndicate opens ahead of schedule
QBE's new aviation syndicate, Emilio Di Silvio Syndicate 5555, opened for business on Tuesday, one m...
Alexander Forbes targets larger healthcare operators
Alexander Forbes is targeting larger not-for-profit healthcare operators with a range of health and ...
FSA bans bad practice director
The Financial Services Authority has banned a west-Midlands-based broker for using thousands of poun...
Johnston Park McAndrew awarded contract
Broker Johnston Park McAndrew has been awarded the contract to administer a scheme for professional ...
Equitas' management deserves plaudits
Equitas' management deserves plaudits for having maintained its solvency at its 10th anniversary, ac...
Specialist looks to commercial
Cleaning and restoration specialist the Revival Company is aiming to expand its commercial lines bus...
Beazley to run new Lloyd's Consortium
Lloyd's insurer Beazley is to run a new Lloyd's Consortium for catastrophe-exposed US commercial pro...
In-depth review planned
The Law Commission has promised a wide scope for its review of insurance contract law. Responses to...
Penny Black's insurance week
The shockwaves sent across the UK by the news that Norwich Union wants to put motor insurance prices...
Hiscox set to canvas Irish brokers' needs
Hiscox has confirmed it is looking at opening an office in Dublin, stating that the city's profile "...
Big splash
Rainbow International has drawn up a rescue package to minimise potential damage from record high ti...
NU rolls out 6% fleet hikes
Norwich Union has started raising its fleet rates by an average of 6% as part of a year-on-year plan...