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IFS to launch new qualification
The Institute of Financial Services is set to launch a new regulatory qualification for supervisors....
Lloyd's rewards hard work in India
Lloyd's has created a new annual award of £1000 for the best student from India's Institute of Insur...
Time to Test Yourself: A selection of questions from various past-CII exam papers
Whether studying for Chartered Insurance Institute exams or just to test yourself, see how you do. ...
Apprentice makes his mark
BIB Underwriters has offered a permanent job to one of its apprentice insurance underwriters just ni...
Industry faces £2bn bill after appeal defeat
Insurers are unlikely to get any clarification over injury care costs paid for by periodical payment...
Pay freeze JLT sees costs and salaries jump £16m
Jardine Lloyd Thompson's six-month interim results published this week have revealed that salaries a...
Penny Black's insurance week
One was feeling in a particularly arty mood last week in line with the insurance industry, as Penny ...
Bond fire highlights concerns
The fire at the 007 stage at Pinewood Studios has highlighted the need for clarity in building regul...
Law review moves to the next stage
The Law Commission will release the first of its discussion issues papers into insurance contract la...
Swiftcover call centre staff
Swiftcover aims to more than double its number of call centre staff over the next year, the online-o...
ATE market gets premium reprieve
Legal expenses insurers have been given a new lease of life after a Court of Appeal decision found i...
Lloyd's rating
Lloyd's has had its financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of "a" affir...
Shareholder action sought
The liquidator for Jersey-based Blue Swan Insurance is set to take legal action against one of the i...
Marsh acquired
Speculation that broker Marsh is to be acquired by General Electric has been questioned by analysts....
Bond Pearce expands
Law firm Bond Pearce has doubled the size of its London office by taking the entire sixth floor of C...
Start-up launches into motor "battle ground"
MMA this week revealed that its recently touted Gibraltar-based motor insurer has been set up to hel...
Broking start-up targets £100m GWP
A new over-50s broker was launched this week headed by Andrew Marchington, former managing director ...
EGI acquired
Royal and Sun Alliance has acquired Irish insurer EGI Holdings for EUR25.2m (£17.3m) payable in cash...
Glen appointed
Paul Glen has joined insurer Cardif Pinnacle this week as chief executive officer. Mr Glen previousl...
Clear acquisition
Clear Insurance Management completed its fifth broker acquisition this week, buying City-based Kemps...
Flora v Wakom ruling could kill off market
A judgement that could lead to periodical payments increasing costs for insurers by up to £2bn acros...
Gamble chairman
Richard Gamble, the former group chief executive of Royal and Sun Alliance, has been named as the ne...
Howard Basford site
Wirrall-based accident repair group Howard Basford has acquired Roberts and Ellis bodyshop business ...
FSPP final call
The Financial Services Practitioner Panel has issued a final call for completed questionnaires to al...