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FSA dismissed as soft touch
The Financial Services Authority has been accused of lacking the teeth of its US equivalent, despite...
Morrisons admits potential insurance interest
Embattled supermarket giant Morrisons could be the next big retailer to join the insurance market, a...
Events
13-15 June The Association of Insurance and Risk Managers conference The Brighton Centre, Brighton...
Insurers fail with employee affinity push
General insurers are having trouble tapping into the potentially lucrative employee benefits market ...
Capita claims role change
Capita Insurance Services has confirmed that Tomas Romero, formerly of Marsh, will assume the respon...
Marsh considers broking arm sale
Broker Marsh has confirmed it is considering selling its wholesale broking operations to avoid poten...
Robins Claim Solutions and FMG Support form alliance
Robins Claim Solutions and fleet performance improvement company FMG Support have formed an alliance...
Appointment at FMW
Karen Doyle has been appointed account handler in the property team of Chelmsford-based insurance br...
Heath Lambert reveals it could have folded
Heath Lambert's position prior to closing its pension fund was so precarious that the broker has adm...
Confirmation from the Treasury
The Treasury this week confirmed that there was no reason to prevent the introduction of Limited Lia...
Insurers may face increased costs
Insurers may face increased costs for reinsurance if they become liable for brokerage fees, followin...
Highway continues to buy
Motor insurer Highway has added another 5000 policies to its growing retail division, by acquiring a...
Appointment at Groupama Insurances
Lynn Harris has joined Groupama Insurances as proposition development manager. She reports to the he...
Howden in senior shake-up to grow
Lloyd's broker Howden has seen its founder, David Howden, take up a prominent position on the board ...
Appointment at Quest Gates
Graeme Shurben has joined Quest Gates, where he will take on responsibility for the development of t...
Zurich merges boss roles
Insurer Zurich has denied it is set for a restructure, following the announcement of a replacement f...
Moorhouse unveils £5m warchest
Broker Moorhouse has established a £5m warchest to buy brokers and books of small to medium-sized en...
Churchill director steps down
On the eve of the second anniversary of the takeover of Churchill, another of the insurer's director...
Neave mulls non-claims role return
David Neave, claims services director of Royal and Sun Alliance is set to leave the company as early...
Esure looks to India to meet growth plans
Insurer Esure is to triple its offshore presence after admitting it lacks the resources to satisfy i...
Appointment at Highway
Highway has appointed Alexander Connon and Steve Halliday as regional account managers to its distri...
Quinn Direct attracts customers to low-cost motor insurance
Quinn Direct has revealed that it has attracted more than 20,000 customers for its low-cost motor in...
Appointment at Financial Services Compensation Scheme
The Financial Services Authority has appointed three new non-executive directors to the board of the...
Layton Blackham makes 21st acquisition
Layton Blackham has completed its 21st acquisition since 1997, with its latest purchase of general i...