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Sagar Insurances purchases commercial business
Sagar Insurances has purchased the commercial insurance business of Steven Barton Insurance Services...
Appointment at Beazley
Lloyd's managing agency Beazley has made Patrick Hartigan deputy treaty underwriter. He joins from A...
Marsh subsidiary outlines plans for business reform
Marsh and McLennan has reacted to New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's inquiry by implementing ...
Companies battered by tidal wave of regulation
Financial services companies are being battered by a tidal wave of regulation that threatens to unde...
Tibco Software launches Claims Management Framework
Tibco Software has launched Tibcor Claims Management Framework v.2, developed to address process eff...
Appointment at Berrymans Lace Mawer
Berrymans Lace Mawer has announced a number of new partners: Sandra Jones (recovery) and Darrell Smi...
Appointment at Silverbeck Rymer
Silverbeck Rymer has made Gavin Wright sales and marketing director. Mr Wright joins from KPMG, and ...
Appointment at A Sure Talent
London subsidiary of Talent and Pro, A Sure Talent, has made Marc Wilson London branch unit manager....
The FSA alters proposals on contributions
The Financial Services Authority has altered proposals on contributions from mortgage and general in...
Appointment at Marcus Hearn and Co
Dean Atkin has become assistant director of Marcus Hearn and Co, the broking and underwriting arm of...
Pre-trial review expected this week
ER Shaw employee Stuart Porter's pre-trial review was expected to take place this week in connection...
Allianz Cornhill confirms Terms of Business Agreement
Allianz Cornhill has confirmed it will include a non-solicitation clause in its new Terms of Busines...
Independent research on car's head restraint position
Millions of motorists could be adjusting their car's head restraint to a position that actually incr...
Appointment at Close Premium Finance
Tim Wilson, former Alexander Forbes Risk Services UK Retail Division managing director, has become t...
Insurers face £1.1bn car crime bill
Most drivers do nothing to prevent thieves breaking into their cars, according to research by Autogl...
Rehabilitation Working Party hosts conference
The insurance-and-legal-sector-supported Rehabilitation Working Party is hosting a one-day conferenc...
Cox acquisition boosts UK network to 54
Cox Insurance has acquired Northern-Ireland-based J McWhirter Insurance Brokers for £5m, increasing ...
ABI to review fraud model
The chairman of the Association of British Insurers' anti-fraud committee has called on the industry...
Fortis rejects cognitive tests after pilot
Insurer Fortis has decided against using cognitive testing as a technique to catch fraudsters, after...
Connecticut AG subpoenas Gallagher
The impact of the Spitzer allegations about price fixing in the insurance industry has continued to widen, after Arthur J. Gallagher was subpoenaed by the Connecticut Attorney General.
Moody’s downgrades MMC
Moody's Investors Service has announced that it has lowered the senior debt rating of Marsh & McLennan Companies to Baa2 from A3. The ratings remain under review for possible further downgrade.
Government launches rehabilitation framework
The Minister for Work Jane Kennedy has announced today the publication of the Framework for Vocational Rehabilitation.
Axa boosts commercial and marketing team
Axa has announced two new appointments within its commercial lines underwriting and marketing team.
Former RSA claims manager joins Rehab team
Rehabilitation services provider Kynixa has hired Heather Smith to joined its team as insurance relations manager.