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Benfield offers paperless documentation
Benfield can now provide all technical documentation (claim advice, claim settlement, premium credit closing and treaty balance), in a paperless, electronic format. The system enables invoices and closings to be delivered directly to customers after…
Clear Group buys broker No.4
The Clear Group has completed its fourth broker acquisition by buying Bloomsbury Insurance Management.
Misys introduces business continuity service for brokers
Misys has launched a new business continuity service for brokers to help them meet Financial Services Authority requirements.
AM Best says European reinsurers’ ratings are stable
Europe's reinsurers have seen their financial strength stabilise after a two year period of downward pressure, according to a report from AM Best. Strong accident year results were maintained through the 1st quarter of 2004 and are expected to persist…
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny was feeling most cosmopolitan last week when the great and good of Europe's insurance press ca...
Appointment at Travellers Protection Services
Norwich-based travel and wedding insurance specialist Travellers Protection Services has made Will S...
Property value protection initiative
Loss adjuster CCS International has launched insurance to cover homeowners against any loss in value...
Demand for industry qualifications set to increase
Demand for industry qualifications is set to increase during the next five years, according to the r...
What the papers said this week
Daily Mail Car crime costs the insurance industry £569m a year and insurers have started helping fi...
Appointment at Focus Insurance Recruitment
Mandy Cox has joined specialist insurance and financial services recruitment agency Focus Insurance ...
Appointment at EMB
Tom Hettinger and Dave Otto will head up the US office of EMB. Mr Hettinger was previously chief act...
Appointment at FMW
Duncan Cramphorn has been appointed account executive for the north of England by Chelmsford-based b...
Risk managers would leave UK if regulated
One firm in seven would consider moving their risk management function overseas if it were statutori...
Appointment at Financial Services Skills Council
Teresa Sayers has become chief executive of the Financial Services Skills Council. She has been work...
Invaro has not 'collapsed'
The firm set to be appointed as liquidator for personal injury specialist Invaro has insisted the co...
Appointment at British Virgin Islands Insurance Association
Conor Jennings has been appointed president of the British Virgin Islands Insurance Association, the...
Common market
Journalists from across Europe gathered in London last week to celebrate the Presse Internationale d...
Roger Miller has died suddenly
Roger Miller, executive director of the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers in Insurance and ...
S&P: silica may be a new asbestos
Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has said it is "keeping a close eye on developments" in silica expo...
Heath Lambert promotes Adrian Colosso
Heath Lambert has promoted UK managing director Adrian Colosso to the board, a little over six month...
Appointment at InsurE-com
InsurE-com has employed Chris Mosely as business development manager. Mr Mosely has spent 24 years w...
Appointment at DLA
DLA has expanded its insurance group's disease unit with the appointment of solicitor Simon Matthews...
Wellington's Axa buy targets $40m premium
Wellington Underwriting has said it is confident its proposed acquisition of US-based Axa Corporate ...
Guy Carpenter develops flood-risk tool
Broker Guy Carpenter and software provider Eqecat are jointly developing a flood risk exposure tool ...