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Chubb eyes market for protecting stalkers' victims
Chubb Insurance is to review the cover it provides to its high net worth clients to increase protection for those who become victims of stalking.
Industry consults on critical illness move
The Association of British Insurers is consulting on a user-friendly reference guide to critical illness insurance definitions to help IFAs, customers, and claims assessors understand the meanings of the medical definitions.
Moody's upgrades If P&C
Moody's Investors Service has upgraded the insurance financial strength and subordinated debt ratings on members of the If P&C Group.
Over 300 insurance brokers get minded to authorise letters
The Financial Services Authority has reported that by the end of 30 April, it had received 15046 registrations to obtain an application pack and 5580 applications for authorisation — with 8675 registrations related to insurance business and 6371 to…
Local authorities failing on emergency planning says Marsh
Broker Marsh, is claiming that Britain's local authorities are largely unprepared for the impending Civil Contingencies legislation, which is set to become law later this year.
Claims company in MBO
The management of personal injury specialist and Claims Standard Federation founder member Blue Sky ...
Penny Black's insurance week
It would appear there are many New Romantics among the insurance fraternity, going by the smattering...
New HBOS GI push
HBOS subsidiary Intelligent Finance has confirmed it is making plans to market stand-alone general i...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill Engineering
Simon Cuthbert has been appointed account development manager at Allianz Cornhill Engineering in Lon...
FSA completes Lloyd's prudential proposals
The Financial Services Authority this week finalised its long-awaited proposals for the prudential r...
Adjuster denies inflated pay
Crawford & Company have denied offering inflated pay rises to competitors' employees following its c...
Appointment at Rowlands & Hames
Fylde Coast-based intermediary Rowlands & Hames has employed chartered insurance broker John Isles a...
Appointment at Marsh
Marsh has made David Blakemore business development director for private client services. He will be...
Saga maintains status quo
Chief executive of Saga, Andrew Goodsell has ruled out the possibility of Saga Insurance Company joi...
Royal & Sun Alliance facing a second trial
Royal & Sun Alliance is facing a second trial against Larry Silverstein, the leaseholder of the Worl...
Invaro denies role in claims firm collapse
Personal injury specialist Invaro has denied allegations it was responsible for the collapse of clai...
Atrium acclaims 2003 aviation performance
Lloyd's managing agency Atrium reported good performance across all lines of business in 2003, with ...
DLA restructures its insurance team
Law firm DLA has restructured its insurance team, combining it with the specialist mergers and acqui...
Hyperion acquires shareholding in JK Buckenham
The Hyperion Insurance Group has acquired a 51% shareholding in City-based Lloyd's reinsurance broke...
Polish President to visit Lloyd's
The Polish President is due to visit Lloyd's on Friday as part of his UK state visit this week. A Ll...
Apil campaign to tackle rehab take-up
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has launched a campaign to increase the use of rehabilita...
Neighbourhood Watch seeks insurance backing
The National Neighbourhood Watch Association will collapse if it is not allowed to complete a sponso...
Appointment at Ri3k
Ri3k has hired Colleen Meacock as European sales manager. She was formerly employed as a reinsurance...
EL cases more than double
Government agency The Compensation Recovery Unit has reported significant changes in trends for empl...