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Royal & Sun Alliance reaffirms its committment
Royal & Sun Alliance this week reaffirmed its commitment to its strategy of in-sourcing the bulk of ...
Insurers unite over motor claims
Senior claims managers representing three quarters of the motor insurance market in Britain have agr...
Merrion Re trial hit by delays
The trial of the directors of Dublin-based reinsurer Merrion Re continued this week with legal argum...
Up in smoke
Insurer FM Global is opening a $78m (£49m) research campus in Richmond, US, to investigate the effec...
HCC advances UK expansion
Houston-based insurer HCC Insurance has entered the latest stage in its UK expansion by providing £2...
Lloyd's start-up seeks capital
Lloyd's new start-up managing agency Ilium is close to signing deals with at least two major capital...
New International Hull Clauses 2003
The London market Joint Hull Committee has released its new International Hull Clauses 2003 followin...
Capita looks to expand to banks
Capita Insurance Services is aiming to expand its business process outsourcing offering to brokers, ...
Brit appoints four in shake-up
Brit Insurance has completed "Project Tigris", introducing its inaugural legal and claims panels. C...
Know Your Rights: This month - Maternity and paternity leave.
Enhanced minimum rights for new parents came into effect this year.
Staff seek greater healthcare support
Almost three in five people (58%) think bosses should help to managetheir workers' healthcare, says ...
Emotional audits essential
Regular emotional audits may help managers deal with escalatingnegative emotions in the workplace, a...
Careers Clinic
Post Magazine's monthly column offers readers expert advice on theircareer dilemmas. This month the ...
US Senate reauthorises National Flood Insurance Programme.
The US Senate has reauthorised the National Flood InsuranceProgramme, which provides a degree of sta...
Swinton goes live
Swinton has gone live with full-cycle EDI for motor insurer Highway'sChoice private car product. Hig...
MIB begins MASS trial as uninsured claims stabilise
The organisation set up to compensate the victims of uninsuredmotorists has started a trial with the...
European Commission set to make decision
The European Commission was set to make a decision regarding thefuture of the controversial proposal...
GAB Robins business director quits company
GAB Robins business continuity director John Basinger has quit thecompany, raising doubts about its ...
FSA talks down appointed reps
The Financial Services Authority is hoping for up to 20,000applications from brokers for direct auth...
HSBC forms new joint venture in China
HSBC Holdings has formed a new foreign joint venture to sellinsurance in mainland China. HSBC will ...
What the papers said this week
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Swiss Re will start to move 800 staff into its 500,000 sq ft home at 30 StMary ...
Lloyd's looks to reduce personal lines costs
The Corporation of Lloyd's has established a working party to examinethe role that personal lines in...
Misys General Insurance plans click-through facility.
Misys General Insurance is planning a click-through facility from itsnew commercial broking system, ...
Brokers welcome new Biba chief
The British Insurance Brokers' Association's decision to appointformer Hill House Hammond managing d...