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Appointment at NEBOSH
Teresa Budworth has been appointed as director of the National Examination Board in Occupational Saf...
Biba chief to conduct review
Newly appointed British Insurance Brokers' Association chief executive Eric Galbraith is undertaking...
J Sydney Ault aims for key acquisitions
West Bromwich-based broker J Sydney Ault, which has 30 staff, is aiming to grow its book with a numb...
ABI head in broker warning
UK insurance brokers have been warned that more stringent regulation could yet be in the pipeline de...
10 minute-rule bill tabled in Commons
A 10 minute-rule bill was tabled in the Commons last week by Jim Sheridan, MP for West Renfrewshire,...
FirstAssist to recruit over 100 in IT overhaul
Health specialist FirstAssist has entered into a multi-million-pound, 10-year contract with IT suppl...
MMA Insurance chairman dies
MMA Insurance announced this week that its chairman, Peter Woolterton, died on Monday after a short ...
US merger creates commercial giant
US insurance giants St Paul and Travelers merged this week in a deal that created the second largest...
Towry Law targets professional indemnity sector
Towry Law Insurance Brokers is targeting the professional indemnity sector following the recruitment...
John Basinger joins Cunningham Lindsey
John Basinger, the former director of business continuity at GAB Robins, has joined Cunningham Linds...
Allianz to move 1 in 10 UK jobs to India
Allianz Cornhill is cutting its UK workforce by 10% over the next two years and setting up its own s...
InsurE-com recommends Bytes Technology as approved hardware supplier
Broker software supplier InsurE-com has recommended Bytes Technology Group as an approved hardware s...
Appointment at Brit Insurance Holdings
Brit Insurance Holdings has made a string of appointments. Four underwriters have joined the casualt...
Appointment at Brechin Tindal Oatts
Aileen Ferguson has been promoted to legal director for Brechin Tindal Oatts. She will head the firm...
Call to arms for HNW insurers
Leading UK high net worth insurers have called for a forum between police, insurers and brokers to c...
Compensation culture under fire
There is "no evidence" of a compensation culture in the UK, according to the latest, long-awaited st...
Hess predicts extended period of conservative investments
The European Union's Solvency II capital proposals and new accountancy rules will only serve to cont...
HHH's closure puts 150 jobs at risk
Up to 150 jobs could go at Norwich Union's insurance broking subsidiary Hill House Hammond following...
Allianz appoints new manager for academy
Allianz Cornhill has appointed Jacquie Andrews as its new underwriting academy manager. She takes ov...
Photo finish
James Williamson, right, was presented with his certificate for completing the first stage of the Ch...
Time to test yourself: A selection of questions from various past CII qualification papers
Studying for CII exams, or just want to test yourself? See how you do. Answers on the right. The fo...
Stress is subjective
Workplace stress is not neccessarily bad, indeed it can be "a catalyst to great achievement", accord...
Continuity not only for the big companies
Adding his voice to recent criticism of the industry, Hugh Leighton, risks consultant director at Ao...
Axa launches free business survival blueprint
Axa has launched a free business survival blueprint for aspiring high-street entrepreneurs. Develope...