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Appointment at Liberata.
Colin Ballantyne has been appointed business centre director, integration, at Liberata Life Pensions...
Royal & Sun Alliance appoints two new board members.
Royal & Sun Alliance has appointed Edward Lea and John Maxwell to its board as non-executive directo...
ABI doubts charity study.
The Association of British Insurers has voiced some doubts over research published this week that cl...
Events.
5-7 August Vermont Captive Insurance Association 2003 Conference VCIA Vermont, US Tel: +1...
Star performer.
Cunningham Lindsey UK saved the day for thousands of policyholders Šwhen Miller Fisher went into receivership last year. For this reason, ŠMarcus Alcock believes the loss adjuster is a true winner.
InsurE-com launches five quotation engines.
InsurE-com has launched five separate quotation engines for household, private vehicles, commercial ...
Appointment at Miller International.
As part of its expansion, Norman Downes has joined loss adjuster Miller International to enhance and...
What the papers said this week.
THE TIMES A disabled worker at Legoland who was given a model of himself showing his paralysed ar...
Doors are opening wide for actuaries.
It seems the financial services industry is finding it just can't get by without the unique blend of professional skills offered by actuaries. Dr Geraldine Kaye examines the benefits they can bring insurance companies and the state of actuarial salaries.
A Triumph over adversity.
When a factory fire threatened to end the production of top British Šbrand Triumph motorcycles, loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey UK's Šcomprehensive campaign ensured the company was rapidly back in the saddle Š- with no loss of market confidence or…
A calculated move.
Spurred on by some frightening statistics into depression in the Šworkplace, Barclays Insurance Dublin, which serves the UK market, set up a Šfree counselling service for its payment protection insurance customers. ŠAlex Broad reports on the scheme's…
Raising a glass.
The winners in this year's British Insurance Awards were announced at the Royal Albert Hall last wee...
Axiom Claims Consulting moves head office.
Professional claims and consulting specialist Axiom Claims Consulting has moved its corporate head o...
The waiting game.
Love it or loathe it, Financial Services Authority regulation is set to come into force in 2005. While the changes are not yet finalised, sitting back and waiting is a dangerous game to play, says Richard Teff.
Biggest is not always best.
I refer to the article on Sungard buying Sherwood (Sherwood accepts Sungard offer, on www.insurancew...
RTA fixed costs scheme agreed.
Agreement has finally been reached on the final details of a revolutionary new scheme for fixed cost...
Appointment at DAS.
DAS has appointed Alex Manning and Sarah Workman as account manager and account technician respectiv...
SVB seeks to raise managed capacity.
Lloyd's insurer SVB is seeking to raise managed capacity for the 2004 year of account by 19% to £521...
Aviva seeks Biggs successor.
Aviva's group finance director Mike Biggs has resigned and will stand down on 31 December. The compa...
A cut above the rest.
Against all the odds thrown up by a tough market, NFU Mutual has Šmanaged truly to stand out from the rest of the crowd. Anthony Gould Šdiscovers the secret of its success.
Appointment at Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
Nicholas Somers has been made chairman of the Antiques and Fine Arts Faculty at the Royal Institutio...
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ABI duo set to quit in shake-up.
Two department heads at the Association of British Insurers are leaving the organisation, after it d...
Sherwood accepts SunGard takeover.
Sherwood International, the life and pensions software specialist, has accepted a £65.1m takeover of...