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Investment company acquires 24/7 Assist
Investment company Quaestor Capital has acquired the medical liaison company 24/7 Assist and is loo...
TAG: inevitable demise
Claims management companies have again been hitting the headlines after the recent redundancy-by-text-message story. With The Accident Group meeting the same fate as Claims Direct, Paul Shenton asks is this the inevitable end of an era?
Time to go for "quick wins" in IT.
With reference to "Feel the benefit of new IT solutions" (Post Magazine, 5 June, p10), the sentiment...
Heath Lambert Group may restart plans for initial public offering
UK insurance broker Heath Lambert Group may restart plans for an initial public offering, following...
Taking up the risk reins
Nick Chown takes over as chairman of Airmic next week at the association's annual conference. Over the coming year, he plans to set the standard for risk management and to promote true business risk management. Lynn Rouse finds out why.
Imarket set to sign up more UK firms ahead of launch
Electronic trading infrastructure Polaris imarket is stepping up its efforts to sign up the UK's le...
Law Society sees PI soar
The Law Society, the regulatory body for solicitors in England and Wales, has had to accept a signi...
Pick and mix
The types of remuneration offered to people working in the insurance industry have changed significantly in recent years. Tailor-made packages are becoming the norm, with bonus and share schemes offering key benefits and incentives to both employees and…
Appointment at Charrington Insurance
Charrington Insurance has appointed Simon Stokoe as liability director. Mr Stokoe will be responsib...
Hiscox Insurance launches Maidenhead office
Hiscox Insurance has strengthened its regional network with the official launch of its Maidenhead o...
BN looks ahead to next year
The Broker Network claimed this week it was on target for "bankable profits" of over £500,000 next ...
Appointment at DLA
DLA has announced two new appointments. Sarah Hill has joined the fraud team in DLA's insurance gro...
Axa liability review sees it re-engineer trades portfolio
Axa has carried out a review of its liability book and is to target several trades as it looks to r...
Ri3k may target new lines after Inreon collapse
Reinsurance trading platform ri3k is likely to make a play for the electronic facultative reinsuran...
Sparking a pollution revolution?
Stricter legislation has hugely increased the potential to be held liable for the costs of clearing up contaminated land, but few have insurance protection. However, once site identification and remediation notices gather momentum, demand will climb,…
Added buoyancy for brokers?
As brokers become submerged in the process of regulation - like independent financial advisers before them - they, too, are being offered support in the form of networks. Richard Adams examines the lessons learned from the IFA experience and asks whether…
Aon signs up to Powercenter
Aon has signed a deal with Informatica for its Powercenter technology, which allows rapid data retr...
Skilled adjuster role remains.
In response to the letter (above), as we have previously stated, we agree that there remains, and al...
What the papers said this week
FINANCIAL TIMES Benfield has earmarked almost 10% of the proceeds from its initial public offer...
Appointment at RK Carvill & Co
RK Carvill & Co has appointed Nick Foden-Pattinson as a joint managing director of the company's st...
Oil the wheels of assistance progress
Assistance services are moving on. As insurers outsource these value-adding services in a bid to keep costs down, Rob Upton believes better integration of functions and co-operation between the two sectors will ensure a smoother performance and greater…
1st Alert bids for national tenders
New disaster recovery and restoration network 1st Alert is looking to secure its first national ten...
Survival in changing times
The rise of corporate business risk management has created new challenges for the insurance profession, but Richard Moor says insurers and brokers need to work hard to win over risk managers.
Appointment at Loss Recovery Group
James Barder has joined the board of underwriting agency Loss Recovery Group as an executive direct...