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Employment tribunal applicants have applications deferred
Employment tribunal applicants pursuing claims resulting from the collapse of Independent Insurance...
So-called "greedy" lawyers not to blame
Andrew White may well be correct in his assertion that legal expenses is due for a shake-up (Legal ...
Regulation: one year and counting
London - 14 May One year? You think you have until January 2005? Quite simply, if your firm is ...
Appointment at Unum Provident
Unum Provident, the UK group risk insurer, has appointed Colin Skeen as a non-executive director on...
Beazley goes for global gains
Beazley Group, the Lloyd's insurer which floated on the stock exchange last November raising £150m,...
Fat cats get the cream no longer
With 'fat cat' remuneration now being put to the shareholder vote, falling performances mean many may not be purring all the way to the bank. Marcus Peaker warns insurance company executives to take note.
Appointment at Reynolds Porter Chamberlain
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain has appointed James Miller and Sanjay Pritam as partners. Both lawyers ...
Events
29 April-10 July Biba compliance workshops Leeds, Bristol, Manchester, Cambridge, Leicester, ...
Appointment at MCE
Wellingborough-based insurance provider MCE has appointed Bimal Patel as motorcycle team leader. Mr...
Insurers threatened by EU "discrimination" plan
New European legislation could force insurers not to differentiate customers by gender - a move that ...
Possible management buyout at Sherwood International
The board of insurance software specialist Sherwood International has confirmed it has authorised e...
A slice of the action
As solicitors look for independent ways to attract clients, some have formed groups to chase after-the-event business. So has this left a bitter taste in the mouths of liability insurers? Veronica Cowan finds out.
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny was doing the EC3-rounds last week as some of the last lot of Lloyd's results were announced....
Loss adjusting quest for minimum standards advances
The International Federation of Loss Adjusting Associations has agreed to extend its membership to ...
Bryan James & Co launches series of policies
Insurance broker Bryan James & Co has launched a series of policies under the title of Future Earth...
Brit to restructure claims operation
Lloyd's insurer Brit is set to restructure its claims operation, following the appointment of forme...
The end of life as we know it?
Life has experienced cost-efficiency problems of late. Trevor Hatton reviews the current state of the sector and warns that it has a stark choice to make: restructure or pay the ultimate price.
Ratings slump for The Underwriter
London market insurer The Underwriter is likely be downgraded again within the next six to eight mo...
Two years to unpick Preston Whiteside
The Police investigation into the insurance chain involving beleaguered broker Preston Whiteside is e...
Writs fly as NIG wavers over football cover
Insurer NIG has still not decided whether to renew the professional football insurance account it i...
Brokers believe government is wrong
A total of 71% of brokers believe the government is wrong to introduce legislative human resources ...
Sterling Hamilton Wright secures additional capacity
Sterling Hamilton Wright and Northern Underwriters have secured an additional £8m-worth of capacity...
Point of View - Mike Mitchell, distribution director, Lloyds TSB
The UK insurance industry has experienced more than its fair share of turbulence in recent times - ...
What the papers said this week
THE TIMES The Welsh Rugby Union faces a £5m loss after being abandoned by the now liquidated in...