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20 March Lloyd's lecture - the chairman's view Lloyd's Old Library London Tel: 020 76...
Who wears the trousers?
Once again dress code has been hauled through the courts. Bob Jones advises firms to think carefully before they start imposing new rules in the workplace.
New Axa claims head sets costs targets
The new claims manager for Axa UK David Williams has vowed to look at rehabilitation and mediation ...
Football competition results
The winner of a pair of tickets to a football match of their choice in the Avon/Post Magazine compe...
Inland flood fears over score system
Floods minister Elliot Morley and the insurance industry have played down concerns that the governmen...
FSA: discounts for early submissions
Financial incentives to encourage the early and electronic submission of authorisation applications i...
Orbis on track again after backer pulls out
New Guernsey-based insurer Orbis Capital is aiming to start writing risks later this year to cover ...
Appointment at DAS
Legal expenses insurer DAS has recruited Derek Cottrell to the new position of reinsurance technici...
Two-year wait for new government flood system
Insurers have welcomed the government's announcement of a new streamlined system for flood manageme...
Testing times in an unhealthy sector
Asbestos-related deaths are mounting and with them, the volume of compensation having to be paid out to claimants and their dependents. Andrew Morgan asks whether insurers can cope with the continual drip, drip, drip of claims coming through.
Regulation gets down to the bottom line
At long last, the Financial Services Authority has outlined its thinking on broker solvency require...
Think-tank tackles ATE
Insurers and claims management companies came face to face last week under the auspices of an ind...
Appointment at Chaucer
Richard Scholes has become a non-executive director at Chaucer. Mr Scholes has worked in the City s...
Penny Black's insurance week
With the deteriorating situation over Iraq, Penny's thoughts turned to the loss adjusters still in ...
Data flaws lead to MASS disc call
The new chairman of the Motor Accident Solicitors Society Ian Shovlin has called for windscreen ins...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
There is something quite reassuring about the use of the bold orange colour on the front page of th...
PI Direct seeks boost via acquisition
The chief executive of underwriting agency PI Direct Michael Wood has led a successful management b...
Appointment at Thomas, Carroll Group
Wales-based broker Thomas, Carroll has appointed Julie Mackie and Gareth Cotty, reuniting them with...
Appointment at Cooper Gay & Co
Lloyd's broker Cooper Gay & Co has appointed James Hamilton-Grant and Andrew Hitchings in its marin...
Rural brokers face threat from new regime
Rural towns and villages could be left without any local broker presence in the wake of the new Fin...
Delta Lloyd goes live with Fineos' system
Aviva subsidiary Delta Lloyd has gone live with UK insurance software specialist Fineos' multi-chan...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Colin Janes has been made development manager at Allianz Cornhill's Maidstone branch. Mr Janes join...
Appointment at Intech Solutions
Intech Solutions, the London-based software solutions and services provider to the insurance indust...
ALP acts on CD delays
Abbey Legal Protection aims to use technology to speed up payments to Claims Direct's clients, afte...