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Appointment at Fresh! Insurance
Fresh! Insurance has taken on Mike Wall as its new sales and underwriting manager. Mr Wall has 24 y...
Competition winner
At the recent Claims Services Exhibition in Telford, Post Magazine ran a competition to win a mount...
Appointment at St Paul
St Paul has appointed Alasdiar MacKay as regional underwriter in Scotland. He joins from Zurich and...
Advent Capital increases underwriting capacity
Advent Capital has increased the underwriting capacity of Advent Syndicate 780 by £80m. The syndica...
Pension apprehension
There is panic among pension providers as slumping equities result in a deficit in funds. Peter Falush examines how employers, the government and the insurance industry are planning to handle the crisis.
Appointment at CNA Insurance
CNA has made Julian Enoizi, who joined the firm in June, country manager for France. Mr Enoizi will...
Zurich Financial Services appoints Geoff Riddell
Zurich Financial Services has appointed Geoff Riddell, pictured, as chief executive of general insu...
Broker Audit - Moscrop Robinson & Chadwick
1. What broking system, or systems, do you currently use? How long have you used them? PolicyMa...
View from the Top - Patrick Snowball, chief executive, Norwich Union
Liability premium increases have rarely been out of the news this year. Much of the focus has b...
NU shuns Alan Partridge for TV push
Norwich Union is to launch a new television advertising campaign next year to promote its direct ar...
Compliance planning must commence now
The Financial Services Authority's regulatory regime will place the onus on brokers to get their act together. Steve Verrall argues that brokers need to start planning ahead now.
Motor insurer Highway gains approval
Motor insurer Highway has gained approval to quit Lloyd's and hopes to leave the market by 1 Januar...
Appointment at Davies Lavery
Insurance law firm Davies Lavery has recruited Sarah Cochran to its London office. Before joining, ...
Royal & Sun Alliance confirms reports
Royal & Sun Alliance has confirmed reports last month that it plans to sell its German subsidiary R...
Churchill signs Global Solutions deal with CGI
Churchill has signed a contract with CGI Group to implement its administration system Global Insura...
Appointment at Bland Bankart
Huw Williams has been recruited by Bland Bankart as its compliance manager for general insurance. M...
Appointment at Berrymans Lace Mawer
Partner Jenny Moates has been appointed by Berrymans Lace Mawer to head the personal injury divisio...
NIG set to offer brokers website design service
NIG is to offer its brokers a web-designing service for a one-off payment of £500 as part of the la...
Ogden hands over tables to de Wilde
Leading barrister Robin de Wilde QC takes over today from Sir Michael Ogden QC as the next chair of...
Transparency at inception
Insurers should do more to explain to policyholders how losses will be handled when policies are so...
Appointment at ISS Ark & General
Disaster recovery and business continuity management specialist ISS Ark & General has recently prom...
Penny Black's insurance week
Christmas is a time for peace and love all round - or so Penny thought. However, budding pop st...
Employers Re sale is on the cards
The future of General Electric's European reinsurance subsidiary GE Frankona Re was placed into unc...
Fit to be insured?
Insurers looking for a healthy niche market need look no further than gyms and fitness clubs, although there are still stumbling-blocks to keep the risk managers well exercised. Simon Threadgold gets physical.