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Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
Business continuity is a product viewed by most companies with even less warmth than professional l...
Hardy eyes up Atrium
This week, Beazley became the latest Lloyd's insurer to float, while Hardy boosted its stake in rival Atrium raising the prospect of long-mooted consolidation among Lloyd's stocks. Also, Lloyd's new unitary board is announced.
Appointment at Goshawk
Lloyd's insurer Goshawk has appointed Andrew Castell to the board as group finance director, with i...
Ecosse renamed Catlin Ecosse Insurance
Ecosse, the Glasgow-based subsidiary of Lloyd's managing agency Catlin, has been renamed Catlin Eco...
Regions gain as insurers move north
The insurance industry has not fared well over the last decade. Many companies, seeking to keep costs down, have increased their presence outside the South-east, with significant implications for recruitment in the regions, says Nick Purdue.
London Market Brokers' Committee on target
The London Market Brokers' Committee claims it is on target to place almost three quarters of all b...
Appointment at Autoglass
Autoglass has appointed a new regional manager for the northern Home Counties. Peter Dean has been ...
Insurer skills shortages have fuelled liability crisis
Having read with interest the letter by Phil Grace of Norwich Union Insurance (Post Magazine, 7 Novem...
Club Direct sold to Collinson Group
Travel insurer Club Direct, which went into administration last month, has been sold to the Collins...
ABI-led group progresses liability crisis action plan
Trade-specific national guidance on health and safety measures, designed to help firms struggling t...
Appointment at Community Broking Group
Manchester-based Community Broking Group has made Terence Clark group business and compliance manag...
Claims investigators code call
Vincent Sherman Associates managing director David Beardsworth has called on the industry to back h...
Ri3k moves work abroad
Software developer ri3k has announced a deal with UK-based IT service provider National Computer Sy...
Aurora Corporate Services in negotiations with buyer
Aurora Corporate Services, formed to run-off Independent Insurance on behalf of liquidator Pricewat...
Unum Provident chairman to become chief exec of Zurich
Disability insurer Unum Provident UK chairman and managing director Lawrence Churchill has been app...
Long-term EL reform: the facts
Armed with figures showing an increased burden being placed on the employers' liability market as a...
RSA affinity deals in the balance as cuts announced
Royal & Sun Alliance has refused to comment on how many of its corporate partnerships will be ended, ...
Coomber to succeed Kielholz at Swiss Re
John Coomber is to succeed Walter Kielholz as chief executive of Swiss Re in January, the Zurich-base...
Antur Insurance Services makes fifth acquisition
Antur Insurance Services has made its fifth acquisition in 11 months, Carmarthen-based Edward Perry...
Riley's reign over
Lloyd's chairman Sax Riley, who officially handed over power to his successor Lord Levene yesterday...
Admiral reviews Lloyd's
Cardiff-based direct motor insurer Admiral has signalled its intention to quit Lloyd's, blaming the...
Bankart boosts war chest with Welsh sale
Broker Bland Bankart has boosted its war chest to £5m, with the sale of its Welsh business to Thoma...
Insurer relief at consultants' contract veto
Standard Life Healthcare, the UK's fourth largest private medical insurer, has welcomed last week's...
Houlder Insurance Services recruits specialist team
London broker Houlder Insurance Services has recruited a specialist construction liability and prop...