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Prudential chief exec to meet Amicus
Mark Wood, chief executive of Prudential's UK business, is due to meet union Amicus on Friday follo...
Appointment at Alexander Forbes
Cyril Ramaphosa has joined the board of Alexander Forbes as non-executive chairman of the company's...
E-mail key to cycle safety
It was very refreshing to hear the voice of an executive pushing for increased cycling initiatives ...
Customer forum slams insurer action on floods
Last week's Post Magazine masterclass on climate change saw storm clouds gather over the industry. David Worsfold and Jonathan Swift report
Appointment at Zurich Municipal
Zurich Municipal has appointed John Barrett as specialist markets manager, responsible for further ...
Redundancies not ruled out at Norwich Union
Norwich Union staff were told on Tuesday afternoon that the life direct sales force is being refocu...
Brit Insurance Holdings increases paid in share capital
Lloyd's insurer Brit Insurance Holdings has increased the paid in share capital of Brit Insurance, ...
Industry should join forces at times of crisis
The UK insurance industry, loss adjusters and other service suppliers were urged to join forces at ...
Eleventh-hour talks fail to spark deal
Despite an eleventh-hour meeting with industry representatives, organisers of firework displays hav...
Appointment at Temple Legal Protection
Specialist legal expenses insurer Temple Legal Protection has recruited Kevin Moxham as its new reg...
Halifax staff may have to adjust to a uniform life
Halifax General Insurance will make its new in-house adjusting team wear uniforms, PM has learned. ...
Two defect to Accenture
Mark Robertson and Helen Brown are to join consultant Accenture's insurance practice from rivals Ca...
Appointment at Aon
Following the transfer of Martin Wilcox to the Redhill Underwriting Centre, David Roberts has been ...
Directive ignorance highlighted
Insurers and brokers need to stop wondering about how they plan to work with fleet owners over the 4t...
Lloyd's launches claims centre
Lloyd's has opened a claims mediation centre to provide the London market with direct access to a c...
Storms return
Insurers said the cost of the storms that battered Britain this week, which claimed nine lives, cou...
Capita denies volume is only food and drink
Capita Insurance Services this week pointed to loss adjusting contracts wins with Diageo and United...
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5 November Alternative Risk Transfer London Tel: +44 0845 120 9613 www.hawksmere.co.uk ...
Joan Beaven dies
Joan Beaven, Insurance Athletics Association secretary for the last 25 years, died last week. Ms Be...
Retailers asked to focus on anti-fraud initiative
Retailers are being asked to focus on a new anti-fraud initiative - Don't Stand 4 Fraud - which aim...
"Let's rewrite the rules"
Michael Taylor, vice chairman of Xchanging Ins-sure Services, emphasised that there remains a great...
NU risk plan set for January launch
Norwich Union hopes to use its new digital map of Great Britain, Next Map, to more accurately price...
Medico-Legal plans purchase after float
Personal injury reports specialist Medico-Legal Consultancy claims it will be well placed to make a...
Appointment at ISS Ark & General
Disaster recovery and business continuity management specialist ISS Ark & General has appointed Don...