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CILA call for collaboration
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters' annual lunch held in London last week attracted 530 gues...
Private medical shake-up goes to the vote
The private medical insurance sector may be forced to radically alter its access arrangements for c...
Gerling Global Re faces uncertainty as buyer sought
The uncertainty over Gerling Global Re's future was a major talking point at the opening of this we...
Incisive Training this autumn
Incisive Training - Post Magazine's joint venture training arm - is rolling out a series of courses...
BI experience is key to success
With regard to the article, Chosen specialist subject - business interruption (Post Magazine, 12 Se...
Appointment at Mondial Assistance
Robin Pegg has become business manager at the Mondial Travel Division. Mr Pegg has been at Mondial ...
Berkeley Berry Birch looking to set up financial adviser network
Listed intermediary group Berkeley Berry Birch is looking to set up a new independent financial adv...
Predicting future claims
In several years' time, insurers will be facing a host of new and emerging claims. The earlier these areas of potential costly risk are identified, the better, reports Mira Butterworth.
Appointment at Keycare
Paula Corson has joined Keycare, the UK supplier of key recovery and replacement, as business devel...
Appointment at Insurance Claims Service
The Insurance Claims Service has appointed Paul Mitchell, president of the Insurance Institute of S...
Continuity firm launches new crisis package
Business continuity solutions provider Office-Shadow this week launched a new crisis management pac...
Travel opt-out threat
So, the decision on whether travel agents will come under the Financial Services Authority's new regu...
Chubb moves raise fears
Uncertainty over US insurer Chubb's stake in rival Hiscox intensified this week, after its sharehol...
Penny Black's insurance week
Despite the rather inclement weather, Penny was out on the circuit again last week taking in the Ch...
Allianz in London restructure
German insurance giant Allianz has restructured its UK marine and aviation units to create a single...
Reinsurers put squeeze on church
Reinsurers, and not an increasing tide of vandalism, have been blamed for increased levels of exces...
Appointment at Watershed Claims Services
Richard Yelland, formerly of Axa, has joined Brighouse-based liability specialists Watershed Claims...
Limit underwriting agency confirms appointments
Limit underwriting agency has confirmed that international account director Jeremy Fage will be joi...
Irish general insurance sector makes operating loss.
The Irish general insurance sector made a net operating loss in each major class of business (motor,...
Comb-serve Combustion claims premiums have been reduced.
Commercial heating and plumbing specialist Comb-serve Combustion Services claims its insurance premi...
Spring launch for Aon online pilot
Broker Aon is gearing up for the launch of a new online commercial insurance initiative, which is s...
Small business - big crisis
With employers' liability premiums reaching sky-high levels, the small business sector is going into crisis mode. David Bishop calls for the government to act now to tackle this unsustainable situation before it is too late.
Government unveils tough new measures
The government last week unveiled tough new measures designed to cut the number of injuries caused ...
Appointment at O'Rourke Reid
The partners of O'Rourke Reid have admitted solicitor Caroline Murphy to the partnership, while Gra...