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Appointment at Keoghs.
Insurance law practice Keoghs has appointed Chris Gee as its new director of finance. He comes to th...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny was perturbed to hear that the Association of British Insurers had been kept busy over the wee...
HGIS to pilot in-house adjusting.
Halifax General Insurance Services aims to move the loss adjusting of its household account in-house...
Reinsurers' outlook poor.
The prospects for the world's reinsurers are poor in the near term, despite the continuing improveme...
ISO XML-enables software.
Claims software and services provider ISO has XML-enabled its Claims Outcome Advisor software to all...
Call for fast-track training.
As a law graduate and part ACII qualified, one might be mistaken for thinking it would be fairly str...
Liability needs central fund.
Without attempting to heap any more problems on the already beleaguered employers' liability industr...
London market facing major capital withdrawal.
The London market has only a couple of years to reform itself to avoid a large withdrawal of capital...
HBOS: E-sure in the frame.
With reference to your story Halifax: £320m household book to go in-house (Post Magazine, 8 August, ...
Appointment at Friends Provident.
Friends Provident has made two new appointments. Julian Webb becomes head of corporate pensions sale...
Norwich Union, Prudential and Skandia go live.
Norwich Union, Prudential and Skandia have gone live with an identification system to give financial...
Industry on board.
Marcus Alcock reports from this years' First Title Lutine Regatta, which was sponsored by Post Magazine.
Highway tight-lipped on deal.
Motor insurer Highway has yet to decide whether to renew the co-insurance arrangement it established...
View from the Top - Andrew Torrance
Andrew Torrance, general manager, Allianz Cornhill This week marks the first anniversary of 11 Sept...
Chosen specialist subject.
Business interruption specialists are becoming something of an endangered species, with some training institutions no longer running separate BI courses. Richard Adams questions whether the move towards in-house training is short-sighted.
Appointment at Allan Chapman & James.
Specialist media broker Allan Chapman & James has appointed Louise Miller to the role of head of cor...
Congregational & General md to step down.
Congregational & General managing director David Collett has announced his intention to step down fr...
Ace Global Reinsurance opens new underwriting operation.
Ace Global Reinsurance has announced the opening of a new underwriting operation in Dublin called Ac...
Appointment at Mondial Assistance.
Tim Tozer has joined the team of directors at Mondial Assistance (UK). Mr Tozer has held several sen...
Appointment at Capita McLarens.
Capita McLarens has appointed a three-strong senior management team from Cunningham Lindsey's specia...
Goshawk reaches GIO settlement.
Lloyd's insurer Goshawk has avoided a lengthy legal battle with failed Australian reinsurer GIO, aft...
Moving on.
One of the effects of the World Trade Center attacks was a flurry of activity surrounding the implementation of effective risk management strategies, as companies reassessed their insurance requirements. John Burbedge explains.
Tough lessons to learn.
Howard Pearson reflects on the human tragedy of 11 September, but is also acutely aware of the tough lessons the industry has had to learn in the 12 months following the US attacks.
Alexander Forbes to implement reserve management software.
Broker Alexander Forbes is to implement reserve management software, enabling it to apportion IT cos...