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Appointment at Glass's Information Services.
Glass's Information Services has further expanded its business development team. Gina Millard joins ...
What the papers said this week.
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Lloyd's Names this week launched yet another official body - the Lloyd's Priv...
Appointment at GE Frankona Re.
GE Frankona Re has appointed Brian Valentine as chief actuary for the UK life and health operation. ...
Appointment at Allan Chapman & James.
Specialist media broker Allan Chapman & James has appointed Louise Miller to the role of head of cor...
Riding the underwriting cycle.
A careful consideration of the underwriting cycle, allowing reasonably accurate predictions of future market trading conditions, can ensure enough profit is made to keep premiums down. Aash Patel gives one such strategy the green light.
Get ahead on the shop front.
Britain is a nation of shopkeepers - who all need shops insurance. However, with little to choose between the off-the-shelf packages on offer, insurers are having to pull something new out of the bag to differentiate themselves from the competition, says…
Dallas Kirkland will not rule out future merger.
Dallas Kirkland managing director Robin Kirkland this week told PM he would not discount a future me...
Cornhill Insurance makes post-tax profit.
Cornhill Insurance made a post-tax profit of £21.7m for the first six months of the year, down from ...
Loan payment protection claimants satisfied with service.
Almost nine out of 10 claimants for loan payment protection policies are satisfied with the claims s...
Churchill's ambitions unchecked by parent.
Churchill has said its ambitions to become the UK's third largest general insurer remain on track, d...
NavTrak service to cover European countries.
From 1 September, vehicle tracking system provider NavTrak plans to extend its stolen recovery servi...
Brokers face FSA compliance bill of £200m.
Insurance brokers face a minimum £200m bill to meet the most basic compliance requirements of the Fi...
Appointment at Affiliated FM.
Andrew Macleod has joined commercial property insurer Affiliated FM as a production underwriter. Mr ...
Fastrack Indemnity to launch accident management scheme.
Fastrack Indemnity is to launch an accident management scheme for cyclists under its Blue Legal Expe...
ASA upholds complaint against Saga Group.
The Advertising Standards Authority this week upheld a complaint against the Saga Group relating to ...
Appointment at Swiss Life (UK).
Graham Trill has been taken on by Swiss Life (UK) as director of personal finance. He succeeds Brian...
Off the record?
As the number of long-tail employers' liability claims relating to industrial diseases rises, digging up information on the insurers responsible for a company's risks of 20, 30 or 40 years ago is growing in importance. Edward Murray sifts through the…
All change on asbestos.
The rules surrounding asbestos are about to change and look set to have a fundamental impact on insurers, believes Peter Irvine.
The Davis Group establishes financial services division.
Newmarket-based The Davis Group has established a financial services division, Davis Financial Plann...
Appointment at Knowles.
Construction and liability specialist Knowles Loss Adjusters has promoted three branch managers. And...
Euro Watch - Nigel Peaple
Nigel Peaple, European policy manager, Association of British Insurers As the recent European Union...
Esure insurance subsidiary of esure holdings.
Esure insurance is a subsidiary of esure holdings, which is 70% owned by HBOS Group. The remaining 3...
Zurich Financial Services enters new deal.
Zurich Financial Services has entered into a new, three-year, exclusive deal to provide fully brande...
Healthsure launches health screening policy.
Healthsure has launched Futures, a health screening policy, for intermediaries to add to their exist...