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Open + Direct MBO set to trigger acquisitions.
Open + Direct has admitted there is a "distinct possibility" it will target acquisitions following la...
Insurance broadcast.
BBC Radio Five Live will broadcast some of the England v Argentina World Cup match on 7 June from th...
Reaping the training rewards.
More and more insurance companies are sowing the training seed, offering attractive financial rewards to encourage staff to take professional exams. And the better qualified crop of staff that result bring benefits all round, says Hugh Thompson.
Software providers Acturis and insurE-com have teamed up.
Software providers Acturis and insurE-com have teamed up, allowing Acturis users access to insurE-co...
Industry apathy surprises.
Am I the only person to be amazed at the silence following my letter about future regulation? (PM, 2...
Appointment at Smart & Cook.
Brendan Harker has been recruited as associate director within the insurance broking division at Sma...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny has overheard from a broker friend that FA Cup sponsor Axa had to come to the rescue of the Fo...
Putting money on the horses?
The equine sector is not as stable as it once was. Far from being a safe bet, many insurers are becoming saddled with damaging losses as rising liability and other claims begin to buck the trend, warns Rachel Gordon.
Appointment at Talbot Underwriting.
Talbot Underwriting at Lloyd's has appointed Nick Hales to the new role of director of marketing and...
UIA Insurance has entered into a partnership.
Mutual affinity insurer UIA Insurance has entered into a partnership with the UK Civil Service Benef...
A record year of profit for private motor.
A record year of profit for private motor has led to a 16% rise in broker-only insurer MMA's overall...
40 years ago.
Insurers had concerns over stress in the workplace 40 years ago, but as this report in PM showed, the advice was a little different to today.
Ongoing dispute over Hatfield railcrash.
All parties involved in the ongoing dispute over the Hatfield railcrash have been summoned to a case...
Folgate commercial trio in Zenith launch.
The commercial management team at Folgate Insurance will begin trading as part of Lloyd's insurer Zen...
Sherwood International appoints Steven Bessellieu.
Insurance solutions specialist Sherwood International has appointed Steven Bessellieu as president o...
Industry should restore balance between trust and self-interest.
I commend this year's Reith lecture by professor O'Neill, in which she argued that trust is the firs...
Cave ruling relief for subsidence specialists.
The House of Lords decision in Cave v Robinson (Post Magazine, 25 April) is certainly good news for ...
Takeover talks fail as Crawford plans expansion.
Loss adjuster Crawford & Co's planned expansion in the Irish market is understood to have foundered, ...
Siemens unveils tracking device.
Siemens Datatrak this week launched its Trakbak II security and tracking device for cars. The anti-th...
Insurers offer staff World Cup window.
Like it or loathe it, the impending drama and excitement surrounding the start of the World Cup 2002,...
Greenway voices concerns.
John Greenway MP, chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance and Financial Services,...
House of Lords begins hearing on mesothelioma cases.
The House of Lords began hearing the Matthews, Fairchild and Fox cases on mesothelioma this week - a...
Volvo Financial Services launches dedicated insurance division.
Volvo Financial Services has launched a dedicated insurance division that intends to capture 30% mar...
Risk management provides a good career platform.
Your review of the British Insurance Brokers' Association Conference (PM, 25 April, p6) threw up som...