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Churchill's Long calls for PPB funding shake-up.
Martin Long, chairman and chief executive of Churchill Insurance, has called for a shake-up of the wa...
Hercules' brokers performing well.
Strong performances by recently-acquired specialist brokers have helped Hercules, the property insur...
A public profile.
Local authorities are under pressure to deliver better services within tight budgets. Paul Graham considers the increasing profile of risk management within the public sector and the all-round opportunities this approach can bring in the current climate.
Appointment at Lumley.
Coventry-based Lumley Insurance Consultants has added to its team. Shaune Worrall will be developing...
A speedy recovery?
Absenteeism is costing British business billions. Insurers are encouraging clients to take a proactive approach, with prevention and rehabilitation key to achieving a return to health. But whether their advice will be put into practice is another matter,…
Getting back on your feet.
When it comes to returning to work after a serious accident, it is vital for the injured party to receive early support. Norman Cottington suggests job coaches, with local knowledge of the claimant's environment, may be the answer.
Avoid the penalties.
As fleet costs and premiums continue to rise, insurers, brokers and clients need to look at new ways to control risk and avoid paying the penalties now, before the situation gets worse. The meter is ticking, says Ian Greenwood.
Zurich profits continue to slip.
Zurich Financial Group last week recorded a 33% dive in net profits for the first half of the year, ...
Broker suspended.
The Personal Investment Authority has suspended the investment business of Jacobs Insurance Brokers ...
CII conference is taking stock.
Next week's Chartered Insurance Institute annual conference comes in the wake of what has undeniably ...
What the Papers Say.
The Sunday Telegraph Cinven, the venture capital group, is backing the consortium that has looked...
Thomas Miller in CGU acquisition.
London market mutual Thomas Miller, the parent company of the UK P&I Club and the TT Club, has agree...
Coface rebrands.
The UK business of trade credit insurer Coface Group, Coface LBF, has been rebranded Coface UK. The...
NHS misses £100m recovery target.
The NHS has confirmed it will not hit its target to recover £100m a year from insurers for treatment...
Alwen appointments.
Lloyd's broker Alwen Hough Johnson has made three senior broking appointments. Nick Barve joins f...
Well-thought-out site to help you pay.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Moody's predicts substantial losses for Lloyd's.
Rating agency Moody's is predicting substantial losses for Lloyd's, with £1.7bn forecast for 1999; £...
Appointment at Smart and Cook.
Harrogate-headquartered Smart and Cook has made Ken Popplewell managing director. He has been with t...
Mediolanum expands.
Bancassurer Mediolanum plans entry into France, according to chief executive officer Ennio Doris. Th...
ING lifts sex ban.
Dutch financial services giant ING bank has lifted its ban on sex workers opening business accounts....
A-P quits London.
Personal injury specialist Amery-Parkes is pulling out of London to focus primarily on litigation fr...
Xmas card orders.
The Insurance Charities Christmas cards, based on designs from children who won a recent Post Magazi...
Angling for cover.
The solicitors' professional indemnity season has kicked off and several big fish have taken the plunge. While rates increase as they jostle for position, Simon Threadgold assesses the impact of the resulting rate rises across the whole PI sector.
Appointment at Chaucer Syndicates.
Chaucer Syndicates has taken on Andy Robinson as class underwriter for its non-marine syndicate 1096...