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Construction ruling.
A decision in the Salford Technology & Construction Court could mean that "parties who claim an enti...
Ockham set to keep Link.
Lloyd's insurer Ockham has vowed to keep the Link name and 200 staff, following the acquisition of th...
Appointment at Iron Trades.
Iron Trades, part of the QBE Group, has recruited Rosie Corless to the new position of rehabilitatio...
Employers' liability cover to rocket.
Richard Browne, head of liability underwriting, Norwich Union, has warned that employers' liability ...
Ward Evans Atlantic Rowing Challenge.
Husband and wife Andrew and Deborah Veal are set to row 3000 miles together in the Ward Evans Atlant...
NHS wards set to be exploited.
A new private health provider predicts it will be the third largest provider of individual policies ...
AIG: joint SIF deal.
AIG Europe has teamed up with Lloyd's broker PYV to offer an exclusive solicitor's insurance package...
Donns' Argent deal.
Personal injury specialist Donns Solicitors has secured a contract to provide claims management serv...
AC: site is the Key.
Allianz Cornhill has launched an exclusive extranet service www.ackeypartner.co.uk to help provide f...
Names surpass Lloyd's market.
Names can expect to make over three times the market average from Lloyd's upswing over the next thre...
Hiscox opens in Glasgow
High-net worth specialist insurer Hiscox has opened a Scottish office in Glasgow. Hiscox Scotland wil...
Windfall for Equitas after flood ruling reversal.
Lloyd's reinsurer Equitas is to receive a multi-million-pound windfall, following the reversal of a ...
Claims code survey shows that industry is working.
Your coverage last week of our claims code benchmarking exercise (see below: 'Code survey shows insur...
Asbestos stand-off.
The cost of settling asbestos-related claims is expected to escalate, as all sides involved adopt a ...
Gibbins takes IRM to employment tribunal.
Maureen Gibbins, former chief executive of the Institute of Risk Management, is claiming constructive...
Pearl staff remain.
Following Churchill's acquisition of Pearl's general insurance business in June, it has confirmed th...
Name & shame.
In a world where big names have seen their reputations shredded and their fortunes consigned to the rubbish bin of history overnight, insurers are realising that their own brands are high-risk areas and need adequate protection, says Lynn Rouse.
Capita: Muress out.
Capita this week denied that the departure of Ian Muress, formerly chief executive of loss adjuster M...
Norwich Union to lobby government over flood spending
Norwich Union, which is expected to impose special conditions and higher rates on household policies ...
OPRA: pension deadline stays.
The Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority will not bow to calls to extend the 8 October occupat...
The only way is up.
Since she won last year's BIA Young Achiever Award, Helen Merfield has not rested on her laurels. Edward Murray talks to her about her latest project.
New man at Axa reignites debate over British bancassurance
Brand is a modern mantra that has been adopted as much by the insurance industry as any other, yet in...
Appointment at Beachcroft Wansbroughs.
Law firm Beachcroft Wansbroughs has appointed seven new partners. Stephen Hocking will become a part...
A professional approach.
Last month saw the launch of the Claims against Professionals protocol as part of the Woolf Reforms, which should encourage the speedier and cheaper resolution of claims. Mark Bailey explains what it means for brokers.