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Lloyd's: hard Labour.
With all the speculation over who will be the next Tory leader following Labour's landslide election ...
Woolf keen to strike no win, no fee balance.
Lord Woolf looks to have taken his first steps on the road to creating a level playing field for the...
Derby arson attack.
Loss adjuster PCS was called to the scene of a suspected arson attack at the recently-vacated office...
IIB: final chance.
The Institute of Insurance Brokers was notified this week that its hearing with the Competition Comm...
Visit from Groupe Eyssautier.
Lloyd's raised the French tricolour last week in honour of a visit from Paris-based Groupe Eyssautie...
Endsleigh launch.
Student insurance specialist Endsleigh has launched a new policy for young professionals living in s...
Mergers inevitable in wake of catastrophic underwriting.
Mergers or closures of insurers in the large corporate risk sector in the UK are inevitable, accordi...
SW: windfall blow.
Some Scottish Widows policyholders have been asked to hand back windfall payments made by mistake, a...
Charman in Middle East link.
John Charman, former chief executive of Ace's Lloyd's managing agency Ace Underwriting Agencies, who...
Kwik-fit recruits 100 following panel additions.
Telephone-intermediary Kwik-Fit Insurance Services, which delivers car, household and travel insuran...
Worldwide Broker Network set to sign up with ASP.
The Worldwide Broker Network is primed to sign a deal with software developer Riskclick that will se...
What's the damage?
Deliberate damage carried out by individuals within an organisation is now the biggest security risk...
Public should reflect on motor rates hike responsibility.
When an insurance item makes it onto BBC Radio 5 Live's Breakfast Show, you know it will not be doin...
Travel jobs to go.
Norwich Union has shut down its travel scheme business, with the loss of 40 jobs at its Croydon offi...
Go online 4 health.
Private medical insurance provider, Healthcare 4 Life, has launched its first online venture to acti...
Appointment at The Bollington Group.
Macclesfield-based the Bollington Group has appointed Simon Richards to its motor trade division. He...
Funds for testing.
Thatcham, the Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre, has been given £1m of extra funding by UK moto...
Underwriter says talks are "a farce".
Chris Wait, underwriting manager at Temple Legal Protection, has described the ongoing talks organise...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Keeping her hand in with media relations types, Penny was intrigued by the arrival of Jenny Chapman...
Gerling looks forward with impending acquisition.
Lloyd's managing agency Gerling, which runs troubled personal accident and health syndicate 1206, is...
Travel uncovered.
More than one in 10 people leave travel insurance to the last minute and 13% don't bother with it at...
McKenna ups staff.
Law firm CMS Cameron McKenna has added four new partners to its insurance and reinsurance practice. ...
Insurers lag on XML.
As insurers come under increasing pressure from reduced return on equity investments and industry re...
Euro-vision.
Parts of eastern Europe have opened up and are being eyed with interest. The opportunities for foreign insurers have risen and are now overtaking those in the EU, says Esther Baur, examining the current state of play.