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Eversheds move.
Eversheds' former Bristol office senior partner Peter Morris has joined Burges Salmon. He moved to t...
Scott speaks out on acronyms.
Dr Sandy Scott, director general of the Chartered Institute of Insurers, has spoken out against what...
Insurers warn intermediaries and brokers over GISC stance.
Major UK insurers have issued deadlines for their intermediaries to confirm membership of the Genera...
Irish charm.
Ireland is seeing a surge of interest in insurance and the market is doing very well, and with other pull factors - both financial and social, it is an attractive place to work. However Simon Threadgold believes there is a danger of it becoming a victim…
Appointment at ChemDry UK.
ChemDry has recruited loss adjuster Mark Kennedy as technical and quality co-ordinator. He has 17 ye...
Mass withdrawal at Alleghany
Lloyd's insurer Alleghany Underwriting has withdrawn from several lines of business as part of a majo...
Legal overhaul.
Britain's biggest law firms need to overhaul their career structures or risk losing their female sta...
Bupa fixes price.
Bupa has launched a new fixed-price product that offers small companies the opportunity to fix subsc...
Firebrand expands.
US-based provider of selling and customer service solutions Firebrand has furthered its expansion in...
Faraday born out of DP Mann and Cologne Re.
Cologne Re's UK broker business and Lloyd's managing agency DP Mann are to come together under a new ...
Appointment at New Millennium Technologies.
New Millennium Technologies has taken Rachel Wilde on as a business analyst. She joins the compan...
St Paul on track for rail insurance.
St Paul has reiterated its commitment to the rail industry, following the crash at Charing Cross Sta...
Insurers must ensure reserves.
A senior tax consultant has warned insurers to ensure they have the correct reserves in place under ...
Appointment at Glass's Information Services.
Gordon Reid has joined Glass's Information Services to head up its bodyshop and insurance division i...
Starring role.
For almost a century, the London market has been a vital reinsurer of US risks. The reasons why Lloyd's has retained its leading edge across the Atlantic, despite the competition, are complex - Jeremy Mather explains.
Ruling the waves?
Marine insurers rely heavily on the regulations that govern the shipping community, promoting safety and protecting the environment. With these rules looking set to tighten, it's all hands on deck as those involved await the impact. Eric Alexander…
Accidental losses.
Road accidents involving people at work could be costing the UK economy between £4bn and £5bn a year...
Smart and Cook raise money for charity.
Harrogate-based broker Smart and Cook has raised £4500 through a charity auction to help Henshaws So...
Legal journalist dies at 82.
Ken Cannar, whose legal articles for Post Magazine informed and enlightened a generation of insuranc...
Fortis is just a flash on the screen.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
5000 ex-IBRC move.
Approximately 5000 broking professionals, previously registered individually with the now obsolete I...
Probate fees undiminish estate.
Corbett (administrator of Tresawna, deceased) v Bond Pearce (Court of Appeal - 11 April 2001).
Appointment at Thompson Heath & Bond.
Lloyd's broker Thompson Heath & Bond has recruited Brian Watson, formerly chairman of Watson, Stow &...
Keeping a lid on rising legal fees.
The National Audit Office report of last week shows a dramatic rise in damages and costs payouts in ...