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Appointment at Temple Legal Protection.
Temple Legal Protection has appointed Robert Dean as its business development manager. Previously in...
Benfield Greig to decide on rival Blanch buyout.
London market broker Benfield Greig is expected to announce whether it will acquire troubled Texas-b...
Compensation clarion call.
The cup overflowed - or became emptier depending on your viewpoint - when the advent of conditional fee arrangements made legal action more viable for many people. The insurance industry needs to be proactive, argues Phil Bell.
Insurers vital on green issues.
The US's decision not to sign up to the international climate treaty, the Kyoto Protocol, might not ...
Appointment at Cigna.
Cigna Healthcare & Group Life has appointed Sharon Stevenson to its dental sales team. Previously wi...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Colin Poole, understood to be on a family holiday in Jamaica this week, still managed to have his na...
Appointment at Redbox Systems.
Redbox Systems, the company behind CoverMaker.net, has appointed Sir Laurie Magnus as non-executive ...
Appointment at Groupama Insurances.
Groupama has appointed James Sellers and Wendy Griffiths as corporate development underwriters for t...
S&P does u-turn on Trafalgar rate.
Rating agency Standard & Poor's has issued a u-turn over its warning that Cornhill-owned Trafalgar I...
Alarm raised in local authorities.
Insurers have defended local authorities' attitudes to risk management, following a scathing report ...
Axa's added extra.
Axa Corporate Solutions has launched a new extranet service for its clients and brokers that provide...
Aon wins BMS court battle.
A report of a breach of confidence case brought by Aon against three former employees stated that th...
Appointment at Towergate Underwriting Group.
Towergate Underwriting Group has made several appointments. John Reddi becomes group company secreta...
Munich profits up.
The Munich Re Group has announced provisional figures showing a 54.5% increase in profits for 2000. ...
Raising the Alarm.
Shelia Boyce, chief executive of Alarm, has hit the ground running in her new role. She is firmly committed to getting risk management to the top of everybody's agenda, and as Lynn Rouse discovered, a combination of factors means she's already well on…
CLASS online.
The first phase of Lloyd's Claims Loss Advice and Settlement System went live this week. CLASS allow...
Service levels a cause of concern.
Not a day goes by when I am not surprised, saddened and/or disappointed by our once illustrious insu...
PCS branches out.
Independent Insurance-backed loss adjuster Property & Casualty Services has expanded its branch netw...
DL: Chippendale is new chairman.
Direct Line this week appointed a new group chief executive Annette Court, following the move of Ian...
DAS partnership.
Bristol-based legal expenses group DAS has entered into a strategic partnership with Greystoke Legal...
Independent loses more staff to rival Fusion.
Beleaguered insurer Independent Insurance has lost a further three managers to Fusion, the broker-fo...
Weighing up the home economics.
With technology making working from home more accessible, the financial and other benefits can make it an appealing employment solution all round. But there are downsides to the homework revolution, says Jane Bernstein.
Appointment at Folgate.
Robin Martin has joined Folgate as senior development underwriter in its commercial division. He joi...
Letters of credit.
The International Underwriting Association this week welcomed the recommendation of the National Ass...