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DAC haemorrhages more staff.
Insurance specialist Davies Arnold Cooper is facing a series of departures from its common law depar...
Change to pensions.
Social security secretary Alistair Darling has said pension sharing will be an option from 1 Decembe...
Lord Woolf most senior judge.
Lord Woolf is all smiles this week after being promoted to the position of the most senior judge in ...
Savings don't have to equal de-skilling.
I read with interest the remarks of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjuster's new president, John B...
Appointment at Brockbank Syndicate Management.
Rodney Clifford has been appointed to the board of Brockbank Syndicate Management after heading the ...
Marsh growth is up.
Global broker Marsh has reported its revenue rose 13% to $2.7bn (£1.6bn) for the first quarter of 20...
Replacement fears top MULRA list.
Concern over the provision of replacement vehicles following non-fault accidents is expected to domi...
Appointment at Online Travel Corporation.
Internet travel company Online Travel Corporation has made Robert Falkner finance director. He joins...
Lawyers make immunity stand.
Lawyers joined forces last week in a class action in the House of Lords on the vexed question of imm...
Cheapest' claim.
Bath-based IFA Chartwell Direct is now offering what it claims is the "cheapest stakeholder friendly...
Appointment at RGL International.
Forensic accounting firm RGL International has made James Stanbury a partner. He joined the company ...
Latin America worst region for kidnappings.
Latin America has topped the charts for the ninth year in a row as the world's worst region for kidn...
FIT for business.
London based Financial Information Technology is aiming to strengthen its presence in the UK life as...
Common sense must win the day over liability.
Pass the parcel is a fun game in which everyone passes the ultimate prize from one to the other. Sub...
Budget name for Arnott.
Telebroker Budget Insurance is to rebrand the high street intermediary Arnott Century it acquired la...
Police on alert.
Police are planning one of Britain's biggest ever anti-riot operations to combat potential violence ...
Appointment at RE Hutt & Co.
Matthew Finch has been appointed to the newly-created post of business development director at RE Hu...
SVB moves well into the black
Lloyd's insurer SVB Holdings, which merged last year with CLM, has moved into the black after recordi...
Eastgate Assistance adds 24-hour helplines.
Eastgate Assistance has added 24-hour legal, medical and domestic helplines to the family legal prot...
Mr Mum wins babycare case.
A tribunal settlement by a Groupama employee has seen insurers rush to defend their employment pract...
Folgate puts house in order.
Folgate Insurance is to embark on a major household business expansion drive using pre-selected brok...
Committee's ruling.
The Blackwell Committee, set up to look at unqualified claims assessors, has not recommended their r...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny was heartened to hear that the Royal Mail has decided to honour her good self with the republi...
Managing the future.
Investing in staff in the form of training is a long-term proposition which can be risky, but for companies that are keen to make their mark, it is a vital strategy for ensuring future success, says Diane Walker.