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Appointment at GAB Robins.
Kieran Rigby has been appointed managing director of GAB Robins' Scully Tyrrell branch in the Republ...
Appointment at Atrium Underwriting.
Imogen Lyndon Skeggs has joined Atrium's Syndicate 570 as personal accident and kidnap & ransom unde...
Bug cash can now fund Millennium mergers.
The recriminations over the failure of the once feared Millennium Bug to show up at midnight on New ...
Insurers could stall Euro law.
Insurers' refusal to underwrite difficult risks could scupper European Commission plans for new envi...
Norman's revamp.
Norman Insurance has revamped its motor trade products to reflect the latest industry practices. Its...
The trusty pitfalls of rehab.
While I applaud PM's Rehabilitation First Campaign, I feel we may all be missing one vital point. ...
Compensation not costs.
Insurers can significantly reduce the cost of handling employers' liability claims by putting the well-being and rehabilitation of victims at the heart of the claims process, argues Ashton West.
Carmichael enlists help.
Loss adjuster Carmichael enlisted the help of resident martial arts expert Rhory More to officially ...
Agency is positive outlook is negative.
The German life insurance sector is facing a shake-out due to increasing competition and the challen...
Internet to put jobs on the line.
Most life offices expect the Internet to totally transform the way they do business and result in wi...
Turnbull conference.
Willis is to sponsor a two-day conference on corporate governance next month. The event 'Practical I...
Cargo on the move.
Angerstein Transit Underwriting Agency, part of the Amlin Group, has taken over the renewal rights o...
Appointment at RL Davison & Co.
Specialist Lloyd's broker RL Davison & Co has recruited Joe Hantson to its motor fleet administratio...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Following the decision of an electronics company this week to seek to recover costs incurred for mak...
Appointment at The Beckett Group.
Ray Hollis has joined Bury St Edmunds-based The beckett group as a pensions consultant. He was previ...
Bogus clinic stole millions.
A bogus medical clinic in a Brooklyn basement has been accused of bleeding insurers dry. A civil ...
Appointment at Mansion House Executive.
Carol Connolly has joined insurance search and selection specialists Mansion House Executive as a re...
First women to the South Pole.
A Blue Peter badge is on its way to 34-year-old Catharine Hartley, former stage manager of the child...
Industry initiative to speed up Internet
The Association of British Insurers and Polaris have initiated a project to accelerate the use of In...
Shipshape in a basic fashion.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Insurer preaches policy benefits.
Congregational & General has relaunched its Church Choice policy guaranteeing full rebuilding costs ...
Minnow' to take on e-comm giants.
The newly-formed Bankhall/IFA Portfolio alliance aims to break into electronic trading with its own ...
Batteries not included.
When you buy a Walkman, you naturally want the batteries that go with it. The task for brokers, says Simon Threadgold, is to get their motor customers thinking the same way about ULR.
Hadden in hot seat.
Peter Hadden (right) has been appointed general manager of Independent's international division. He ...