News
Appointment at RP Hodson.
Simon Kean has joined RP Hodson as sales manager for its expanding commercial insurance department. ...
Appointment at Hiscox.
One of the most experience marine underwriters in the London market, Gloria Davies, has joined Hisco...
Confidence, security and certainty: actuaries' watchwords.
The headline of David Worsfold's News Analysis 'Unease, insecurity, uncertainty ... an actuarial vis...
Research shows car insurance premiums about to hit the fast lane.
Car insurance premiums are showing signs of rapidly increasing due to three years of underwriting lo...
Strike looms as Eagle Star morale hits rock bottom.
Anxious Eagle Star staff union representatives are due to meet senior management at a meeting on 28 ...
A day at the races.
Axa Provincial is giving brokers the chance to win a corporate hospitality weekend culminating at th...
FSA will close firms to protect customers.
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has warned that it will not hesitate in using its powers to c...
Fishers pull out of IRISC deal.
Fishers International subsidiary, the Fishers Group, has announced it has pulled out of the deal to ...
Thirsty lorry driver.
One thirsty lorry driver took the name of a hostelry too literally, resulting in thousands of pounds...
Insurers failing to grasp IT chances.
A survey has found insurers are failing to invest in IT and missing the chance to create competitive...
Evening scores a hit.
Insurer Avon's Bristol underwriting centre recently held a meet-the-underwriters event and 17 broker...
It's too late the beat the bug'.
Insurers have been told it may already be too late to prevent the Millennium bug crisis despite a gr...
Hot interest in degree.
Students taking a unique degree in risk management at Glasgow Caledonian University could get lucky ...
Making a splash.
Motor insurance remains as cyclical as ever, with the clever players riding the waves says Andrew Newman.
Appointment at Genavco Insurance.
David Meur has joined Genavco Insurance as general manager (director designate). He will also join t...
Profit claims refuted.
The recent claims by industry analysts Marketline that courtesy cars are profitable have been heavil...
Bonnie in Scotland but wet, wet, wet in Wales - June weather
The highlight of a dull and wet June culminated in a rain-soaked Wimbledon and a tornado in Berkshir...
Appointment at Nelson Hurst.
Nick Drury, previously executive director of Bain Hogg in Birmingham, has joined Nelson Hurst UK as ...
Supervision German-style.
Germany's top insurance regulator, Dr Helmut Muller, gives his views on the supervisory system for insurers in the wake of the single market.
Appointment at Forte Software.
Tim Dunn has joined Forte Software as senior sales executive. He will focus on the retail market for...
Munters leak details.
Munters Moisture have developed a new property and survey leakage detection service which can locate...
Shead rewrites rules.
Shead Motor Policies, Lloyd's oldest independent motor syndicate and current 'Motor Syndicate of the...
Motor security.
Honda is the latest manufacturer to offer the vehicle recovery system TRACKER as an approved option,...
Zurich says it wants to move into banking.
The Zurich Insurance Group has announced its intention to apply to the Swiss regulatory authorities ...