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Appointment at Venton Underwriting.
James Winn has been appointed deputy underwriter of Lloyd's non-marine syndicate 376, which is manag...
Workout will make IFAs sit up and listen.
Forget Jane Fonda, Norwich Union is to give IFAs the Harry Crosby workout. The new tape, compiled...
Off-road vehicles = on-road carnage.
Fashionable they may be, but sports utility vehicles are far more lethal than an average car. Peter Livingstone asks if it is time insurers acted on this.
Exclusive - PCS joins fight against car fraud.
Loss adjuster Property and Casualty Services (PCS) has begun moves to combat motor claims fraud, ann...
Zurich share shift.
Zurich has changed all of its 48,500,000 shares to Zurich Allied AG. The shift followed a shareholde...
Let's get it right this time.
By the time most of you read this, the draft Financial Services Reform Bill will have hit our desks....
Pensions: drop in complaints is a welcome statistic.
Complaints concerning occupational schemes have declined according to the annual report from the Pen...
London & Manchester builds on its success.
Leading home services life, pensions and investment management group, London & Manchester has announ...
Lloyd's will fall without reforms, warns Tory backbencher.
Lloyd's is under threat and strict regulatory reforms need to be enacted urgently to avoid the socie...
Lloyd's makes move to protect its assets.
Organisations that transact business across Lloyd's Insurance Network (LIN) can now use a new disast...
Non-insurers join IOB.
Insurance Ombudsman Walter Merricks has welcomed the first two non-insurer members of the IOB to be ...
Forte links with Midas.
Forte Software has continued its expansion in the UK insurance market following the appointment of M...
Setting a course for change.
The International Maritime Organisation is pushing hard for compulsory third-party cover for all shipowners, but John Miller finds troubled waters lie ahead.
Appointment at Donns Solicitors.
Donns Solicitors has made two partner appointments in its personal injury department. Gregory Yates ...
The Great Divide.
The first survey ever conducted into the differing risk management methods of European and US companies has just been completed. David Fanning examines its conclusions.
We're not looking for an edge' say Willis quintet.
UK Insurers which have been part of the £851m bid for broker Willis Corroon said the move was seen a...
Cigarettes are causing a stink.
Cigarettes are causing a stink in America, where neighbour is dragging neighbour through the courts ...
M&S assurances.
The lowering of mortality rates has prompted a battle of rates reduction for term assurance among fi...
Homer nets FA, now he just needs HQ.
There are some people who will do anything to muscle their way into the news. New Axa Provincial ...
Winterthur chief sounds alarm bell over global slump.
A fall in insurance premiums worldwide over the next five years will force the industry to change or...
Appointment at Foreman Bassett.
Richard Burnett has joined Southampton-based insurance brokers Forman Bassett in a development role....
Proposed new litigation.
Insurers and their advisors have been warned they must familiarise themselves with the proposed new ...
Is this a natural evolution that we approve of?
Within the past couple of weeks or so, the following have been brought to my attention: - A credit h...
Legal threat on Viagra.
US insurance policies which fail to cover for Viagra have proved to be a bit of a flop this week. Th...