DAS Legal Expenses
Coram joins DAS as director of customer operations and IT
DAS UK Group has appointed Tony Coram as its new group director of customer operations and IT.
Market Moves - 19 November 2015
All the movers and shakers in the insurance industry
DAS Law confirms Christacos as permanent MD
Acting head of DAS Law James Christacos has been confirmed as permanent managing director of the business.
Timmins leaves Das as COO role made redundant
Das chief operating officer Paul Timmins is to leave the company due to his role being made redundant, a spokesman has confirmed.
DAS to provide Bluefin brokers with motor assistance
Legal expenses insurer DAS has partnered with the Bluefin Network to provide their partner brokers with access to their motor breakdown service, DAS Motor Assistance Gold.
DAS removed from S&P's Creditwatch list
Standard and Poors has removed DAS from its negative Creditwatch and affirmed the provider's A rating following a £14m capital injection and improvement in its governance framework.
DAS and Paragon partner for legal protection
Legal expenses insurer DAS has partnered with Paragon International Insurance Brokers to provide legal protection for its policy for surgical professionals.
Bellamy calls for Das arrangement to be referred to the regulator
Former Das employee, Philip Bellamy, has denied any wrongdoing and insisted his own conduct was “impeccable” following news of his departure.
5 things we didn't know this time last week
It's been a busy week in the news with Towergate and Gallagher swapping staff and insurers puffing out their chests to reveal their results so you might be forgiven for missing other news that has happened this week.
DAS promotes Burke to CEO as Asplin departs
Legal expenses insurer DAS has promoted Andrew Burke to the role of CEO ahead of the departure of Paul Asplin.
Das UK remains on negative watch as it conducts internal investigation
Standard and Poor’s has confirmed that Das Legal Expenses, the UK arm of the Munich-Re owned legal protection insurer, remains on credit watch with negative implications, as it completes its internal investigation.
DAS claims boss exits in restructure
Legal expenses insurer DAS has restructured its management, with chief claims officer Richard Harris, pictured, opting for redundancy after his role was dissolved.
Penny Black: The Ghost of Christmases Past 2006 - 2013
Lady-about-town Penny Black has been publishing her insurance industry gossip and insider news and views in three centuries - so she's seen a fair few insurance Christmases, some bawdier than others, and all of them fuelled by the finest G&Ts the…
DAS suspends CEO in supplier investigation
DAS has suspended its CEO Paul Asplin after concerns were raised about a relationship between the legal expenses insurer and a supplier, as first revealed by Insurance Age.
FCA contacted after Das audit leads to double staff suspension
Das has informed the Financial Conduct Authority after a routine internal audit within the firm’s after the event division led to two employees being suspended.
Career development: O’Sullivan takes Insurance Charities reins
Adrienne O'Sullivan, chief executive of DAS Legal Expenses in Ireland, has been appointed president of The Insurance Charities.
Market Moves - 18 September 2014
All the latest job moves in the insurance market.
DAS' Weekes promoted to UK broker sales manager
Legal expenses insurer, DAS, has promoted Darren Weekes, its broker sales manager for the southern region to the newly created position of UK broker sales manager.
DAS unveils two new ATE products
Legal expenses insurer DAS has unveiled two new after-the-event insurance products, aimed at speeding up the process of obtaining cover for solicitors.
Add-ons: Under the microscope
The sale of additional products is under immense scrutiny by the Financial Conduct Authority. With the insurance industry pushing resources into self-policing since the motor legal expenses inquiry, has it done enough?
DAS pre-tax profits up 9% for 2013
Legal expenses insurer DAS has reported a 9% boost in pre-tax profits for 2013, with figures reaching a total of £12.1m.
DAS appoints BDM for Northern region
Legal expenses insurer DAS has appointed Audrey Henshaw as business development manager for the Northern region.
Head to Head: Add-ons
This year’s Biba conference, taking place at Manchester Central, has the theme ‘Customer, customer, customer’. With that in mind, Post asked some leading industry figures to go head-to-head on the burning customer issues.
Industry questions FCA proposal that firms should publish claims ratio data
Regulator suggests a range of remedies relating to the sale of add-on products.