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Choicequote appoints Premium First
Choicequote Insurance Services Limited has appointed Premium First to manage its premium finance as of the 1 April 2010.
CBG sells PL business to Swinton
CBG Group has sold “certain elements” of its personal lines business to Swinton.
HSBC sales director joins Towergate
Caravan and park homes broker Towergate Bakers has appointed Simon Townsend as its managing director.
Mondial Assistance renews Last Minute deal
Mondial Assistance in the UK has signed a new three-year pan-European contract online travel and leisure retailer Lastminute.com.
Aviva Health appoints business development boss
Aviva UK Heath has named Teresa Rogers as its international business development manager
Groupama profits fall more than 50%
Groupama Insurances has announced a pre-tax £14m profit for 2009 – a fall of more than 50% on the £30.1m reported in 2008.
Ace raids RBSI for travel boss
Ace European Group has appointed Chris Price to its newly created role of regional director of travel for Europe, Middle East and Africa from RBS Insurance.
Ace raids RBSI for travel boss
Ace European Group has appointed Chris Price to its newly created role of regional director of travel for Europe, Middle East and Africa from RBS Insurance.
Legal Expenses - Jackson Impact: Cheque mate
Would Lord Justice Jackson's recommendations on costs reform really decimate the after-the-event market? Veronica Cowan canvasses views from those affected.
Chartered Broker Status: Raising the bar
Now entering its third year, Leigh Jackson assesses take-up and any tangible benefits of the CII's corporate chartered status for brokers.
Motor Claims 2010: Creating harmony
With the perfect scenario for vehicle replacement still a long way off, Brendan Keane examines whether recent developments are taking the industry towards it.
Motor Claims 2010: Ombudsman calls for credit hire clarity
The Financial Ombudsman Service's lead insurance specialist has called for clarity on behalf of consumers around the use of credit hire operators in the insurance industry.
Motor Claims 2010: Police chiefs seek help from insurers on fraud
Insurer capital and information could prove vital in the fight against fraud, according to detective chief inspector Andy MacKay of the Association of Chief Police Officers' Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service.
Motor Claims 2010: Time issues worry Zurich boss
Ministry of Justice personal injury reforms will place greater time constraints on insurers than claimant lawyers, according to Tony Emms, motor claims director at Zurich.
Motor Claims 2010 - MIB: data accuracy crucial for CIE success
The Motor Insurers' Bureau has warned that the Motor Insurance Database must be accurate for the continuous insurance enforcement scheme to be a success.
Motor Claims 2010: CPS decides on fraud
The nature of insurance fraud makes it difficult for the Crown Prosecution Service to take such cases to court, according to detective chief inspector Andy MacKay, of the Association of Chief Police Officers' Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service.
Motor Claims 2010: All change for motor
The UK motor claims sector is going through a period of rapid change, with the impending introduction of the Ministry of Justice reforms very high on the industry's agenda.
Publicity order for Act
Any organisation guilty of an offence under the Corporate Manslaughter Act is potentially liable to a publicity order, requiring it to publicise details of its conviction and sentence from this week.
Fraud group slams GMC as surgeon avoids panel
The Health Insurance Counter Fraud Group has accused the General Medical Council of providing a "route map" for doctors who seek to escape investigation for misconduct that potentially costs insurers thousands of pounds.
Sterling picked by L&G
Sterling Insurance has been chosen by Legal & General as a partner for its adviser network.
Esure to stop underwriting Halifax policies
Esure will cease to underwrite Halifax's motor policies after it was bought out by founder Peter Wood from majority stakeholder Lloyds Banking Group in a £185m deal.
Car quote index shows rise
Confused and EMB have launched a quarterly car insurance price index that shows the average cost of the cheapest quote rose by 12.7% in 2009.
MoJ draft rules agreed
The Ministry of Justice road traffic accident personal injury draft rules have been agreed and signed off by the rules committee.