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Appointment at Cadogan Hanover Park
Cadogan Hanover Park has appointed Simon Millar as business development director. Mr Millar was prev...
Fire warning
Commercial Property Risks
Spa-rring to success
Helphire boss Mark Jackson tells Jonathan Swift how, having fought a few rounds with insurers, the Bath-based firm is now cleaning up
Government policy hinders fraud detection
VAT fraud has grown so fast its impact is throwing doubt on the veracity of UK trade figures, yet th...
TUC on liability hunt
The Trades Union Congress has called for insurers to admit liability earlier and increase insurance ...
Hiscox launch accreditation scheme for design consultancies
The Chartered Society of Designers launched the Design Association in partnership with insurer Hiscox at an event yesterday evening.
Budget: VCT tax break cut to 30%
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has cut the tax break on venture capital trusts to 30% from 40%, and doubled the number of people eligible.
Larry hits NE Australia
North east Australia has been hit by Tropical Cyclone Larry , which has caused widespread devastation.
Impact appoints new A&H underwriter
Impact Underwriting has announced the appointment of Katherine Newberry as accident and health underwriter.
Appointment at Multiassistance
Multiassistance, the UK repair and improvement company, has promoted Scott Stewart to manage the recently refocused UK Control Centre.
ABI and Citizens Advice reiterate calls for reform
The Association of British Insurers and Citizens Advice have reiterated calls for a wider reform of ...
Appointment at RK Harrison
RK Harrison has made Steve Thornett head of its UK commercial operations. Mr Thornett was formerly m...
RSA to challenge Lloyd's on property
A 'no holds barred' competitor to Lloyd's in the property insurance market has been established by R...
Drive for improvement
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Motor business integrity on the line
With reference to 'Fraud was not condoned pre-regulation' (PM, 2 March, p12), fraud is an issue in t...
Appointment at Hawkins
Ian Giddings has joined forensic science company Hawkins, where he will specialise in the investigat...
Mr Fix-It
Tony Boobier is a man charged with popularising his new firm's solution in the UK: a single pricing schedule for all property repairs, drawn up by independent valuation, to which the whole insurance industry and its suppliers can adhere. If the price is…
Rising costs of motor claims
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JHIB acquires DIS
James Hampden Insurance Brokers has acquired Dragoon Insurance Services. Simon Hall, chief executive...
A catch with thatch
Household
CII teams up with Cass Business School
The Chartered Insurance Institute has teamed up with Cass Business School to offer a scholarship to ...
Police doubles cash in fraud fight
The success of a police crackdown on uninsured driving has led to an additional £350,000 investment ...
What the papers said this week
The Sun Wallace and Gromit's creators have won an insurance payout of less than £1m for a fire that...
Take the initiative
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