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What the papers said this week
Financial Times HSBC is not the only City institution preparing for a royal visitor. Lloyd's will n...
Appointment at St Paul Travelers
St Paul Travelers has made Andy Hamilton regional underwriter, servicing a panel of brokers in the H...
Appointment at Multiassistance
Ifti Adam has been appointed as the finance and administration manager of Multiassistance. Mr Adam h...
Insurers urged to implement seven-day updating
Insurers will be urged to press ahead with plans to move to seven-day updating of the Motor Insuranc...
Marsh chief: collaborate to create client value
Marsh's Europe and Middle East ceo and president, Bruce Carnegie-Brown, has urged the insurance industry to collaborate to increase client value. Speaking at the Insurance Institute of London's London Market Address, Mr Carnegie-Brown said three…
Industry must work to alter its image
We in the insurance industry must overhaul our image and place the customer at the centre of what we...
Annual Conference and Round Table - Property: levy proposal
Insurers are in danger of becoming purely risk handlers if they do not improve their claims handling...
Annual Conference and Round Table - Garage loss warning
Motor insurers look set to suffer in the future if vehicle repairs continue to increase in cost, as ...
Direct Line to continue to offer 'driving other cars' cover
Direct Line has revealed it will continue to offer the 'driving other cars' cover as standard in its...
Reg Brown decides to retire from the board of Kiln
Reg Brown, pictured, a non-executive director at Lloyd's insurer Kiln, has decided to retire from t...
Fraud hampered by poor resources
One of London's most senior police officers has indicated an increased desire to tackle financial fr...
Appointment at Capita
Max Pell has been appointed managing director for specialist services in Capita's commercial service...
Brokers face further attacks from direct motor insurers
Brokers face further attacks from direct motor insurers over the issue of adjustment fees charged in...
Teceris insists liability is core
Capita Insurance Services' high-end loss adjusting arm Teceris has insisted liability claims will co...
Appointment at Beynon Nicholls Solicitors
Beynon Nicholls Solicitors has promoted Gary Beazleigh to an associate. Mr Beazleigh will head the p...
Heath Lambert partners with Equifax
Heath Lambert has partnered with Equifax to create an ID theft and fraud protection insurance policy...
Insurers urged to show restraint
UK insurers must show underwriting restraint as increased price competition looks set to lead the ma...
Insurecom claims to have added 250 brokers
Software provider Insurecom claims to have added 250 brokers to its agency manager software range in...
Thatcham attacks bumpers
New research by motor insurers research centre Thatcham has found that most car bumpers are poorly ...
GAB Robins CEO quits
GAB Robins has lost its top two UK staff members. Chief executive John Castagno has quit, while managing director Derek Coles has been transferred to the company’s North America division.
S&P affirms AXA Re and subsidiaries at AA-, outlook positive
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has affirmed its 'AA-' insurer financial strength ratings on France-based reinsurer AXA Re and its subsidiaries Compagnie Générale de Réassurance de Monte-Carlo, AXA Re Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd., and AXA Corporate Solutions…
Endurance finishes $600m capital-raising
Endurance Specialty Holdings has announced that it has completed the sale of its $200m 6.15% Senior Notes due 2015, completing the final tranche of its $600m post-Katrina debt and equity funding.
Broker launches ID theft cover
Heath Lambert has joined forces with credit information provider, Equifax, to create an ID theft and fraud protection insurance policy. This new product will include membership to Equifax Credit Watch Gold, an automated service to alert customers to any…