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Banking giant appoints new insurance boss
HBOS General Insurance has announced the appointment of Tom Woolgrove as its new managing director from 1 June 2006. He will replace Rob Devey who has been appointed managing director HBOS Retail Distribution and will take a seat on the retail board.
Inter Resolve signs up arbitration specialists
InterResolve, the independent claims resolution specialist, has announced an agreement with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators’ ADR service provider arm, DRS-CIArb, and mediation specialists ADR Group to add an extensive range of arbitration and…
Arc wins legal costs deal with Carole Nash
Arc Legal Assistance has developed a motor legal costs insurance product for major motorcycle broker, Carole Nash Insurance Consultants. In what it says is the first such move in the sector, the product will cover the costs incurred by the firm’s own…
Besso expands with broker acquisition
CBC UK Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Besso Group, has acquired H Bernstein Insurance Brokers Ltd for an undisclosed sum.
Appointment at Motor Vehicle Repairers Association
Roy Smith, one of Motor Vehicle Repairers Association's longest serving and most senior managers, ha...
What the papers said this week
Daily Mirror Drivers who live in big cities are being unfairly penalised with hefty insurance charg...
Appointment at Highway
Motor insurer Highway has promoted Lee Radley to the newly created position of claims relationship m...
Former director debarred from providing evidence
The former director of failed personal injury firm The Accident Group, Mark Langford, has been debar...
Royal and Sun and Cobra Network sign personal lines motor agreement
Royal and Sun Alliance and Cobra Network have signed a personal lines motor agreement, including hig...
Ernst and Young becomes liquidator for Blue Swan Insurance
Ernst and Young has become liquidator for Jersey-based Blue Swan Insurance, following a hearing at J...
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Appointment at Misys
Misys has expanded its marketing team with the appointment of Anna Pass and Stacy Brown. Ms Pass, wh...
MIB gets tough on fleet failures
Thousands of companies could face £5000 fines after the Motor Insurers' Bureau's decision to take le...
Safety in numbers
Risk Management Forum: ASB
CIT robberies raise PI claims
An increase in the number of cash-in-transit and ATM replenishment robberies has highlighted a growi...
Insurer unveils new group CEO
Liverpool Victoria has announced the appointment of Mike Rogers as its new group chief executive. He joins Liverpool Victoria on Monday 15 May from the Barclays Bank.
Hiscox USA ready for business
Lloyd's specialist (re)insurer Hiscox has launched Hiscox USA, an underwriting operation offering co...
News - Oxygen targets extended warranties
London market broker Oxygen has announced its plans to target extended-warranty markets in emerging ...
AWAC to raise $400m in NY IPO
Ending months of rumours, Bermudian specialty (re)insurer Allied World Assurance Holdings (AWAC) has...
Why 9/11 is still with us
Marc Jones examines the return of a cataclysmic loss the industry thought it had already paid
RSA in motor partnership with COBRA
Royal & SunAlliance has today announced a new personal lines motor proposition exclusively for members of the COBRA Network, an independent network of commercial brokers. The proposition, which will be available from 1 May 2006, has been designed in…
Former Airbus risk consultant joins Marsh
Marsh has appointed Andrew Grant as a senior risk consultant within the Property Risks team of its Risk Consulting Practice.
Insurer in fire epidemic warning
Figures released yesterday by Zurich Municipal, indicate that school fires cost an estimated £67m in 2005 - a £16m reduction from the previous year and the lowest figure in half a decade.
Davies relocates to a new site to grow business
Loss adjuster Davies has relocated from its west London headquarters to offices on a newly developed...