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The Future of Lloyd's
What the papers said this week
The Daily Telegraph An accountant who embezzled more than £1m from an Italian insurance company to ...
Chris Woodburn appointed at Kwik-Fit Financial Services
Chris Woodburn, pictured, former chief executive of the General Insurance Standards Council, has be...
Falling motor premiums claim is rebuffed
The UK's largest motor insurers have poured scorn on a survey which claimed premiums are still fall...
Appointment at Ecclesiastical
Ecclesiastical has made David Bonehill chief claims manager. He has 27 years' claims-handling experi...
Pilots "a success" as new Bill unveiled
The Motor Insurers' Bureau said its pilots to catch uninsured drivers have been a success. MIB chi...
Appointment at Europ Assistance
Europ Assistance has made Trevor Chrismas finance director. Mr Chrismas previously spent 10 years at...
Appointment at Finsure
Finsure has appointed Moira O'Connell to the new role of relationship manager and Gavin Parsons will...
Man and machine
Fraud: Stepping up the Fight
Businesses fail over risks
Research from Lloyd's has found that directors at global businesses are failing to effectively iden...
Appointment at XL Insurance
XL Insurance has made several appointments to its London-based fine art and specie unit. Michael Mos...
QBE US acquisitions boost insurer's rating
A.M. Best has removed the financial strength ratings of A (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings of “a” of QBE Re Group - U.S. (QBE Re) (New York, NY) and its subsidiaries from under review with negative implications. The ratings have been affirmed with a…
GISC boss takes up post at leading broker
Chris Woodburn, former chief executive of the General Insurance Standards Council, has been appointed as Kwik–Fit Financial Services' new non-executive director.
Heavy industry companies unprepared for Noise at Work Regulations
Research commissioned by Zurich Risk Services shows that 28% of construction and manufacturing companies are unprepared for the new Noise at Work Regulations, due to come into force on the 6th April 2006.
Heath Lambert Construction wins McNicholas contract
Heath Lambert Construction has been appointed broker to UK civil engineering contractor McNicholas Construction.
Fusion highlights employers' duty of care
Fusion Insurance is offering on-line health and safety training to all policyholders and their employees.The decision to introduce the service followed a 9% increase in the number of UK work related injury claims faced by employers last year, a Fusion…
Why food risk is now a global opportunity
Global Review: Product liability
Markel launches new quotations service
Markel UK, the retail division of Markel International, has developed MarkelUKon-line, its on-line q...
Argentina - Car insurance prices up by 40%
Global Review: Latin America and Spain
Chile - New lines of business
Global Review: Latin America and Spain
Government steps up uninsured driving battle
New proposals to crackdown on the menace of uninsured driving were announced by the government today.
Law team appointed to Specialist Fraud Panel
City law firm Kennedys’ business defence team has been appointed to the Specialist Fraud Panel. The team recently acted for six directors and managers of Network Rail, ensuring the acquittal of all charges against them arising out of the Hatfield train…
MIB backs tough stance on uninsured drivers
There will soon be no escape for persistent uninsured drivers following the government's amendments to the Road Safety Bill, according to the Motor Insurers' Bureau.
Sixteen million motorists at risk
As many as 16 million UK motorists are risking accidents by failing to have their eyesight tested on a regular basis, according to a new survey.