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What the papers said this week
The Sunday Times Lloyd's of London is expected to emerge from the industry's costliest year of natu...
Appointment at RAC Auto Windscreens
RAC Auto Windscreens has made two appointments. Previously employed by ALD Automotive as national sa...
Lloyd's insurer grows with £90m rescue
Lloyd's managing agent Jubilee has trebled in size following its rescue of the £90m Cassidy Davis bo...
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Appointment at Highway
Motor insurer Highway has made Tony Alborough underwriting operations audit manager. Mr Alborough ha...
Appointment at Hitachi Capital Insurance Europe
Hitachi Capital Insurance Europe has appointed a new business development team. The team is headed u...
Appointment at Royal and Sun Alliance
Aaron Devitt has joined Royal and Sun Alliance as professional and financial risk area business mana...
Industry pushes for £100m saving
The Association of British Insurers has urged the Department for Transport to introduce a new motor ...
Is insurance calling for Avon in 2006?
Door-to-door sales of insurance could be set for a renaissance after national cosmetics company Avon...
Compensation culture action group in first meeting
A joint Action Group focussing on compensation culture issues met for the first time today. Comprising almost thirty Government, public and private sector bodies the group aims to deliver initiatives identified by the Better Regulation Task Force and…
One in five law firms sacked their brokers in 2004
Almost one in five of the top 100 UK law firms by revenue sacked their insurance broker over the past year, according to a survey carried out by Legal Risk, which specialises in risk management.
Zurich Municipal appoints underwriting director
Zurich Municipal has appointed Cliff Skeates to the role of underwriting director. Cliff will direct a team of over ninety underwriting staff dedicated its public service clients.
ABI looks at financial advice proposals
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has put forward what it describes as ‘innovative’ proposals to reform the way in which financial advice is paid for.
CBI to honour businesswomen
The Confederation of British Industry has unveiled plans for the First Women Awards, with the inaugu...
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Overseas Focus: Brazil
Appointment at Fortis
Fortis Insurance has appointed four new managers to its senior team. Dave Swann, former head of moto...
US loses attraction for reinsurance giants
Reinsurers plan to expand business in China as the US liability market loses its attraction, accordi...
Appointment at James Chapman and Co
James Chapman and Co has expanded its personal injury team with the appointment of Michele Hardy. Sh...
The Queen visits Lloyd's to launch Appeal
Her Majesty The Queen visited Lloyd's last week to launch the Red Cross Emergency Response Appeal fo...
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Ascot targets terrorism after exiting Pool Re
Lloyd's insurer Ascot is hoping to grow its terrorism business throughout the UK, and is discussing ...
Insurers count losses
Spain's largest insurer, Mapfre, has revealed that its share of the losses incurred when the 32-stor...
Rainbow International creates technology to calculate toxic mould levels
Restoration company Rainbow International has created a method to establish toxic mould levels to he...
Deemed date of knowledge may be much earlier
Gravgaard v Aldridge and Brownlee (a firm) (Court of Appeal - 9 December 2004)