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Appointment at Hill Dickinson.
Hill Dickinson has made several appointments. Brent Williams and Claire Halsall have joined the comm...
Appointment at Aon.
Aon has made three appointments. Tommy Garvey has joined as senior investment consultant in the inve...
Probroker's simple style.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Code red.
John Parker believes insurers must move compliance to the top of their agendas if the Association of British Insurers' claims code is to really raise standards across the insurance industry.
Which? slams insurers over stolen car payouts.
Motor insurers have been lambasted by the Consumer Association magazine Which? for breaching a rulin...
Hiscox makes Leeding move.
Hiscox has moved its Northern operation from Harrogate to Leeds, as it attempts to grow its market s...
Who is in the driver's seat?
The UK motor trade should be exempt from the Motor Insurance Database, argues Allison Walter.
Tenants' rights.
The Association of British Insurers has launched a good practice guide to help encourage greater take up of home contents insurance among local authority and housing association tenants. Malcolm Tarling explains the rationale behind this latest drive to…
NFU bid defence.
NFU Mutual is believed to have asked its financial adviser Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein to prepare...
Resilience gives hope for future.
Ruud Bosman, executive vice-president of FM Global, spoke about the resilience of the US in the afte...
ABI moves on social exclusion
The Association of British Insurers has launched a good practice guide to help encourage greater take...
Cox hit by poor returns.
Lloyd's insurer Cox has posted a loss of £11m for the first six months of the year, compared to one ...
US attacks: art claims may be huge.
Art insurance specialist Axa Nordstern, which was rebranded Axa Art this week, has estimated that th...
Motor insurers lambasted for refusing thousands of valid claims
Axa Direct , Allianz Cornhill and other motor insurers have been lambasted by the Consumer Associatio...
Appointment at Bollington Group.
Cheshire-based intermediary the Bollington Group has made seven new appointments. Wendy Davenport an...
Members urged to spurn GISC.
The Retail Motor Industry Federation has added its voice to the call of the Institute of Insurance B...
A competent effort.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Lloyd's conundrum.
Last week, we criticised Lloyd's for failing to produce an early estimate of its exposure to the US ...
Branching out.
Intense competition is forcing some brokers to branch out into sectors they have previously steered clear of. Some are growing their retail operations in the face of declining capacity, while others are moving into wholesaling. Rachel Gordon gets to the…
Zurich to cut costs with Aurora deal.
Zurich Insurance looks set to sign a contract worth up to £5.5m with software development and servic...
Appointment at St Paul.
David Turner has joined St Paul International Insurance as financial reporting manager. He moves ove...
Irish motor losses may see exits.
Double-figure losses in the Irish motor market could force several insurers to pull out of the secto...
Legal departure.
Law firm Manches has lost its last remaining insurance partner in London. Martin Benson, a partner a...
Capita merges motor units.
Business process outsourcing group Capita is set to launch a new motor insurance services division in...