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Appointment at Opus Holdings.
Simon Ellen has been appointed to the board of Opus Holdings. Mr Ellen is a senior figure in the fin...
Legal ambitions for Claims Direct.
Personal injury specialist Claims Direct has launched a new funding product for solicitors which it ...
Sherwood sole services provider.
In a deal worth £8m, Sherwood International will become the sole provider of outsourced services to ...
Win a car wind up.
Sinead Shortall has won Broker Direct's 'win a car competition' through Manchester-based brokers F W...
Vavo voom for silver surfers.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Wheels of fortune.
Non-standard motor is no longer the sole preserve of specialists. Technological advances are making it easier for composite insurers to quote for such risks, forcing some niche players out of the market. Simon Threadgold reports on the changing fortunes…
Experts appointed.
The Danish Insurance Association has appointed two experts to research the treatment of whiplash inj...
DTI warns retailers over fireworks.
The Department of Trade and Industry has called on retailers to help reduce the number of firework r...
Association of British Insurers publishes research.
The Association of British Insurers published research this week revealing that the impact of inland...
Appointment at Old Mutual.
James Thornton, has been made finance director of Old Mutual Financial Services. He was previously d...
Presenter's website.
Television personality Shaw Taylor, who presented Crimewatch forerunner Police Five, has set up a we...
Axa Cooks up deal.
Axa Direct has signed a deal with Thomas Cook Global and Financial Services that will see it offer a...
P&I supplement.
In an attempt to prevent and reduce the number of losses arising from container operations, the UK P...
Portrait of Lloyd's members.
A 30ft wide portrait of Lloyd's members is being constructed by photographer Mike Roles in a work co...
Churchill create 275 new jobs
Churchill has announced plans to create 275 jobs at a new dedicated claims unit in Ipswich. The ins...
Free back seminar.
Solicitor Davies Lavery is to stage a free seminar at Lloyd's Training Centre about back injuries on...
Think solutions not products.
Identifying profitable customers would be one of the keys to success, said Andy Stephens, electronic...
Planning for old age? - Retirement planning in the current
Robert Bullivant FCII reports on the Chartered Insurance Institute Society of Fellows' research into the complex issues involved in retirement planning, and the researchers' recommendations to ensure consumers get the best advice.
Call centre growth to be put on hold.
The growth of insurance call centres is slowing, according to a new report carried out by Benchmark ...
Bryan James acquires P J Jenkins
Specialist broker P J Jenkins has been taken over by Hayes, Middlesex-based broker Bryan James & Co f...
Closures at Crowe.
Lloyd's-based Crowe is to cease underwriting on its aviation syndicate 53 and marine excess of loss ...
Agency rethinks.
Moody's has downgraded its outlook on the respective 'A-' (good) and 'B+' (above average) performanc...
Sava gets strong local rival.
The new Slovenian reinsurer Triglav Re took one third of the market share from the country's dominan...
Crawford opens UK centre for global claims
Crawford & Company has opened a UK-based Global Risk Administration office, to handle the administrat...