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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...
Sherwood nets £8m contract
Sherwood International, an insurance technology provider, has signed a three year deal with insurer ...
Negative view of Chiyoda
Rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) has assigned a negative outlook to the 'AA-' (very strong) coun...
Big brokers warn of small focus.
Provincial intermediaries were warned to watch out for the global brokers at a debate on the future ...
Ombudsman open to ideas on case costs.
Walter Merricks, chief ombudsman, defended the plan to split the costs of handling complaints - expe...
Claims Direct in £1500 offer
Personal injury specialists Claims Direct has launched a new funding product for solicitors which it ...
LG lawyers leave.
London law firm Lawrence Graham is to cease handling personal injury claims in bulk and several of i...
Students may face compulsory medical cover.
Students could be forced to take out medical insurance under a new initiative designed to address th...