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Members better than corporates at Lloyd's
Syndicates managed by members' agents have consistently out-performed corporate syndicates of Lloyd's...
SVB - profits begin at home.
SVB Underwriting Services has launched a new product to help brokers profit from the rising number o...
Eversheds relocates.
National law firm and insurance specialist Eversheds is shutting its Middlesbrough operation, leavin...
Fastrack for lawyers.
Small Liverpool chambers 42 Castle Street has won the contract for indemnity work worth an estimated...
Appointment at DJ Marshall & Others.
Lloyd's Syndicate 839, DJ Marshall & Others has recruited Simon Abbott to the position of deputy und...
Hiscox to form joint venture with Leon Eeckman.
Lloyd's insurer Hiscox is to form a joint venture with Leon Eeckman of Belgium to tap into that coun...
Sporting take-over.
Knightsbridge Holdings, the provider of financial advisory services to sports professionals, has ann...
Berwin: Drake deal.
City firm SJ Berwin has scooped one of the biggest insolvency contracts of the year, advising on the...
No solution to pension problems.
The pensions industry faces an extended period of uncertainty over minimum funding requirements, fol...
Clunk click cuts claims.
Insurers could save millions of pounds in claims if a test case is brought to challenge the present position on seat belts and contributory fault, argue Richard Ellis (left) and Andrew Pieri (right).
Chaucer diversifies.
Lloyd's motor insurer Chaucer Insurance - syndicate 587 - is set to move into new personal lines mar...
Mixed outlook for motor rates.
There were mixed signs this week that motor insurers are holding firm on raising premium rates in th...
New work Acts boost for lawyers.
Employment lawyers are enjoying a substantial boost in the number of tribunals, according to figures...
Appointment at Equifax.
David Nicholls has returned to HPI, the Equifax vehicle information business, following a brief stin...
TS targets mid-net.
Towergate Strovers, part of the Towergate Underwriting Group, has launched a new household product f...
Ensign goes as Cox reconsiders Wellington move.
Lloyd's insurer Limit has confirmed its motor syndicate 980, Ensign Motor Policies at Lloyd's, will ...
Appointment at AIG Europe.
AIG Europe has appointed Chris Townsend as vice president with responsibility for mergers & acquisit...
Bennetts staffs up.
Telebroker Bennetts is set to recruit an extra 200 staff after opening a new call centre in Worceste...
Admiral's elephant aims for big impact.
Direct insurer Admiral has set up a new online company Elephant trading at www.elephant.co.uk. El...
Helphire issues statement as it heads for loss
Credit hire company Helphire has issued a statement in the light of recent fluctuations in its share ...
Scottish Life bids are lining up.
Royal London and Liverpool Victoria have emerged as favourites to take over Scottish Life, after the...
Check your references.
Referencing should not be treated as a recruitment chore. Tim Latham says, if done well, it can save a lot of problems for employers later.
Appointment at Impact Underwriting.
Impact Underwriting has expanded its personal accident underwriting team with the appointment of Rac...
R v Secretary of State for The Home Department.
Ex parte Gavin Mellor Divisional Court 31 July 2000 During his sentence, a murderer formed a relat...