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Axa confirms Hutchins is new property head
Axa Insurance has today confirmed Tony Hutchins has joined as its new head of property insurance.
IGI rebrands to Am Trust Europe
IGI Insurance is to change its name to Am Trust Europe.
Miller unveils Global Service Barometer
Miller Insurance Services has launched a new Global Service Barometer to help risk managers define their broking structure.
CII in academies tie up
The Chartered Insurance Institute has announced its support of Career Academies UK - a national charity that works to raise the aspirations of 16 to 19-year olds, studying a Level 3 qualification.
EMB: Company market lags behind Lloyd's on commercial performance
Commercial property insurance rates are unlikely to rise significantly any time soon despite attempts by some companies to talk up the market, according to an assessment by actuarial consultancy EMB.
PMI providers weigh into IPT debate
Any rise in insurance premium tax will severely hit an NHS already under pressure, according to the Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries.
EMB: Company market lags behind Lloyd's on commercial performance
Commercial property insurance rates are unlikely to rise significantly any time soon despite attempts by some companies to talk up the market, according to an assessment by actuarial consultancy EMB.
Penny Black's Insurance Week
Insurance and West Bromwich Albion have not appeared in conjunction too often in this column in the past — bar one reference to Baggies fan and Towergate CEO Andy Homer's lucky pants, perhaps.
Postscript - 5 years ago: Pay-as-you-go motor scheme
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from 5 years ago reveals.
Postscript - 10 years ago: Insurers warned over claims losses
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from 10 years ago reveals.
Postscript - 20 years ago: Second oil spillage hits insurers
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from 20 years ago reveals.
Career development & CSR news: Ask the expert
My recent interview feedback has said I come across as over-confident in my abilities — and sometimes even aggressively self-promoting. How can I remedy this while still striking the right balance?
Haywards defends its title
Staff from Haywards Heath-based First Central Insurance Management, the service provider for online motor insurer First Central, defended their title and won the annual Action For Children Football Tournament, which is organised by recruitment agency…
Career development & CSR news: World Cup policy advice
Employers have been advised to implement a policy to deal with potential staff absences during the 2010 World Cup.
Career development & CSR news: Ecclesiastical launches new underwriting training course
Ecclesiastical has embarked on a new academy-style training programme aimed at producing a workforce of "well-rounded underwriters".
Bloodstock - infectious diseases: A stable condition
David Ashby reports on the likelihood and potential effects of a contagious diseases striking the equine industry and what is being done to help prevent this.
Bloodstock: Beating the odds
The going is tough for bloodstock insurers, with overcapacity, pressure on rates and a tendency towards self insurance. Jane Bernstein reports on the financial pressures involved in the industry.
Rehabilitation - PAS 150: Starting the journey
In the second article of a two-part series on the new rehabilitation code of practice, Lynn Rouse explores concerns about cost, cohesiveness and potential public sector failure to join their private provider counterparts in the journey to compliance.
High Net Worth - Rates: An overheating market
New entrants are circling the high net worth arena, as it is talked up as an area of potential growth. However, as Ralph Savage reports, others claim it is a car crash waiting to happen.
Postbox: Not the best view of Manchester
I think the photographer may have been facing in the wrong direction when he shot the photograph for the 'Regional Review'.
View from the top: Keeping the team onside
Compensating those who suffer injury at work and returning them to employment as fast and as safely possible is not only the morally right thing to do, but it is also in the best interest of the insured and their insurer. Nevertheless, average claims…
Comment - credit hire: Success over self proving
The recent judgment in Beechwood Birmingham v Hoyer Group is good news for motor insurers, writes Richard Lewis.
Ace launches real-time monitoring tool
Multinational clients of Ace UK are set to benefit from real-time management and monitoring of their insurance programmes with the launch of Worldview this week, a web-based portal clients can access direct from their desktops.
Risk managers need board level support, claims survey
UK corporations remain overly reliant on insurance as a catch-all solution and are failing to take risk seriously as a board issue by delegating responsibility downwards. These are among the key initial findings of a three-year study being undertaken by…