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Hard hat area ...
The construction industry has more than its fair share of theft and liability claims. Adrian Leonard says thorough risk management could prevent many of these.
Star treatment for brokers.
Groupama Commercial Insurances is targeting a select group of brokers with a tailor-made package of ...
Appointment at CNA Insurance Company.
Gillian Franklin has been recruited by CNA Insurance Company as underwriter at its Birmingham office...
Taxing changes for firms.
Q: We are considering changing our business from a partnership to a limited liability company. Could...
Appointment at AUL.
AUL has made several new appointments. Ken Wheeler joins the accounts department dealing with credit...
Appointment at The Bollington Group.
The Bollington Group has made two recent appointments. Mike Cross (above) is the new managing direct...
Steve Knight.
Brokers face tough competition from interactive selling, but all is not lost if they take the initiative and make the Net work for them.
Parent puts TIFCO up for sale.
The UK's third largest premium finance provider, Transamerica Insurance Finance Company (TIFCO), has...
RapidInsure teams up with C5.
Newly-launched online insurance provider, RapidInsure.co.uk has sold 8% of its shares to Channel 5 f...
High-profile art thefts.
Following several high-profile art thefts, such as Titian's Rest on The Flight to Egypt (above) stol...
Appointment at Groupama Personal Insurances.
Groupama Personal Insurances has announced its new senior management team. From left to right - Gare...
Grey matter.
A growing number of new and used cars are being purchased on the Continent, but brokers and insurers need to be on their guard, as with these "grey" imports come several related insurance risks, says Allison Walter.
BIBA helps credit success.
BIBA has put together a credit insurance scheme for its members, designed to help non-specialists pl...
Brokers to reap rewards of Budget cash boost.
Brokers and intermediaries are to benefit from the government's Budget proposals to encourage small ...
Prize Draw at Conference.
Visitors to PB's stand at the BIBA conference, held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre...
AIIB members get Broker Brands liability products.
Marketing firm Broker Brands has launched two liability products in conjunction with the Association...
Syndicate abandons Berkeley name and seeks safe Harbour.
The founders of a broker-owned Lloyd's syndicate have been told they cannot call their new operation...
Open door, closed market.
Risk management is often not the order of the day, and the sector is dominated by a handful of players. Adrian Leonard says church insurance is a tough market.
Consumer protection.
The introduction of the Consumer Protection Act has not resulted in a wave of claims. However, manufacturers must adopt a sensible approach to labelling and providing instruct-ions, say Brendan McCarthy and Rebecca Spillane.
Mitsui Marine enters Lloyd's as syndicate 3210.
Mitsui Marine International is to enter the Lloyd's market as syndicate 3210, and will be managed by...
Healthy options.
When critical illness strikes, you still have to provide for yourself and your dependents. What does CI cover have to offer insureds and insurers?Asks Ian Lindisfarne.
Appointment at Zurich Personal Insurances.
Zurich Personal Insurances has promoted David Swan to underwriting manager, where he will take overa...
E-reforms cause a stir.
E-initiatives introduced in the recent Budget belie the attitudes of Parliamentary traditionalists who are resistant to any such radical reforms.
Crawford SCORE on fraud.
Loss adjuster Crawford has launched a motor insurance fraud validation initiative that adopts techni...