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Appointment at Crispin Speers.
Lloyd's brokers Crispin Speers and Partners has made two appointments at senior management level. Ke...
Good as new.
Industrial injury claims are on the increase. It may be prudent for employers in the UK to follow the US example and introduce rehabilitation programmes to counter this growth, says Shona Cronin.
Eastgate axes 47 jobs in reshuffle.
Eastgate Assistance is closing its Birmingham office and making the branch's 47 staff redundant as p...
NIG product pack.
NIG Skandia has launched an information pack that provides a detailed summary of its personal and co...
New fax-back product.
Edgar Hamilton has added Motor Trade Combined to its portfolio of fax-back products. The facility al...
IBRC and FSA agree on dispute solution.
The Insurance Brokers Registration Council is £100,000 better off following the resolution of its fi...
Tense, nervous, headache?
Soft rates, year 2000, the Pension Review... these are just a few of the worries facing many professional indemnity underwriters. Shona Cronin reports.
Morris major.
Buying Rossborough Insurance Services is just the start for ex-GAN managing director, Keith Morris. He tells Shona Cronin that his company, BDML, is on the acquisition trail and is even considering risk carrying.
Independent Insurance introduces product for high net worth
Independent Insurance has introduced a product for high net worth individuals which encompasses both...
Norwich Union to help homeowners keep records.
Norwich Union has teamed up with celebrity designer Anna Ryder-Richardson, who appears on the BBC's ...
Cigna claims Elite position for D&O.
Cigna International has revamped its directors & officers liability policy. The insurer claims th...
Wellington Underwriting puts together terrorism policy.
In response to the start of NATO air strikes against Serbia, Wellington Underwriting has put togethe...
Mortgage safety first.
Underwriting agency Berkely Alexander has launched what it claims is a highly competitive mortgage p...
Appointment at Ward Evans.
Ward Evans, the corporate insurance broking arm of Ward Evans Group has made several new appointment...
On the critical list.
Critical illness is a valuable cover to have - the problem is that many brokers and intermediaries do not stress its importance and value to potential clients, says Ian Lindisfarne.
Job losses at Arnott.
North east-based intermediary Arnott Insurance is predicting redundancies as it merges 33 of its bra...
David Worsfold.
The Financial Services Authority's opposition to including mortgage advice in the Markets Bill may be the first line of defence in a looming clash over home service insurance.
St Paul in London.
St Paul International has launched a London market operation which will be headed by Paul Cusition, ...
Insurers wait for credit hire claims judgement.
Insurers are waiting to discover whether they are liable for credit hire claims, where the hire agre...
Appointment at Crowe.
Crowe Syndicate 963, part of the Crowe Insurance Group, has appointed Tony Chapman as claims manager...
Frankland in buy-out.
Derby-based commercial brokers, P J Frankland, has changed ownership following a management buy-out ...
Appointment at Kennedys.
Kennedys, the London market insurance specialist, has made several new appointments. John Graham, La...
Liberty covers against land clean up costs.
Protection against environmental liabilities set out under Part IIA of the Environmental Protection ...
Broker Direct in drive to recruit new shareholders.
Broker Direct has started recruiting new shareholders, a year later than the proposed date for invit...