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Career development & CSR: Paris by bicycle for Willis
Willis staff are aiming to raise £100 000 for Children's Hospices UK after selecting it as key charity for 2011.
Preston set to join RFU
Aon director Craig Preston is set to join the Rugby Football Union in the new post of head of people development.
Regional Report - Dublin: Dublin up
Ireland has been bailed out by the International Monetary Fund, insolvencies and unemployment are up, insurers premium incomes down and rates show no sign of real hardening. But, when Stephanie Denton visited Dublin she found the market surprisingly…
Postbox: rate access is a reality
I was interested to read Phil Bunker's View from the Top in which he, quite rightly, challenged broker software houses to work more like the direct market and aggregators and enable insurer rate changes to be effected in a more frequent and efficient…
Stackhouse Poland buy pushes GWP to £50m
Independent broker Stackhouse Poland has pushed its gross written premium to more than £50m with the acquisition of Essex-based Allison & Partners.
Stewart exits CII in favour of Blanc team
Axa commercial chief executive Amanda Blanc has appointed the Chartered Insurance Institute's corporate development leader Alasdair Stewart to the position of commercial director.
Comment - commercial insurance: Trouble brewing
In the wake of a damning report on the commercial lines insurance market, Roger Flaxman enters the debate and examines the clash between insurers' principle of utmost good faith and their fiduciary duty to shareholders.
View From The Top: Delivering SME excellence
In the short time since I became SME director at RSA, small to medium-sized businesses have seen some dramatic changes.
Editor's Comment: Fairy godmothers and streets paved with gold?
Unfamiliar with the taste of success when it comes to lobbying for reform in the personal injury arena, insurers across the UK may still be waiting for the ‘Bobby Ewing in the shower’ moment.
Interview - Tom Cooper & Matt Munro: Spirit of Enterprise
Matt Munro and Tom Cooper appear to have theMidas touch, with start up Igo4 smashing its five-year plan. Jonathan Swift asks where they go from here.
PwC: Bribery Act latest “good news”
PwC has stressed the final guidance on the Bribery Act, released today, and acceptance of the need for a “proportionate and risk-based approach” to the issue, is good news for financial services companies.
Post magazine – 31 March 2011
The latest issue of Post magazine is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
ABI disappointed with FOS decision
The Association of British Insurers has said it is “disappointed” at the Financial Ombudsman Service’s decision to increase its levy on firms.
Insurers urged to “take stock” of Supreme Court immunity ruling
Law firm Beachcroft has warned the insurance industry review its policy cover for expert witnesses following a Supreme Court ruling abolishing their general immunity.
Beazley revises MENA outlook to negative
Insurer Beazley has revised its outlook on the Middle East and North Africa to negative following the civil unrest in the region.
Beazley revises MENA outlook to negative
Insurer Beazley has revised its outlook on the Middle East and North Africa to negative following the civil unrest in the region.
Industry applauds government green light on legal cost reform - Insurance News Now - 31 March 2011
Post news editor Mairi MacDonald outlines this week's major general insurance stories including the industry's response to Ken Clarke's announcement that success fee recoverability in no win, no fee cases is to end.
Brit Insurance appoints new non-exec
Brit Insurance Holdings has nominated Hans–Peter Gerhardt as a non-executive director.
Brokers await Bribery Act guidance
The Ministry of Justice’s final guidance on what companies will need to do to comply with the Bribery Act, is set to be released tomorrow.
Portuguese broker MDS targets Spain
Portuguese retail broking giant MDS has confirmed expansion plans for Spain.
Junction expands affinity footprint with NFU Mutual deal
BGL affinity arm Junction has launched a new personal accident cover product for customers of its partners.
Canopius acquires K Drewe and Look
The largest privately owned Lloyd’s company, Canopius, has acquired the businesses of K Drewe Insurance Brokers Limited and Look Insurance Services Limited.
Portuguese broker MDS targets Spain
Portuguese retail broking giant MDS has confirmed expansion plans for Spain.
Oval backs Olympic hopeful
Oval is to sponsor Tom Allen, an 18 year-old Olympic swimming hopeful from Wales.