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Hiscox sale completes standard scheme wind-down
Insurer Hiscox has said the sale of its independent financial adviser home insurance scheme to R3 Gr...
Deluge
The north Cornwall village of Boscastle suffered from some of the worst flash flooding in recent mem...
PI Direct reveals its capacity
Underwriting agency PI Direct has revealed that its capacity for the 2004 solicitors' season is bein...
RSA buoyed by results
Royal and Sun Alliance has begun talking tough after it posted "better than expected" results for th...
PwC plays down Sarbanes conflicts
Pricewaterhouse Coopers has denied that conflicts of interest with the US Sarbanes-Oxley Act are aff...
Ascot signs up with Kinnect
Ascot has signed up with Kinnect, the Lloyd's-sponsored initiative that captures and transfers risk ...
Appointment at AFP Consulting
Specialist management consultancy for the professional services sector AFP Consulting has made John ...
Government prompts new insurance dispute
A Department of Health consultation paper has caused dispute among medical associations about terms ...
Invaro sister companies set to be investigated
Two sister companies of Invaro are set to follow the failed personal injury specialist by going into...
PBS aims for £100m target
Primary Broker Services has set an ambitious target of doubling its £25m commercial premium in each ...
NU set to update mapping system
Norwich Union has confirmed it is looking at developing mapping systems for coastal and flash floodi...
The FSA announces introduction of 'hard capital adequacy test'
The Financial Services Authority has announced it will introduce a "hard capital adequacy test" in 2...
Insurance industry contributes 37%
The insurance industry contributed 37% to total UK investment funds in 2003, according to a new repo...
What the papers said this week
The Times The cost of insuring directors against legal actions by disgruntled shareholders has begu...
More subsidence claims forecast
The UK is likely to see a massive increase in subsidence claims in the next 80 years as heatwaves be...
Unifi officially merged with Amicus this week
Specialist financial services union Unifi officially merged with Amicus this week. In a joint statem...
Appointment at XL Capital
Susan Cross has joined XL Capital as chief actuarial officer, non-life reinsurance, for its reinsura...
Appointment at Sterling Insurance
Sterling Insurance has appointed Clive Cullen as senior account manager for its motor creditor divis...
Appointment at Medicash
Health cash plan provider Medicash has appointed a new compliance manager in preparation for Financi...
Appointment at Royal and Sun Alliance
Mike Canniffe has joined Royal and Sun Alliance as director of its commercial corporate division. He...
MMA claims increase in commercial property and household business
Insurer MMA claims its commercial property and household business placed through Misys has increased...
Appointment at Select and Protect
Select and Protect has appointed Angela Robertson as agency manager. She will be responsible for gen...
Pavilion angles for niche boost
Coventry-based broker Pavilion Insurance has launched an insurance package for anglers and their equ...
The BIBA enhances its travel product
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has enhanced its travel product, Biba Protect. Underwritt...