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Towry Law acquired by JS&P
Brokerage Towry Law has been bought for £37m by JS&P Holdings, a fee-based wealth management, financial planning and employee benefit firm owned by private equity funds managed by Palamon Capital Partners. The transaction is subject to UK regulatory…
AA reveals anti-theft drive
AA Insurance is to launch an anti-crime awareness campaign, aimed at reducing the number of vehicles...
Government admits ELD concerns
Environmental Claims
Penny Black's insurance week
Cold winter nights have always frozen Penny to the bone, and she likes nothing more than retiring to...
Motor Accident Solicitors Society launches diploma
The Motor Accident Solicitors Society has launched a new two-year diploma in accident management and...
Fire: pollution threat warning
The potential contamination of water supplies and agricultural land, as well as air pollution, has b...
Big impact of the depot big bang
As Post Magazine went to press, it was becoming evident the explosion at the Buncefield oil depot in...
Defra warned of insurer limitations
Environmental Claims
What the papers said this week
Financial Times Employers could be forced to pay compensation to staff who are victims of violent c...
Insurers follow Flora with interest and trepidation
Indexation looks set to become a crucial issue for liability insurers next year, following a court r...
Allianz Cornhill produces interactive risk management guide
Allianz Cornhill Commercial has produced an interactive CD which offers motor trade policyholders guidance on reducing the risks they face. The CD allows brokers to download an electronic copy of the Allianz Cornhill risk management guide.
Yes car credit blames insurance as it folds
Provident Financial's Yes Car Credit business has closed, with the company blaming reduced sales of insurance products following Financial Services Authority regulation, and competition from motor dealers for sub-prime finance customers.
ABI: new compensation reform proposals
The Association of British Insurers will tomorrow publish wide-ranging proposals for a major reform of the UK's compensation system for personal injury claims, including moves to promote rehabilitation.
IoD: employer contributions cannot solve pensions crisis
Compulsory employer pensions contributions are not the answer to the UK's pensions crisis, business ...
The Association of Run-off Companies makes appointments
The Association of Run-off Companies, the UK run-off industry's representative body, has made two ap...
HBOS GI loses £100m in reporting restructure
A decision to reorganise the reporting structure at Halifax Bank of Scotland has wiped off almost £1...
Pre-action reaction
News Analysis
Acquisitions for Woodstock Insurance Brokers
Woodstock Insurance Brokers has bought the personal lines book of Shorter Associates and the general...
Employee fraud needs stopping
Employee-led fraud is continuing to go undetected within UK business. There is no regulatory require...
Hiscox receives acceptances
Hiscox has announced that it has received valid acceptances in respect of approximately 98.7% of the...
Zenith joins motor panel
Motor insurer Zenith has been appointed to join the Endsleigh motor panel. Zenith will be making its...
Lack of legal nous makes injury board unfair
The Personal Injuries Assessment Board in Ireland is unfair for claimants as most have little legal ...
Fortis holds off on fleet move
Fortis will not build on its move it into commercial motor, made during quarter three, by entering t...
AIG: PIAB has slashed claims expenses
Claims timescales and expenses have been dramatically reduced in Ireland with the introduction of th...