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Markel International appoints claims manager
Markel International has appointed Tony Curtin as claims manager for specialty, property and casualt...
Hurricane losses will not push rates up
The current predicted level of losses from the 2004 hurricane season may not be enough to reverse the current trend of declining insurance rates in the UK, according to Aon.
RSA confirms 1200 jobs to go to India
Royal & Sun Alliance has today confirmed plans to transfer 1200 jobs to INdia over the next two years, as predicted by Post Magazine last week (RSA tipped to join offshore elite, PM 7 October). The insurer's shares rose on the news standing at 77 pence…
Catlin loses £28m in hurricane claims
Bermuda-based Catlin Group has predicted a $50m (£28m) loss in its net income as a result of claims following the hurricane season.
MIA wins Investors in People status
The Motor Investigation Agency has been awarded Investors In People status at a ceremony in Liverpoo...
UK rehab course accredited
RTW Plus, in association with Middlesex University, has launched what it claims is the "first accred...
Highway cancels renewals practice
Motor insurer Highway has told its network of brokers that it is to automatically lapse policies unless brokers make contact within the month before policy renewal is due.
Appointment at Aascent
Aascent has made Philip Dalgity account executive for Northern Ireland. Mr Dalgity was previously wi...
Fraud hotline for corporate whistleblowers
Two former employees of failed accountancy firm Arthur Andersen have launched a subscription-based w...
Repeated escapes of 'Red' the lurcher
The repeated escapes of 'Red' the lurcher from his cage at Battersea Dogs' Home has prompted the cha...
Appointment at Blyth Valley
Needham-Market-based insurance broker Blyth Valley has made two new appointments to its in-house IT ...
EU gender rights set to toughen up
Gender discrimination - an issue that some thought had gone away - has shot to prominence again. On ...
Folgate: renewals no concern
Folgate claims to be content with how the renewal of its Zurich commercial policies have gone follow...
AA Insurance enters Indian partnership
UK broking giant AA Insurance Services has begun a telesales pilot with Indian outsourcing firm HCL ...
Up the garden path
More and more people are holding events in their own gardens. Jane Coppard urges the industry to clarify its stance towards such activities or run the risk of a liability gap
Map fears unfounded say insurers
Insurers have flatly denied accusations that the publication of a new online flood risk map will ren...
Growing calls for professionalism
I support the views of Phil Loney at Lloyds TSB (PM, 30 September, p15), which reflect a growing cor...
Medical reporting to move in-house
Insurers will increasingly acquire medical reporting firms as claims management becomes more importa...
What the papers said this week
The Daily Telegraph Primary-school children have been told to wear safety goggles to play conkers. ...
JLT to expand its UK Motor Fleet division
Jardine Lloyd Thompson is to expand its UK Motor Fleet division and has appointed Scott Mills as Lon...
Buried treasure
A company that undertakes deep-sea salvage operations on behalf of marine insurers has announced its...
Dado enlisted to European role at CMGL
The Claims Management Group (CMGL) has appointed Frank Dado as European claims manager. Mr Dado will be based in The Hague and will be responsible for CMGL’s claims operations in the Netherlands, France, Germany, Norway, Denmark and Sweden.
Deal boosts breakdown and warranty provider
Europ Assistance Group, the roadside breakdown assistance and warranty services provider, has bought the ICARE Group.
Endurance Re takes on XL Re surety business
Endurance Specialty’s U.S. subsidiary, Endurance Reinsurance will acquire the majority of XL Re America's surety reinsurance business, it has been announced. Endurance Re will acquire the majority of XL Re's surety reinsurance business on a prospective…