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ABI criticises government's compensation plans
The Association of British Insurers has criticised suggestions from the Home Secretary, David Blunke...
Appointment at Concordia Consultancy
Concordia Consultancy has appointed Nihal Bogahalande as its South Asia representative. He is a spec...
Abta U-Turn on sale fines
The Association of British Travel Agents this week pulled back from its proposal to develop specific...
ABI rebuffs Hiscox call for separate trade body
The Association of British Insurers has rebuffed calls by Hiscox chairman Robert Hiscox in last week...
Brokersure hires new Business Development Exec
Cox Insurance software subsidiary Brokersure.co.uk, has appointed Gill Rideout to the newly created position of Business Development Executive.
NI broker guilty of grossing up
The Enforcement Committee of the General Insurance Standards Council has decided that Londonderry-based Harrison Insurance Brokers had grossed up premium.
Brokers could be losing out in mortgage sales
Brokers and independent financial advisers could be losing nearly £1bn per annum by allowing mortgage lenders to sell general insurance to their mortgage clients, broker Goodfellows has claimed.
Tracker reports increase in recoveries over 2003
Vehicle recovery specialist Tracker's initial audit of the year's results shows an increase in recoveries from 1319 to 1375. The value of recovered vehicles increased by 10% to £35.1m, a monthly average of £2.9m, or £96 200 per day.
Highway Insurance signs exclusive partnership
Broker-only motor insurer, Highway Insurance has signed an exclusive partnership with motor salvage ...
Fraud Focus - PM's new monthly column looking at fraud from an insurance perspective
According to the National Criminal Intelligence Service, gangs of organised criminals now derive as ...
Royal & Sun Alliance appoints George Culmer
Royal & Sun Alliance has appointed George Culmer to replace outgoing finance director Julian Hance. ...
Appointment at St Paul
Bruno Schuoler has become special risks underwriter within the kidnap and ransom team at Cassidy Dav...
Cox Insurance's broking division buys book of motor business
Cox Insurance's broking division has bought a book of rural/commercial motor business from Marsh's p...
View from the Top - Robert Hiscox, chairman, Hiscox
The role of the property and casualty insurance industry in society is sorely in need of some favour...
Reinsurers hold back on third party caps
Reinsurers have not carried through with their threat to impose caps on motor third party liability ...
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Sandy Leitch to leave Zurich next spring
Sandy Leitch, chief executive of Zurich's operations in the UK, Ireland, South Africa and the Asia P...
Appointment at Kennedys
City-based law firm Kennedys has promoted two of its senior assistants to partner. This brings the n...
ARF elects new president
The Association of French Reinsurers (Association des Réassureurs Français, or ARF) has elected Thierry Masquelier as its new President. Christian Herzog was also elected as vice-president.
JLT predicts tough pricing environment in 2004
Premiums for casualty insurance, particularly for liability categories such as directors' and officers', employers' and product liability and medical malpractice, are likely to remain firm and even rise in 2004, according to a new report from Jardine…
Hiscox to open Colchester business centre
Hiscox Insurance Company is in the final stages of purchasing a building in Colchester town centre which will be the base for a new business centre handling insurance claims, underwriting and customer services.
CIS begins AA panel membership
As of today, Co-operative Insurance Society has joined the motor insurance panel of AA Insurance (PM 2 October 2003).
Rail difference is risk asset
(Re)insurers need to know the difference between light rail systems and their heavy rail counterpart...
Central Asian earthquake warning threat
Authorities in the central Asian country of Tajikistan have said that the country cannot afford to r...