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Appointment at Evolution Underwriting
Evolution Underwriting made Michael Pike a new business underwriter. He joined Evolution in 2007 as ...
Appointment at Allianz Commercial
Allianz Commercial has appointed Eugene Friel as an account underwriter in the small business team a...
Appointment at Hiscox
Hiscox has given Michael Gould, the firm's group chief operating officer, the role of managing direc...
Appointment at Marshall Wooldridge
Marshall Wooldridge has hired Julia Wilding as an account executive. Wilding is also the president-e...
Appointment at Equity Red Star
Equity Red Star has recruited Andrew Stanford as underwriting manager at its Birmingham regional off...
Appointment at Lloyd's
Lloyd's has welcomed the first group of candidates to be accepted on to its graduate programme. They...
Appointment at Aon
Aon has taken on Pauline Colvin as chief risk officer. Colvin has previously been chief risk officer...
Appointment at Allianz
Allianz has recruited Jenny Coe as senior human resources manager. Coe, who is a member of the Chart...
Appointment at Cooper Gay
Cooper Gay has taken on Tim Batchelor and Phil Young as specialised mining practitioners. They arriv...
Risk perspectives - Assessing workplace safety
Many businesses simply do not know whether or not they are compliant with health & safety (H&S) regu...
Brit extends schemes reach
Brit Insurance has upgraded the cover it provides to small to medium-sized enterprises via Britbord....
Recession will lead to more claims
The recession will lead to higher levels of claims against liability policies, Association of Insura...
The hottest insurance gossip
Polly is not often driven to mention a fellow insurance publication but some situations transgress t...
Talent Initiative database accessible to insurance companies
Insurance companies will now have direct access to the Chartered Insurance Institute's (CII) Talent ...
Cunningham Lindsey launches mediation service
Loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey has launched a mediation service that will give disputing parties a...
Going the distance
With consolidation starting to slow down in the broker market, the need for succession planning has never been more acute. Jessica Pothering highlights the challenges of guiding a company towards a happy and healthy future
Gibraltar is committed to regulation
I feel obliged to respond to 'Bring home the business' published in the September issue (p38), not l...
Bad training wrecks
With insurance firms seeking to cut costs in light of the financial environment, how can brokers continue to provide suitable training to staff? Paul Lang looks at cost-effective methods of training and discovers that investing in well-planned programmes…
Cut the small talk
The Welsh insurance market may seem overshadowed by its UK parent but businesses in the area are determined to maintain their local characteristics. This month, Insurance Age travels to Swansea to discover what makes the market tick
Broker market shows concentration of power
Consolidators may be finding it difficult to retain business following an acquisition, according to ...
OurNetwork panel to comprise experienced senior brokers
OurNetwork's broker advisory panel will comprise a group of experienced senior brokers, responsible ...
The future face of care
With the government focused on finding a solution to the UK's rising social care bill, insurers should be developing solutions that allow policyholders to make their own decisions regarding their long-term future, says Chris Cain
S&P affirms ratings for Aviva subsidiaries
Standard & Poor's has affirmed its ratings of the main Aviva operating subsidiaries as 'AA/AA-' ('ve...