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Heath Lambert's trading profits up
Heath Lambert's trading profit for operations was up by more than 8% on last year to £9.2m. The comp...
A magic mantra
In a market where firms are determined to grow at any cost, Laurent Matras holds firm to a different train of thought. With the future success of an insurer in his hands, he tells Martin Friel how a steady pace will win the race for scale
Coyle Hamilton Willis to rename to Willis Risk Services (Ireland)
Coyle Hamilton Willis, the Irish subsidiary of Willis Group, is to change its name to Willis Risk Se...
Be wary of standard fleet offerings
I read with interest the product review of Norwich Union's Fleetwise policy (Insurance Age, July, p5...
Appointment at Ace
Ace has hired Paul Jennings as its property and casualty manager. Jennings has over 20 years' underw...
Appointment at Chubb Insurance
Chubb Insurance has recruited James Dobson as a senior development underwriter for London. Dobson jo...
Appointment at The Insurance Partnership
The Insurance Partnership has appointed William Elliott as its claims manager. Elliott joined The In...
Appointment at Countrywide
Countrywide has appointed Nick Haycock as its managing director. Haycock was European business devel...
Appointment at Oval
Oval has hired Marcus Simeoni as its head of the London Market casualty broking team. ...
Promotion at Groupama Insurance
Groupama Insurances has made Phil Bird its claims director. Bird joined in 2004 from Axa, where he w...
Appointment at Allianz Legal Protection
Allianz Legal Protection has appointed Ryan Smith as an underwriter working on after-the-event busin...
Promotion at Keelan Westall
Keelan Westall has promoted Simon Clegg and Mark Costello from business developers to sales managers...
Appointment at Wesleyan Assurance Society
Wesleyan Assurance Society has hired Andrew D'Arcy as its director of general insurance, reporting t...
Appointment at Home and Legacy
Home & Legacy has taken on Mark Wooldridge as its sales director. Wooldridge, who has 20 years' fina...
Appointment at Giles Insurance Brokers
Giles Insurance Brokers has appointed David Pinches as a commercial account executive. Pinches joins...
Appointment at Ansvar
Ansvar has has taken on Gary Gilmore as its national business manager for the north. Gilmore spent 1...
Marsh warns of underinsurance
Marsh has warned jewellery collectors of the risk of underinsurance in the wake of spiralling diamon...
Job losses likely, says Marsh parent
Marsh and McLennan, the owner of brokers Marsh and Guy Carpenter, said it would cut up to 900 employ...
Does the recent slowdown in activity ..
Does the recent slowdown in activity from consolidators indicate that the model has reached its natu...
An online pricing tool ..
An online pricing tool that will enable brokers to apply real-time rating flexibility on the web has...
Allianz Legal Protection reaches agreement
Allianz Legal Protection has reached an agreement with Hastings Direct to provide a family legal exp...
The future of fraud rests on teamwork
The Hertfordshire Police and the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) should be congratulated for the succes...