Articles by Insurance Age staff
Appointment at Beachcroft
Beachcroft has hired Howard Dean as head of its Manchester claims validation team. ...
Appointment at PWS Holdings
PWS Holdings has recruited Simon Christensen as its marine division director. ...
Finance - Finding the golden return
Looking to invest some of your hard-earned profits? Bob Fraser reviews some investment tax rules
Appointment at Randall & Quilter
John O'Neill has joined Randall & Quilter as the chief operating officer of its UK insurance service...
Appointment at Cunningham Lindsey
Simon Hiscock has joined Cunningham Lindsey UK's complex loss team as its principal specialist. ...
Finance - How much goodwill?
Mark Grice explains what to consider when following the new goodwill rules
Appointment at Clear Insurance Management
Clear Insurance Management has appointed Steve Vanstone to the newly created role of sales director....
Appointment at Ignition NBS
Derek Findlayson, the former head of UK business development at Groupama, has joined Axa-owned Ignit...
Appointment at The Parabis Group
The Parabis Group has appointed Christine Bradford as its group HR director. ...
Appointment at The CII
The CII has recruited Sian Fisher, head of agency operations at Oxygen Insurance Brokers, and Peter ...
Appointment at The Financial Services Skills Council
The Financial Services Skills Council has recruited Roy Leighton as its new chairman. He takes over ...
James Hallam - Independent thinker
James Hallam
Appointment at Nuclear Risk Insurers
Nuclear Risk Insurers has appointed Quentin Jackson as its non-executive director. He has also becom...
Appointment at United Insurance Brokers
United Insurance Brokers has hired Neil Daws as its manager of financial institutions, based at the ...
Lloyd's capacity down
Lloyd's underwriting capacity reached £15.95bn on 1 January. This business is supported by 176 broke...
Start-up broker scoops award
Commercial broker and Layton Blackham Business Solutions partner, Prizm Solutions has been named Midlands Small Business of the Year 2008 after only 12 months of trading. The prestigious award was presented to Prizm Solutions at Birmingham’s…
Alec Finch appoints managing director
Alec Finch and Company has appointed Paula Williams as managing director with effect from tomorrow.
UK insurance law biased towards insurers
Over 35% of companies in the global insurance market has admitted that there is a bias towards insurers, rather than insured parties, in UK insurance law, accoridng to research. A survey of more than 40 companies in the global insurance market highlights…
Vehicle recovery costs set to soar
Norwich Union (NU) is calling for stricter and more controlled statutory charges following recent Home Office proposals to hike costs for removing vehicles from the highway under police powers.
Moorhouse seals Cobra deal
Moorhouse has completed a distribution deal worth £40m over five years with commercial broker network Cobra.
Compensation deadline for victims of abuse extended
A landmark judgment handed down by the House of Lords has effectively extended the deadline for some abused victims seeking compensation from their abusers. In some sectors this will also affect employers of those abusers, particularly in health, social…
Five more jump ship at Erinaceous
The exodus at Erinaceous continues with the news that five members of the troubled company’s Homelet sales team had joined Cullum Capital Ventures (CCV).
Sheila's Wheels move into home insurance
The female-focused Sheilas’ Wheels brand have launched Sheilas’ Wheels home insurance.
IIB plans Andrew Paddick's memorial
Barbara Bradshaw, IIB director, has announced that Andrew’s funeral will be private, but the Institute will be organising a memorial service in London during the Spring.