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Torrance outlines claims focus as chief executive
Andrew Torrance will focus on improving Allianz Cornhill's claims record during his first two years...
Appointment at Clark Thomson Insurance Brokers.
Clark Thomson Insurance Brokers has made Derek Barnes managing director. Ken Westland becomes assist...
Appointment at Cox Insurance.
Cox Insurance has made Mark Woods operations director of its branch network insure-shop. He joins fr...
Appointment at JTW Reinsurance Consultants.
Stephen Hartigan has become director of JTW Reinsurance Consultants. He brings over 30 years of rein...
Sirius signs Country Mutual
Country Mutual Insurance Brokers has signed up for the Sirius for Broking system. The deal is curre...
All hands on tech
Loss adjusters are taking advantage of the latest developments in technology, arming themselves with Palm Pilots, digital cameras and Tablet PCs to facilitate a quicker, more efficient service. Steve Banner explains.
Football competition winner
Insurance broker Chris Lennon, of Swindon-based Sullivan Garrett is the winner of the Professional ...
Cox puts NMT to bed
Insurance outfit Cox is scrapping the New Millennium Technology broker systems. Cox has written to ...
First outing this month
Overheard's first outing this month was less an overheard than an underheard. PB's reporters went t...
Broker short cuts
More than 50% of brokers surveyed admitted to taking short cuts when dealing with employment law re...
Blue Mountain expansion unlikely to include regionals
Lloyd's commercial portal Blue Mountain plans to expand beyond the London market but provincial bro...
Law unto itself
Martin Wright, managing director of Towry Law Insurance Brokers, tells Nicolle Farthing that regional focus and personal service have been maintained while expanding from an independent financial adviser to an international company.
The full complement
When it comes to major overseas cases, loss adjusters have the edge with their networks of offices and affiliated firms. But with many brokers now setting up in-house risk management facilities, it may pay for both parties to become better acquainted,…
Training to get the industry on the right tracks
According to a recent Chartered Insurance Institute report, insurers are more supportive of staff t...
Appointment at The Manson Group.
Manchester-based insurance broker The Manson Group has appointed Amanda Bennett as HR manager. She w...
Appointment at HealthSure.
Andrew Ridley and Lisa Collins have joined healthcare provider HealthSure as account development co-...
FSA: three-pillar approach is the regulation way forward
A three-pillar approach will be used to regulate the insurance industry, according to Financial Ser...
At-a-glance directory of loss adjusters
A guide to established and new UK loss adjusters and a rundown of their specialist services.
Appointment at The Chartered Insurance Institute.
The Chartered Insurance Institute has made Fiona Andrews director, general insurance development....
Trophy product debuts on NIG Network
Broker-only insurer NIG has put its Trophy motorcycle product onto its extranet site, www.nignetwor...
Appointment at the Motor Insurers' Bureau.
Ashton West has become chief executive at the Motor Insurers' Bureau....
Footman James scheme
Broker Footman James has launched a laid-up vehicle insurance scheme for specialist vehicle enthusi...
DAS launches no-frills ULR product
Legal expenses insurer DAS is offering a new no-frills product, DASDrive Essential, to attract new ...
Taxi Fleet Plus provides extra liability protection
Taxi fleet specialist Taxi Fleet Plus is offering extra liability protection and separate public li...