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Appointment at Sherwood
Insurance technology solutions specialist Sherwood has made Dan Sobotincic chief technology officer...
In for a bumpy ride?
Amid confusion over where the buck stops and who is legally recognised a director, those at the top could be heading for trouble unless they find adequate directors' and officers' cover. David Smith explains how to minimise nasty surprises lurking round…
Renewed Backpacker.
The Travel Protection Group has renewed its Backpacker scheme with RS Forsikring A/S Travel Insuranc...
Appointment at Zurich.
Zurich North America and Zurich London have employed two senior political risk and credit insurance ...
Appointment at Affiliated FM.
Andrew Macleod has been named UK production underwriter for Affiliated FM. He will be responsible fo...
Client service is key to raising trust
Ken Carter, chairman of Jardine Lloyd Thompson, used the breakout session An issue of trust? to spe...
Appointment at The Miller Insurance Group.
The Miller Insurance Group has appointed Nick Drury as a director. He will be based in Beckenham and...
Conference Soundbites
Chris Woodburn, chief executive of the General Insurance Standards Council, said: "The problems we ...
Fitz Samuel fined by GISC
The General Insurance Standards Council has fined insurance services company Fitz Samuel £10,000 af...
Holdfast to office equipment with product from Holman's
Holman's has launched an office equipment policy. It has been released under the Holdfast brand and...
CRM speech highlight of CII show?
After being extolled into Shaking it up ... regulation and reputation at the Chartered Insurance Ins...
Safety in numbers.
Group private medical insurers are increasingly concentrating on the small market, rather than the less stable, price-driven large and mega-groups. Derry Andrews shines a light on the group PMI dynamics.
Appointment at Julian Hodge Bank.
Angela Gildea has joined Julian Hodge Bank as marketing manager. She will be responsible for the mar...
Indie JPLs deal progresses
The Joint Provisional Liquidators of Independent Insurance have confirmed they have received enough...
Appointment at Clarke Roxburgh.
Andy Davidson and Jim Stevenson have both joined Clarke Roxburgh Insurance Brokers as account execut...
Appointment at Ace Europe.
Ace Europe has appointed Alan Liddiard as commercial underwriting manager....
Appointment at Fortis.
Fortis Insurance has made several appointments. Matthew Thomas is head of strategy and planning, Cla...
Reinsurers' results make speedy capacity recovery unlikely
The capacity crisis in the liability market shows no sign of softening in the near future, accordin...
Norwich Union extends its hospitality with new policy
Norwich Union has launched a commercial product aimed at landlords, restaurateurs and hoteliers in ...
Appointment at Zenith Commercial.
Richard Lake has been appointed claims manager at Zenith Commercial, joining from Chubb. Roger Gray ...
Winter fun with Citybond.
Citybond Travel Insurance has renewed its Spectrum Winter Sports policy for the 2002/2003 winter sea...
Appointment at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
PricewaterhouseCoopers has made Simon Cuerden and Chris Barrett partners and Tom Battell director. S...
Appointment at Singer & Friedlander.
Singer & Friedlander has made a string of appointments. Heather Findlay has been appointed chief acc...
Reading between the lines
Brokers must not take a client's word for it over cover provisions but find out for themselves any information that could hinder later claims.