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Lloyd's Council appoints Gilmour as deputy chair
The Council of Lloyd's has appointed Ewen Gilmour, chief executive of Chaucer Syndicates, to the pos...
Miscellaneous - Appointment at Ace European Group
Andrew Kendrick, the chairman and chief executive of Ace European Group, has become the new chair of...
'Give adjusters greater power to settle small claims' - broker
An experienced broker has called for more delegated authority to be appropriated to loss adjusters f...
Willis Commercial network welcomes Welsh broker
Aberystwyth-based broker Rees Astley has joined the Willis Commercial Network. Rees Astley has offic...
Zurich UK reports strong profits and reduced costs
Zurich's UK general insurance business has reported an operating profit of $495m (£282.5m) for 2005....
Big brokers grow at expense of smaller rivals, says new review
UK top-tier intermediaries have seen significant expansion at the expense of medium-sized and smalle...
Prince's Trust insurance group aims to raise £2m in 2006
The Prince's Trust Insurance Leadership Group has set itself a target of raising £2m by the end of t...
Farm birds not covered for flu
British farmers are not going to be covered for the impact of avian flu on birds as the virus spread...
Miscellaneous - Appointment at Misys Countrywide
The Misys Countrywide network has appointed Alan West and Cindy Smith to its fleet placement team, b...
FMW reports solid full-year figures for 2005
Commercial broker FMW Risk Services has recorded a gross written premium of £27m and a brokerage inc...
Leicester's Marsh & Co joins Brokerbility
Marsh & Co, the Leicester-based broker, has joined forces with the newly formed East Midlands-based ...
Insurers hope smoking ban will lessen liability exposure
In a free vote, Parliament has given insurers a boost by banning smoking in public workplaces includ...
FSCS steps in as insurer goes into administration
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme is attempting to protect customers of Barnsley-based Driv...
Brokers & Intermediaries - Appointment at Aon Ltd
Aon Ltd has appointed Olivia Dickson and Paul Manduca as non-executive directors. Dickson is a membe...
Insurers & Underwriters - Appointment at 80e
As part of an ongoing restructuring of after-the-event operations, legal expenses insurer 80e has an...
Capita acquires Aon UK's delegated claims unit
Capita Insurance Services has acquired Aon Claims Management, the delegated claims operation of Aon ...
Brokers & Intermediaries - Appointment at Coop Gay & Cashman
US reinsurance broker Cooper Gay & Cashman, part of the Cooper Gay group, has announced the appointm...
Brokers & Intermediaries - Appointment at La Playa
Cambridge-based broker La Playa has expanded its high net worth private client team by appointing Su...
Norwich Union's fleet risk team doubles in size
Increasing demand for fleet risk management services has prompted Norwich Union to double the size o...
Miscellaneous - Appointment at Broker Assistance
Motor claims management firm Broker Assistance has appointed Steve Rigby as operations director. ...
BIBA makes Arch Europe its travel scheme provider
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has selected Arch Insurance Co (Europe) to provide a holi...
British drivers slip up on treacherous roads
Britain's motorists are "woefully unprepared" for driving in extreme weather conditions according to...
Brokers & Intermediaries - Appointment at J K Buckenham
Anna Neocleous has joined the special risks division of Lloyd's reinsuraance broker J K Buckenham. ...
Insurers & Underwriters - Appointment at Arch Europe
Arch Europe has appointed Paul Robotham as chief financial officer. He has also been made a director...