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Appointment at Markel International
Markel International, has announced that Jeremy Brazil, director of reinsurance and managing directo...
RIBA to relaunch PI insurance offering
The Royal Institute of British Architects Insurance Agency, a division of Heath Lambert Group, is ex...
Appointment at Polaris
Peter Knowles will be joining Polaris as strategy and marketing director. He joins on a seconded bas...
Enhanced data will define UK's physical landscape
Ordnance Survey will introduce its enhanced digital height data, defining the physical landscape of ...
Technology tops the agenda at Office Everywhere event
At this year's Office Everywhere event, Sir Laurie Magnus, non-executive chairman of Xchanging Ins-s...
Appointment at Markel Corporation
Markel Corporation has announced the appointment of Richard Whitt, currently executive vice presiden...
Oxygen licenses CATEX Pivot Point system
Web-based trading and back-office systems provider CATEX has announced that Oxygen has licensed the ...
AIG Europe launches first webcast solution for D&O
AIG Europe has launched the first Chartered Insurance Institute accredited webcast for directors' an...
MP lambasts FSA for bureaucracy and exacerbating underinsurance
Scathing criticism has been levelled at the Financial Services Authority over the high levels of bur...
Underwriting discipline may not last in 2005
Rating agency AM Best has announced that European January renewals indicate that underwriting discip...
Arrow visits will begin FSA crackdown from May
From May, the Financial Services Authority will begin its crackdown on general insurance sellers tha...
Argent alliance with OSG
Liability claims-adjusting specialist Argent Liability Adjusters and claims and administration servi...
Insure and Go launches motor for young drivers
Travel specialist Insure and Go has launched an aggressive push into motor, initially targetting you...
Appointment at Assurant Solutions
James Carpenter has joined Assurant Solutions as head of product management. He joins Assurant from ...
Appointment at Guardian General
Gerrard Lee-Inniss will resign as president of Guardian General, with effect 1 April 2005. The new p...
Bennetts to announce three new products
Motorcycle specialists Bennetts will announce three new products and an affinity deal in 2005 follow...
Allianz targets legal practice growth
Allianz Cornhill is targeting 15-20% growth for its legal practices arm this year on the back of Fin...
Liberata reveals plans to enter UK market
Outsourcer Liberata has revealed plans to enter the UK general insurance market at the end of the ye...
One in ten Britons walking insurance tightrobe says Abbey
More than one in ten (13%) of Britons are walking an insurance tightrope because they do not have en...
Moorhouse Group adds office space
The Moorhouse Group has added an additional 8,500 square feet of office space behind Barclay House, ...
Appointment at J&M Insurance Services
Epping-based J&M Insurance Services has appointed Paul Dodds as chief operating officer. Mr Dodds, f...
Pavillion to launch in-house premium finance facility
Pavillion Insurance Network is to launch its own in-house premium finance facility from April 2005. ...
Motor repair factoring company believed to have collapsed
A factoring company for motor repairers is understood to have collapsed through lack of funding. In...
Drop-out rates rise as red tape regime takes a hold
Over three quarters of UK brokers believe their businesses have been seriously hampered by increased...