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Appointment at Haven Knox-Johnston
Pleasure craft insurance specialist Haven Knox-Johnston has made Paul Birch business development man...
SSDA aims for 25 sector skills councils by 2004
The Skills Council for Financial Services examination structure is backed by £2m public funding, acc...
Equifax credit
Consumers can now check their credit rating online at www.myequifax.co.uk, in a move that Equifax sa...
Folgate Connoisseur
The Folgate Underwriting Agency has launched a mid net worth household product called Connoisseur. A...
Appointment at ACE
ACE European Group has made Neil Bennett risk management consultant. Bennett joins from Jardine Lloy...
Appointment at AIG
AIG Europe has appointed Lesa Storr as regional underwriter for the Crisis Management Division. Stor...
Appointment at Marsh
Brian Shaw has become UK public sector practice leader at Marsh. He has more than 30 years of experi...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Steve Albutt has become regional manager for the South & Anglia region of Allianz Cornhill Commercia...
Appointment at DAS
Jo Phillips has been promoted to HR manager at legal expenses insurer DAS. Former HR manager Karen S...
NU flood map usage
The Environment Agency is to use the flood map of the UK being developed by Norwich Union. The insur...
One-stop art policy
Commercial business cover and specialist stock insurance can now be covered in one policy. Zurich Lo...
Drake claims outsourced
The provisional liquidator of Drake Insurance Company has outsourced the defunct company's claims an...
Brokers continue to consolidate
September saw a flurry of acquisition activity in the broker market. Lloyd's broker Thompson Heath ...
Navigators & General Insurance chartered France 2
Navigators & General Insurance chartered France 2, an 80ft International America's Cup class yacht, ...
AM Best: industry falls to historic low
The financial strength of UK general insurers is significantly below historic levels, according to r...
Snowball concern for UK over FSA plans
Patrick Snowball, group executive director of Aviva, has spoken out against the Financial Services A...
Clearing up FSA goodwill
The story on Financial Services Authority rules in the September PB Electronic stated that goodwill ...
Appointment at CNA
John Watson has been made UK regional distribution manager. Watson will work with other CNA branch m...
Appointment at HSBC
HSBC Insurance Brokers has made Ian Reaney new head of broking for the Midlands and Wales region. Re...
Appointment at Goshawk Insurance Holdings
Russell Brooke has joined Goshawk Re, Goshawk's wholly-owned reinsurance business in Bermuda, as chi...
Appointment at Thomas, Carroll Group
Thomas, Carroll Group has recruited Nigel Davies as non-executive director. Formerly financial direc...
FSA regulation
The government has laid a Parliamentary Order stating that the Financial Services Authority will be ...
TBS launches with roadshows
Total Broker Solutions is launching this month in a UK-wide series of roadshows. Travelling from Bi...
Sectornet installs new disaster recovery scheme
Sectornet, formerly known as MCS, has launched two new products for commercial brokers. Its disaste...