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Appointment at Allianz Cornhill Engineering.
Heidi Higgs (above) has been promoted to account development manager - West End at Allianz Cornhill ...
Harvey gets ABI position.
Richard Harvey, group chief executive of Aviva, is the new chairman of the Association of British Ins...
Appointment at Chubb Commercial Insurance.
Rob Cage has joined Chubb Commercial Insurance as the zone underwriting manager for Ocean Marine, as...
Appointment at Countrywide.
Stephen Burton has joined Countrywide as account executive and will be responsible for the company's...
Reinsurance pressure forces £20m liability cap
The UK insurance industry has been forced to put a £20m liability cap on third party physical damage ...
Allianz Cornhill doubles engineering underwriters
Allianz Cornhill Engineering has more than doubled the size of its underwriting team. The division'...
Holman blends wholesale and IFA.
Independent Lloyd's wholesaler Holman Insurance Brokers has transferred its business activities to it...
Appointment at Insureassist.
Insureassist, a division of the Helphire Group, has made Phil Weller head of intermediary sales. Wel...
All in the make-up.
Those suffering from long-term illnesses are faced with restrictions and conditions on insurance but Diane Smyth says brokers should be armed with more creative policies.
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UNIFI condemns Ecclesiastical 'cull'.
Finance union UNIFI has branded 80 redundancies made by Ecclesiastical as a "jobs for profit" cull....
ALP underwriting review leads to discounts.
Abbey Legal Protection says strong underwriting results have allowed it to reduce its commercial lega...
Appointment at Simplyhealth.
Hertford-based private medical insurer Simplyhealth has appointed Simon Letchford as business develo...
Appointment at AFP Consulting.
Alan Hall has joined AFP Consulting. He joins the company with primary responsibility for delivering...
Working in unison.
By flying in formation, brokers and independent financial advisers could find business opportunities soaring. Nicolle Farthing investigates the benefits of a return to composite broking.
Revised EU recall directive could cost businesses millions
Businesses that fall foul of the European Union's new laws on product recall could face bills worth...
Contractual checks.
Hiscox is urging brokers and their technology company clients to check existing policies for details...
Sorting out health and safety responsibilities.
Q: One of my clients is a new employer and is concerned about the safety of their employees. Could you provide me with a basic outline of their health and safety responsibilities? How important is it for them to carry out regular risk assessments?
Appointment at Axa.
Axa has appointed Francois-Xavier Quilici to the new position of group chief information officer. St...
Appointment at Groupama.
Peter Williams has become SME development manager at Groupama, Laura Wilkinson and Alex Connon have ...
Zenith pilots taxi system.
The Zenith Group is piloting an automated quotation system for its latest product, Taxi Fleet. TMG ...
Appointment at WSP.
David Turner, currently WSP's senior non-executive director, becomes non-executive chairman of the c...
Peninsula warns delay over questionnaire could lead to tribunal.
One in two brokers has done nothing to prepare for the introduction of the Equal Pay Questionnaire, a...
Appointment at Navigant Consulting.
Navigant Consulting has made Garred Clements senior managing consultant. He was formerly employed at...