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FRS5 forces funds review
Brokers will be forced to review their accounting practices and could see funds disappear from their...
Brokers attack weak FSA ruling
Brokers have voiced dismay at the Financial Services Authority's decision not to enforce a statutory...
Rates continue to rise
Heath Lambert has warned of further rate increases in liability classes in 2004, despite signs of so...
Appointment at FirstAssist
Health and well-being solutions provider FirstAssist has appointed its first chairman, Rodney Baker-...
Appointment at Powell
Insurance Brokers Liverpool-based Powell Insurance Brokers has appointed Karen Bateson as director. ...
Appointment at Keelan Westall
Bordon-based Keelan Westall has promoted David Gayton to sales and agency manager. He joins from Gro...
Axa to axe 700 jobs
Axa has announced plans to cut 700 UK jobs this year as part of a major strategic refocus, which wil...
Regulation opportunities
The hassle of preparing for regulation could be offset by enormous business opportunities, said Andr...
URS online yacht cover
Underwriting Risk Services has relaunched its website www.yachtsureinteractive.com with an upgraded ...
RJ Kiln writes war cover
Lloyd's managing agent RJ Kiln & Co, a subsidiary of Kiln, has announced Syndicate 510 is the first ...
Budget: Cape Town move
Budget is opening a 200-seat contact centre in Cape Town to accommodate ambitious growth targets for...
RA Cowen office move
Mansfield-based broker RA Cowen & Partners has opened a new office in Peterborough and is looking fo...
RBS plans broker integration
RBS Insurance is to review its intermediary and broker business. Broking director Charles Crawford, ...
Appointment at Miller
Miller Insurance Services has made Peter Dixon director of its marine unit. Dixon joins from Smith B...
Dual Corporate Risks widens its private reach
Dual Corporate Risks is launching an online facility in February, offering a broad corporate risks p...
Appointment at Markel International
Peter Middleton joins Markel International as divisional managing director, specialty division. He j...
Appointment at Ascot Underwriting
Lloyd's managing agent Ascot Underwriting has appointed Torquil McLusky as business development mana...
Folgate appoints MD
The Folgate Partnership has appointed former Charringtons director Adrian Thone as managing director...
Atradius predictions
Credit insurer Atradius has predicted that the number of specialist credit insurance brokers in the ...
Foundation Degrees report
The financial services industry looks set to face a tough start to 2004, with more than half of all ...
Lochain Patrick to acquire LSR
Independent Lloyd's broker Lochain Patrick Insurance Brokers has announced an agreement in principle...
Yachtsureinteractive.com relaunches
Yachtsureinteractive.com, the yacht insurance website managed by Underwriting Risk Services - a subs...
ULR announces support for anti-fraud system
Norwich-based loss-recovery firm ULR has announced its full support for law firm Hill Dickinson's Me...
Insurers and brokers united in funds battle
Insurers and brokers are set to join forces in order to challenge the Financial Services Authority (...