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Appointment at SPSInfoquest.
SPSInfoquest has appointed Jim Baty as non-executive deputy chairman. He previously held senior mana...
Appointment at Milliman UK.
Milliman UK has announced the appointment of John O'Neill as senior consultant and actuary. He was p...
The Goedhuis Contemporary Gallery Award.
Ri ri xin (Renew yourself from day to day) by Tong Yangtze won the Goedhuis Contemporary Gallery awa...
IRPC eases tax worries.
Businesses can now insure against the cost of professional fees arising from Inland Revenue enquirie...
Fortis postcode rating.
Fortis Insurance has introduced full postcode rating on its household insurance for more accurate as...
Axa to cut broker commission.
Axa is to slash brokers' commission rates. Commission on employers' liability is being halved to 5% ...
BIBA defends brokers' rights to commission.
Brokers are not liable to pay back commission earned on cancelled Independent Insurance commercial po...
Appointment at St Paul.
Simon Sheaf has joined St Paul as UK actuary. He joins the company from Tillinghast-Towers Perrin an...
Ploughing on.
Brokers worried about the downturn in the agricultural market should get back to basics, says Lance Harvey, and build on their existing client base by working towards a three-way relationship between broker, client and insurer.
Andy Warhol's Portrait of Lenin.
Andy Warhol's Portrait of Lenin (left), which was stolen in July this year, has been returned to its...
Das revamps policies.
Das has revamped its commercial legal policy, extending cover for legal defence, arbitrary hearings,...
RSA makes cancellations.
Royal & SunAlliance UK Commercial is to cancel a number of non-broker agencies at the end of Novembe...
Appointment at AIG.
AIG has made Peter Sprent manager, political risk for UK and Ireland. He will be based in London and...
Avon football competition through to second round.
Test your football knowledge on the three simple questions below and you could win yourself two tick...
Pru sells to Churchill.
Prudential has sold its general insurance business to Churchill, part of Credit Suisse's Winterthur ...
Conflict over educational rights.
Though a recent school negligence claim is unlikely to be a trail-blazer, it serves to highlight the ever-increasing incidences of education-based claims.
Four broker networks get tied up with technology.
Broker Networks are offering brokers fast-track access to software, with four announcing technology ...
Do good things come to those who wait?
By this time, the insurance industry had been expecting great things. In particular, it was hopin...
Appointment at Giles.
Giles has made Michael Giles chairman and Chris Giles and Nick Giles chief executive and deputy chai...
Confusion over a new IT system.
Q: My software supplier is installing a new system for us. It produced an implementation plan but I am still confused, especially over man-days and elapsed days.
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Knowing your stuff.
As the case of Aneco v Johnson & Higgins recently illustrated, brokers must ensure they follow generally accepted duties of care when advising clients or be prepared for costly repercussions. Gary Meggitt explains.
Celebration of National Stress Awareness Day.
This month sees the celebration of RSA-sponsored National Stress Awareness Day, an event to raise awa...
Hiscox launches pick-n-mix business cover
Hiscox has launched a portfolio of cover for small to medium sized businesses. The Professional Ins...