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More stress to come, warns Iron Trades.
Speakers at the Iron Trades Annual Conference this month welcomed the Court of Appeal's recent rulin...
Pride of investing in people.
Training should be an ongoing process in the industry and the significance of any qualifications that are achieved should not be underestimated.
Appointment at Singer & Friedlander Insurance Finance.
Ian Jerrum has been confirmed as the chief executive of Singer & Friedlander Insurance Finance. He s...
Blurred distinctions.
The distinction between brokers and intermediaries could become eroded now that the Financial Servic...
Miller offers health product for sports.
The Miller Insurance Group has teamed up with Danish company International Health Insurance to launc...
RSA sees 2001 profits nosedive.
Royal & SunAlliance has reported a dive in profits for 2001, after what chief executive Bob Mendelso...
Time to move forward with conviction.
Insurers and brokers must take note of recent court judgements and plan accordingly, to ensure clients are adequately covered and to reduce potential liabilities, says Bernard Thornton.
D&O from Bermuda insurer.
Brokers can access a new directors and officers policy from brand-new Bermuda insurer Allied World A...
Bureau Organisation launches online directory for brokers.
Independent intermediaries can now advertise in an online directory at www.theinsurancechannel.net. ...
Appointment at Donns.
Melanie Vaughan has become a law costs draftsman at Donns. She will be responsible for the preparati...
Appointment at Hill Dickinson.
Hill Dickinson has made Kirsty Shenton head of marketing. She joins from Anderson where she was mark...
Part-time holiday entitlements.
Q: I currently work part-time - Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Am I entitled to paid public hol...
Appointment at Davies Lavery.
Davies Lavery has promoted Stephen Dewar and John Cousins to partner level. They were previously sen...
Run-off PI rates could delay sales.
Brokers who want to sell-up may be forced to delay because of the rocketing price of run-off profess...
Appointment at Americas Insurance Company.
Jon Francis has become senior vice president of Americas Insurance Company and its subsidiary Americ...
Appointment at Aon.
Aon has made a string of recruitments. Philip Farrar and Simon Daldry (left) both join as directors ...
Rudely interrupted.
Insurers are becoming less flexible in business interruption, with underwriters now often refusing to provide cover unless there is a business continuity plan in place. Simon Threadgold explains.
Appointment at The Bollington Group.
Investment adviser Stewart Lloyd has joined the financial services division of The Bollington Group ...
Appointment at Road Runner.
Road Runner has made Jeff Walker sales and administration manager. Mr Walker brings several years of...
Fraud - together we'll crack it.
Despite high profile court cases and television documentaries exposing the rising tide of 'phantom p...
Online learning service offered by the CII.
The Chartered Insurance Institute has launched an online learning service called ed. The system h...
Getting it all out of your system.
Brokers should look at systems as investments rather than necessary evils says Diane Smyth, who points out that success lies in finding the one best suited to your particular style of business.
Appointment at CNA.
CNA has appointed Warren Jones to its financial team in London. He will specialise in underwriting p...
Out of time?
The outcome of a Court of Appeal judgement has the potential to alter the time limit on professional indemnity cases coming to court, meaning old mistakes may never be forgotten. Mike Willis explains.