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Lloyd's growth slowed by US terrorist attacks
Ratings agency Standard & Poors has warned growth at Lloyd's may be hindered because of the financial...
Increased vigilance call from ABI chief
John Parker, head of general insurance at the Association of British Insurers has called for the indu...
Lloyd & Whyte gets its teeth into BDA
Specialist broker Lloyd & Whyte has gone into partnership with Royal & SunAlliance to provide practic...
GISC: rule 42 denied
The General Insurance Standards Council has lost its right to force members to only deal with other m...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill.
Bob Pow has been promoted by Allianz Cornhill to national business manager. Mr Pow has over 30 years...
Appointment at Friends Provident.
Jim Henning has become investment marketing manager at Friends Provident. He will be based in the Sa...
Alternative risk finance increases in popularity.
An increasing number of medium-sized companies are turning to alternative risk finance, according to...
Setting the record straight.
There has been much debate in the press as to whether loss adjusters or loss assessors provide the best service for claimants. Henry Harris fights the assessor's corner.
SLH: three initiatives to improve group PMI.
Three new initiatives - a rate freeze, an extended excess option and a wider eligibility - have been...
AIG and PYV team up.
AIG Europe has teamed up with Lloyd's broker PYV to offer an exclusive solicitors' insurance package...
Free au pair travel cover.
Travel insurer Preferential Direct is offering free cover for au pairs travelling with families, on ...
HIGN launches expatriate range.
International private medical insurance provider HealthCare International Global Network has launche...
Appointment at QBE.
QBE has made Rosie Corless rehabilitation manager at Iron Trades. She joined from AIG Medical and Re...
Appointment at Lloyd's.
Lloyd's professional liability Syndicate 1204, part of Crowe, has appointed Garry Bright as class un...
Group PMI plans 'out of tune with social trends'.
Over half of all UK corporate private medical insurance plans discriminate against unmarried couples...
Gatekeeper for events.
SLE Worldwide and broker Alexander Forbes have joined forces to launch Gatekeeper, a personal accide...
Employee rights over the care of a dependant.
Q: Could someone please clarify the legal position in relation to employees taking time off to care ...
Appointment at Trenwick.
Trenwick has promoted Paul Tester to executive vice president and chief underwriting officer. He was...
Appointment at Primary.
Pete Blakeley and Judy Nugent have joined Primary as schemes underwriters. Joining from Independent,...
21st Century uses NHS Trust facilities.
21st Century Health Plans has become the latest private medical insurer to use the facilities of NHS...
Computer GISC guide.
Ecclesiastical has launched a computer-based learning program to provide intermediaries with a step-...
Appointment at Smart & Cook.
Smart & Cook has made Ken Popplewell managing director. He was previously group operations manager a...
Explaining GISC's intermediary status differentiations.
Q: Why has the General Insurance Standards Council differentiated between appointed agents, sub agen...
Premium finance: two new entrants.
Two companies are entering the UK's premium finance market. Premium First has been launched by finan...