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Appointment at Lexington Insurance Company.
Lexington Insurance Company has promoted Chris Horton, senior vice president of casualty, to general...
Should we allow staff to go to grievance hearings?
Q: If an employee requests that another worker should accompany them to a disciplinary or grievance ...
Scott envisages changes at the CII.
Incoming director general of the Chartered Insurance Institute Sandy Scott has stressed the need for...
A bumper crop of judgements.
It seems there is bad news for LEAs after the House of Lords delivered a disturbing verdict in Phelps v Hillingdon BC. On another note, accidental tourists may find a recent EU directive rather helpful.
Alexander ready to expand.
Financial and risk services organisation Alexander Forbes has secured £100m of offshore funds to fin...
Liability package prevents insurer disputes.
Edgar Hamilton has put together a legal and professional liability package for businesses. Underw...
Barry Fehler, Managing director, South Essex Insurance Brokers.
Q: What was your best decision or deal? The first scheme we ever put together for horse insurance....
Appointment at The Underwriter Insurance Company.
Tim Barlett has been appointed deputy underwriter for liability at The Underwriter Insurance Company...
Law outdated by 100 years.
The British Insurance Law Association has welcomed the Department of Trade and Industry's plans for ...
Markerstudy and EHG set record straight.
Edgar Hamilton Group and Markerstudy, the re-named Hamilton & Wellard Under-writing Agency bought ou...
Appointment at Groupama Commercial Insurances.
Groupama Commercial Insurances has appointed Alan Bassett (above) as commercial lines assistant tech...
Learning from the past.
With all eyes in the broker market on the much-publicised CGU and Norwich Union merger, Ken Wallace, intermediary business director at NU, is in the spotlight. He talks to Tim Collison about the practicalities of reorganising the new company.
C&G looks to take on 200 new intermediaries.
Congregational & General is to take on 200 new intermediaries in the next 12 months, it has revealed...
Appointment at Zenith Insurance.
Zenith Insurance has announced seven managerial appointments. Top (l to r) Gary Thomas, formerly EDI...
Jacqui Jones - Principal IT consultant, Jaytech Consultants.
Several software houses have invested heavily in new Windows-based systems. Some are farther down the road than others.
Day's racing at Cowes.
Last month, PB editor Tim Collison joined a group of sea-faring brokers to crew NIG's class 2 yacht ...
Out-of-court payouts affect EL insurers.
Employers' liability insurers are considering the implication of two massive out-of-court payouts to...
Appointment at Independent Insurance.
Independent Insurance has made Jonathan Sutcliffe claims manager of its operation centre in Cheadle....
RSA moves underwriters to London for new start.
Royal & SunAlliance is moving its commercial underwriting team from Manchester to London. The mov...
Taking stock.
After undergoing a management buyout and various structural changes, broker Clarke Roxburgh is going from strength to strength. Diane Smyth gets the low-down from chairman Jim Willis.
NIG ups EDI activity.
NIG has signed an agreement to develop six products for the Misys BusinessWriter commercial EDI syst...
Appointment at Royal & SunAlliance.
Deb Southwick is the new centre manager for Royal & SunAlliance's Leeds small business service centr...
Accidentcare speaks out.
I write in response to your article "Nacho seeks to build bridges" (PB, August, p3), in which you la...
Employing the right strategy.
A company's employees are one of its most important assets. It is vital that all the relevant employment laws are complied with to ensure a happy workforce and to avoid costly litigation. Jennifer Jarrett explains.