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AIG: extra support in a crisis.
AIG Europe is offering its directors' and officers' policyholders a free crisis support package. The...
Appointment at Property & Casualty Services.
Property & Casualty Services has appointed several new loss adjusters. On the liability side, they a...
BDML Connect on the up.
Intermediary BDML Connect increased its premium income by over 50% during 1999, and expanded its sta...
IIP award for TIFCO.
TIFCO has become the first premium finance company to be awarded Investors in People status. TIFCO m...
EL upheaval in wake of Woolf.
There were major changes in the employers liability market last year as a result of the Woolf reforms and the Ogden ruling. Shona Cronin says these were addressed at Iron Trades' EL conference.
Call Assist in Admiral deal.
Colchester-based roadside assistance company Call Assist has forged a deal with direct motor insurer...
Exclusive - Warwickshire brokers form WINning alliance.
A new broking alliance has been set up in Warwickshire consisting of seven companies. Called the War...
IRFSNTO to do BIBA training.
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has moved its Modern Apprenticeship Scheme to the Insuran...
Appointment at Smart & Cook.
Smart & Cook has appointed two new branch directors. Keith Holmes has been put in charge of the brok...
Freestart protection for mortgage holders.
A new mortgage payment protection policy has been launched by Goodfellows that offers the policyhold...
Gladwell goes to Axa.
Axa has poached Lee Gladwell from NPI to head up its personal lines division. As director of persona...
Progressing up the ladder of success.
Alex Dawson, group managing director of Ward Evans, talks to Shona Cronin about the company's success, its progressive culture and the high value it places on its staff.
Appointment at Composite Legal Expenses.
Barry Smith has been appointed sales director at Composite Legal Expenses. He has been charged with ...
Willis unveils new products.
Willis Commercial Network has unveiled a new range of industry- specific products for its membership...
When the show doesn't go on ...
Rock-bottom rates and the added strain of new entrants have led to tough conditions in the contingency sector. Those brokers that still catch the limelight look beyond basic cover, Shona Cronin finds.
Finding fault.
Following the recent Paddington rail disaster, corporate manslaughter is, once again, in the news. D&O cover will soon be invaluable if the calls for directorial accountability are successful, says Simon Threadgold.
BUPA launches TV commercial.
BUPA has launched its first ever television commercial for BUPA Cash Plans. The 60-second commercial...
Appointment at Marsh.
Hamish Ritchie has been made chairman of Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC) UK, and will continue as c...
Richard Guthrie, Managing director, Rigg Insurance Brokers.
Q: What was your best decision or deal? A: Deciding that I could run a brokerage for myself, havin...
A cut above at Ward Evans.
Ward Evans Direct, part of the Ward Evans Group, has put together a dedicated policy for hairdresser...
Harvey invited to join CILA.
Malcolm Harvey, managing director of the Loss Recovery Group, has been made a member of the Chartere...
Appointment at Groupama.
Lloyd Hanks, (above left), sales and agency manager at Groupama, has recruited Chris Mingham (above ...
Exclusive - Higginson and Windich set up broker-owned syndicate.
A group of leading figures in the Lloyd's market are seeking regulatory approval for a new personal ...
Cigna manages absence.
Cigna Healthcare has launched a new service for employers that provides practical help, medical advi...