All Insurance Times articles in Issue 06-12-2007 – Page 2
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Santa told to belt up
Insurers have been accused of many things over the years, but ruining Christmas has not been one of them, until now.The Halesowen and Rowley Regis Rotary Club was given an early dose of festive cheer when its insurer declared that Santa, despite the collision-avoiding properties of his beard, was at ...
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NU chief hits back at MPs who criticised flood record
Commons committee told that industry was trying to reduce risk to ‘acceptable level’
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Airmic names new chief
Airmic has named John Hurrell, currently head of Marsh Risk Consulting, as its new chief executive. He will take up his post in January 2008, after retiring from Marsh.Hurrell succeeds David Gamble, who stepped down during the summer after 10 years in the role.Airmic chairman Colin Campbell said: “We said ...
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New members’ agent lures Names from Hampden
Alpha Insurance Analysts, soon to begin trading as the third Lloyd’s members’ agent, has poached clients worth £230m in capital from rival firm Hampden.Ex-CBS Private Capital employees James Sparrow and Emma Royds, now the top two at Alpha, have won over Names who were old clients of CBS – the ...
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Broker sets off on Sahara adventure
Brokers are notorious for taking part in wild activities, and Tim Bell is no different.The Manchester broker, a team leader at Caunce O’Hara, is swapping Salford for the Sahara in a three-week charity car rally to Mali with his dad this month.After a charity parachute jump last year, Bell will ...
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Equity Red Star aims to grow household account
Norwich Union chief executive Igal Mayer has defended the insurance industry in front of MPs who have accused it of trying to “backtrack” on offering cover to householders in flood-hit areas.Giving evidence to the Commons environment select committee, Mayer said the industry simply wanted to reduce the risk to an ...
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Oval makes 25th buy with South-West broker
Oval has made its 25th acquisition – and 15th of the year – with the purchase of South-West broker Tett Hamilton.Tett Hamilton, which specialises in commercial insurance, is one of the largest brokers in the region with a turnover of £2.6m. It has two offices in Somerset and employs 45 ...
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It’s Orange for Bridget at the O2
Regular readers will remember that Royal & SunAlliance’s chief executive Bridget McIntyre recently made quite an impression on Arnold Schwarzenegger, but her celebrity encounters don’t stop there.Last week, at what must surely qualify as the press junket of the year, Bridget led a team of swooning female journalists and brokers ...
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