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Lockton appoints claims manager
Lockton’s real estate and construction division has appointed Derek McLeod as Claims Manager. He will be responsible for the division’s day-to-day claims operations, along with focusing on any complex real estate or construction losses and will report to Richard Owen, Chief Executive Officer.McLeod has worked in insurance claims for over ...
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News
FSA to probe industry over conflicts of interest
Regulator warns of ‘blurring of distinction between brokers and insurers‘
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News Analysis
Shaking up the networks
Willis' UK chief Brendan McManus tells Michael Faulkner of his plans to grow the company's network - at the expense of its competitors
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Comments/Letters
End is nigh for inefficiency
Grant Ellis says that commercial insurance market must change its inefficient operating model
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Reports
RoundTable: View from the North East
Insurance Times together with our partner, QBE held a round table discussion where a panel of experts gave their views on the state of the North East market and the issues it faces
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Comments/Letters
Responding to Reeh
Early in 2007, I had cause to respond to criticism from Thomas Reeh, chief executive of broker blackandwhite.co.uk who took exception to my concerns over the mis-selling of payment protection insurance (PPI), its huge commissions and the promotion of single premium policies.He accused me of being “out to get” mortgage ...
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Comments/Letters
Skill returns to bodyshop
I read with interest the piece “Insurers face supply shortage as bodyshops decline” (News, 25 October). It has been widely recognised in the past that the skill required to repair parts has been lost as people no longer want to be associated with vehicle repair when there are better career ...
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Comments/Letters
Letter from Malawi
A successful broker gave up everything to build and run schools for Malawi’s children. Ellen Bennett talks to Chris Knott
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Comments/Letters
Finding leverage in the soft market
Mike Williams says there are opportunities for brokers in the soft market
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Features
A helping hand to Africa
A charity set up by two insurance executives is planning on forging stronger links between schools in Africa and Britain. Richard Bailey, director of African Revival, explains.
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FeaturesRumble in the network jungle
2008 is destined to be the year of the network. As more contenders enter the ring, Danny Walkinshaw assesses the heavyweights.
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Backchat
Canoe man’s son was a broker
Backchat has learned there is a general insurance industry connection to the puzzle of the ‘missing’ canoe man.The son of John Darwin, who went missing for five years after leaving behind a smashed-up canoe, worked as a broker for Towergate.Anthony was a corporate and commercial broker but he left the ...
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Backchat
Insuring festive fun
Brokers can face some pretty strange requests, particularly during the festive season,A new survey by premium finance provider RBS Finsure reveals some of the weird and wonderful Christmas requests made to brokers.One policyholder wanted to insure himself when he was delivered in a large box to his girlfriend. He planned ...
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Backchat
Marketing for piggies
Backchat has been delighted to receive an assortment of Christmas messages from brokers and insurers this month. But the most creative by far came from the Ten Insurance network, which adopted a classic nursery rhyme to sum up the market:“One little piggy went to AXA, two little piggies went to ...
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Backchat
Church lead theft claims hit the roof
Criminals are most likely to be found stealing from shops or the elderly. But a new wave of crime has spread across the country, with thieves turning their attention to churches.Congregational & General Insurance has revealed that claims related to church lead theft have risen 86% in the past year ...
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News
News in Brief
Kiln bid talks confirmedKiln, the Lloyd's insurer, has confirmed it was in talks regarding a possible offer from an unnamed bidder. Analysts said an American or Bermuda insurer was the most likely suitor.Fortis underwriting chief Fortis Insurance has appointed Adam Clarke as director of underwriting. Clarke replaces Paul Chaplain who ...
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News
Sterling growth starts with HNW
Sterling Insurance Group is to launch a string of products in a bid to double the size of the business in the next three years.The first product will be a new high net worth (HNW) offering.The Surrey insurer specialises in commercial SME and mid and high net worth insurance, with ...
