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Arista boosts underwriting team in Bristol
Ex-Fusion man appointed regional underwriting manager
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R&SA loses replacement car case appeal
Court of Appeal upholds DAS car hire agreement stemming from ULR claim
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Coleman appointed head of personal lines at Zurich
Appointment completes strong team to serve the UK broker market
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Bollington acquires Manchester broker
Group strengthens North West position with first aquisition since Groupama takeover
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Online onlySwiss Re gets rating
SR International Business Insurance placed on review for possible upgrade
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Former Cunningham Lindsey director joins Davies Group
Gary Liptrot appointed as director
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Features
A day in the life of…
Anita Anandarajah joined a GAB Robins loss adjuster on a day of dealing with flood claims
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Letters
Poor drainage, more floodingIf the government allows water companies to take money from the public to provide water and renew and maintain the infrastructure, but then the companies give a large chunk of revenue to fat cat shareholders, rather than spend it on renewal and maintenance, I can understand why ...
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Brokerbility shops for South East brokers
Four new acquisitions push group’s controlled premium closer to year-end target
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Willis partners climate study
Willis and Deloitte have joined forces with the University of Reading in an attempt to analyse the effects of climate change on business.The partnership will seek to involve further stakeholders, including insurers.Deloitte partner Lis Gibson said that the scheme would have a vital part to play in risk assessment. She ...
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Lloyd’s backtracks on naming and shaming
Lloyd’s chief gives reprieve until year end for firms failing to reach electronic reform targets as Lloyd’s profit soars 33%
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Zurich axes 40 jobs in UK restructure
Forty jobs have been cut at Zurich, with most believed to be redundancies, following a restructuring of the insurer’s business change and IT functions.The company said it was attempting to pursue redep-loyment opportunities for the 40 people affected, but some had been unsuccessful and others had chosen to leave.A spokesman ...
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FSA to assess TCF progress
The FSA is to begin visiting brokers and undertake telephone assessments to test their progress in implementing its Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) initiative. The regulator said the move aimed to help firms make faster progress in meeting the TCF target, and to identify more quickly those firms most in need ...
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D&O cover expansionBroker Miller predicted that D&O insurers will begin to broaden their policy cover in response to changes made by Liberty International Underwriters, which launched a D&O policy wording with features such as no pollution exclusion, no bodily injury/property damage exclusion and cover for shareholder derivative costs. First published, ...
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News Analysis
Is commission disclosure on its way?
A weighty report into competition by the European Commission could start the process to force UK brokers to disclose commission to commercial customers. Sarah Kennedy explains
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Backchat
Flood plans submerged
Backchat was keen to learn of the latest efforts to equip insurers with data to model flooding and manage flood risk. But if names are anything to go by, the government-sponsored programme – the Atlantis Initiative – could end up dead in the water.The project is designed to foster collaboration ...
