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Fitch upgrades Lloyd's financial strength rating to 'A'
Fitch Ratings has upgraded the insurer financial strength rating of Lloyd's...
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Turbo-charged professionals
Some good pieces of news for insurance professionals First, as Insurance Times' exclusive salary survey finds (page 7), salary increases are far outstripping inflation. UK insurance professionals are enjoying nearly £3,000 extra in their pay packets this year, that's a rise of almost 10% on last year.
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1 Pay & conditions
Salaries are still rising The current average basic salary, excluding bonuses and benefits, of UK insurance professionals is £36,190. This represents an inflation busting increase of nearly 9% on last year, when the average salary was £33,260.
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2 Training
Given the imminence of FSA regulation, it is not surprising that this is the main training requirement for this year Over 30% voted for FSA training as the most important area of training, pushing last year's favourite, general on-the-job skills, into second place.
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3 High & low points
Forget the money and focus on the personal development opportunities That's the conclusion of our survey.
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4 Moving jobs
Just over 3% of those surveyed were so popular that they were contacted by head-hunters more than ten times last year More commonly, around 37% were contacted once or twice, while just under 40% were not contacted at all.
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The next generation
The search for leaders of the future begins inside an organisation, says Mandy Messenger
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Heading the hunt for talent
The competitive market place is demanding more and better equipped staff Insurance Times asks three HR specialists for their views on recruitment.
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A currency of knowledge
People working at all levels of the general insurance industry will need to show evidence of competence under the new regulatory regime Tony Tudor explains how the IFS is meeting this challenge.
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Where have all the secondary intermediaries gone?
The lack of secondary intermediaries applying for authorisation is alarming. You'd better watch out if you're doing business with an unauthorised dealer, says Michael Faulkner
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Legal wordings
There are no standard policy wordings for legal expenses insurance. Variations in cover may not be easy to spot. Key issues are highlighted here by Ray Kneeshaw in this quick quiz
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Going Places
Heath LambertHeath Lambert Group has launched a specialist transportation division. Heading up the division is executive director Mike Hawkes, a former risk manager for London Transpor …
