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Allianz in training push
Insurer is using media information pack to promote the industry
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Crawford boosts major incidents team
David Townsend and Steve Shortland join the company’s corporate and major incident team
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R&SA to cut a further 500 jobs
Royal & Sun Alliance is to shed a further 500 jobs in the UK as it pushes on with a major cost-cutting programme, the insurer has said.R&SA yesterday reported a 2% drop in pre-tax profits to £338m in the first half, hit by the bad weather, but helped by a ...
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Ace appoints international health chief
Regional accident and health chief promoted to head insurer's global health operation
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Don’t let the stress culture get a grip – keep ahead of the game
Bob Mecrate-Butcher says employers should be aware that employees have a wide base from which to launch stress-related claims
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FeaturesLord of insurance
Although at first he appears a quiet figure, Lord Sheikh is a man of many words – and, it would seem, many titles. Tom Flack meets Lord Sheikh
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Atrium brushes off downgrade threat
Atrium has shrugged off the potential threat of being downgraded by ratings agency Moody’s Investor Service.Moody’s has placed Atrium’s Syndicate 609 under review in light of the company’s proposed merger with Bermuda reinsurer Ariel, and the news that its lead underwriter, Christine Dandridge, will be retiring.The ratings agency said although ...
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Brownsword ‘spy’ move
David Brownsword, whose company pioneered the use of lie detector technology in the insurance sector, is believed to be joining insurance surveillance company Mike India 5. Brownsword is thought to be spearheading Mike India Five’s move into fraud detection services. He is believed to be joining the company in January ...
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IGI shelves London property business
Jobs lost and London office closed as insurer withdraws from commercial let property
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Erinaceous loses top two directors
Two directors at Erinaceous Insurance Services are defecting to Towergate and its sister company CCV. Managing director, Andy Halstead, and director of insurance and underwriting, Nick Crocker, will take up roles at Towergate Financial Services and CCV. This development comes amid speculation that HBOS has tabled a bid for ...
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Insurance women seek industry support
The Women’s Insurance Net-work (Twin) has called on the insurance industry to support the first organisation designed to support and encourage women in the sector.Twin, established by executive search firm, ejsSearch, is looking to insurers, brokers, trade associations and Lloyd’s to help tackle the issue of professional development of women ...
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R&SA gets China subsidiary approval
Mike Jakeman named as chief executive of R&SA Greater China
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Insurance industry wastes talent
New study finds 50% of insurance workers looking to change career
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Co-op Financial cuts costs and 1,000 jobs
Co-operative Financial Services (CFS) is to cut its workforce by approximately 1,000 by the end of 2007 as part of a move to slash costs by £100m a year. The job losses amount to approximately 10% of employees at CFS and come three years after the division made 2,500 staff ...
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Ex-Chubb motor chief to lead Hiscox’s high net worth expansion
Hiscox is set to ramp up its high net worth (HNW) motor book after picking up Chubb’s ex-motor chief to drive its expansion.Ashley Cole, former lead underwriter for motor and household at Chubb, will be responsible for building the insurer’s motor strategy to compliment its core household HNW offering.Glen Caton, ...
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FeaturesIrish eyes are smiling
Already an established name in the direct motor market, Quinn-direct’s general manager, Colin Morgan tells how the company is using its Irish expertise to bring competitively-priced, hassle-free insurance to the UK. Andrew Holt reports
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