All articles by Danny Walkinshaw – Page 36
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Ex-PBS chief appointed to key role at software giant SSP
Jonathan Davey tipped to take charge of software firm’s Keychoice distribution network.
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1,400 jobs go in one week as credit crunch toll hits 6,000
AXA and Marsh become latest insurance companies to announce swingeing cuts.
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News in brief
Carvill confirms talksLloyds broker RK Carvill has confirmed it is in discussions with US private equity house Stone Point Capital with a view to selling a stake in the business.It is not known how much the deal could be worth, but Carvill confirmed it had been in talks with the ...
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News that Heath Lambert had ousted a string of global brokers in the race to land the 10-year insurance contract for the £15.9bn Crossrail project – as revealed exclusively in Insurance Times – proved to be the most popular story for online readers in the past week.Visitors flocked to insurancetimes.co.uk ...
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Heath Lambert chief opens door to flotation but rules out sale
Adrian Colosso outlines plans for broker in candid interview.
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Results in brief
BeazleyBeazley kicked off the Lloyd’s results season reporting that its profits were down by 25% for the first half of 2008, falling to £45m compared to £60.2m for the same period last year.Beazley blamed the profit fall on a sharp reduction in investment income.Gross written premiums were down 6% to ...
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Towergate begins Fusion overhaul with management departures
Underwriting agency confident of reaching binding agreement with RSA despite notice being served by the insurer.
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NU signs up Beckett for focus on small broker business
UKGI chairman given role of developing relationships and providing compliance support.
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Islington council faces court action over joining LAML
RMP launches legal action against second council.
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The latest installment in the story of RBS’s attempts to sell its insurance division saw Zurich – the former frontrunner to land the business which includes brands Direct Line and Churchill – pull out of the bidding.As news broke that the Swiss insurer was withdrawing from the race, following a ...