We would like to say a big thank you to everyone who took part in our Christmas promotion. With over five hundred different entrants the competition was tough. We have posted a list of all the winners on our website – click here to find out some of the early birds and late finishers!

Whether it was for the fun of entering the competitions, winning our fantastic prizes or merely for the amusement of viewing the daily images, we hope you enjoyed our bit of festive fun.

We are pleased to announce the formation of a strategic partnership with Crawford, the world's largest independent provider of claims management solutions, which will enable us to provide your clients the very best claims service.

Key benefits of this new arrangement include: the ability to provide a global claims service using a network spanning 63 countries and over 700 locations, the ability to handle claims local to the policyholders, 24/7 response time should emergency claims assistance be required, claims funds will he held by Crawford enabling swift claim settlement.

Since the launch of BioSurance R&D in the summer of 2009, CFC's Life Science team has gone from strength to strength. We have written a range of business types, including drug discovery companies, medical technology developers, CROs, CMOs, laboratory services and consultants, in a number of countries, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, UK and USA.

“The mood in the sector during the first 9 months of 2009 was gloomy, with companies finding it difficult to obtain funding to push their R&D projects forward,” reported Andrew Tamworth, CFC Life Sciences lead, “This is now being replaced by a mood of cautious, renewed optimism and a thawing in the funding environment.  We are very excited about prospects for this growing sector in 2010.”