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Conservatives welcome creation of Euro super-regulator

The Conservatives have welcomed an agreement between the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers over the creation of three new European Supervisory Authorities and a European Systemic Risk...

Europe | 03 Sep 2010

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European super regulator could be in place by 2011 pending 7 September vote

EU authorities are to get tough new powers to settle disputes among national financial supervisors and to ban risky financial products and activities, in a revamp of EU financial supervision plans agreed on Thursday.

Europe | 03 Sep 2010

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Omega Lloyd's managing agency boss Adie resigns

Omega Insurance Holdings has announced that Andrew Adie, managing director and a board member of its managing agency Omega Underwriting Agents, has resigned from his position with immediate effect.

Lloyd's/London | 02 Sep 2010

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Insurance Fraud 2010

Hear the latest initiatives on combating insurance fraud from Aviva, Allianz, Axa, Experian, the Insurance Fraud Bureau, the Financial Ombudsman Service and others at Post's Fraud 2010 conference later this month.

Claims | 02 Sep 2010

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Hurricane Earl losses could top $150m

AIR Worldwide estimates that insured losses from Hurricane Earl’s passage near the northern Leeward Islands earlier this week are between $50m and $150m.

Claims | 02 Sep 2010

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30th September 2010, Marriott Grosvenor Square, London

Fraud 2010

Undetected fraud costs the insurance industry nearly £2bn a year. This event offers a range of insights into fraud trends, and a forum in which to discuss solutions.

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MGA Ink to target small solicitor firms with new PI facility

Ink Underwriting Agencies and St Giles Legal and Professional Risks have joined forces to target what they describe as the "troubled solicitors insurance market".

Commercial | 02 Sep 2010

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Abbey reports 11% increase in H1 pre-tax profit

Abbey Protection has announced an 11% increase in pre-tax profits to £4.7m for the first six months of 2010.

Insurer | 02 Sep 2010

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Lockton to become latest London market broker to seek LLP status

Lockton International has become the latest London market broker to seek limited liability partnership status, Postonline can reveal.

Broker | 01 Sep 2010

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Chaucer recruits former Axa CEO Wood as non-exec

Chaucer Holdings has appointed Mark Wood as a non-executive director from today. He joins the audit, remuneration and nomination committees, and following FSA approval, will become a non-executive director of Chaucer Syndicates, the group’s Lloyd’s...

Lloyd's/London | 01 Sep 2010

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QBE brands CEO replacement speculation as "completely false"

QBE has branded speculation that it has lined up an external successor for its CEO Frank O'Halloran as "completely false".

Insurer | 01 Sep 2010

22nd & 23rd September 2010, Grange City Hotel, London

The British Insurance Summit 2010

Bringing together insurers, brokers and service providers to discuss and debate issue affecting the industry. Find out more from group editor-in-chief Anthony Gould.

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Corporates seek insurer credit rating assurances

Aviva is receiving a surge in enquiries from corporate clients worried about insurer credit ratings.

Insurer | 01 Sep 2010 secure

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Aon Benfield appoints new ratings agency head in UK & EMEA

Aon Benfield has appointed Chris Myers head of Rating Agency Advisory for its UK and Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) regions.

Broker | 31 Aug 2010

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Insurance industry warned it could face more EC enforcement actions

The insurance industry has been told that it could face more enforcement actions from Brussels.

Europe | 27 Aug 2010

The AIFM saga approaches a conclusion

Glacier Re to wind down business after stategic review

European reinsurer Glacier Reinsurance, has announced that the company’s existing portfolio will be placed in to an orderly run-off with immediate effect.

Reinsurance | 27 Aug 2010

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NCG changes name

London-based Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance broker, NCG Professional Risks, has announced its change of name to Oxford Insurance Brokers Limited, with immediate effect.

Lloyd's/London | 27 Aug 2010

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BIA offers women hope

Research released this week by the Chartered Management Institute to mark the 40th anniversary of The Equal Pay Act 1970...

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Interview - Ken MacDonald: Keeping it simple

As former chief exec of Aon Global UK, Ken MacDonald has been refreshed by a return to a private company. Lynn Rouse talks...

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View from the top: Time to share fraud data

Industry fraud statistics are normally presented as a good news story. Last year, insurers stopped 122 000 frauds, preventing...

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