Articles by Daniel Dunkley
Canopius announces changes to PI strategy
Canopius Group has announced it is to focus its professional indemnity underwriting strategy on smaller UK organisations.
Police seize £150k from "crash for cash" criminal through POCA
Airedale and North Bradford Police have fired a warning to criminals after successfully confiscating £150,000 from Mohammed ‘Mojo’ Rashid on October 11 under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
Norton Rose confirms new corporate partner in Singapore
International legal practice Norton Rose Group has announced that Anna Tipping has joined its Singapore practice as a corporate partner to head the insurance practice in Asia.
RAC and Heath Lambert strike household deal
Heath Lambert has agreed a five year deal with RAC to launch a suite of household products in 2011.
LCP promotes five consultants to partner
LCP has announced the promotion to partner of five consultants within its pensions and insurance practices.
BGL profit up as meerkat boosts performance
BGL Group has recorded an increased pre-tax profit of £62m for the year ending June 2010 (2008/9: £54m).
Aviva ordered to pay £170k claim
Aviva has been forced to pay £170 000 to a personal injury claimant after pressure from the Financial Ombudsman Service, according to reports.
Homeserve signs RSA deal
RSA has been appointed by emergency repair firm Homeserve as the sole provider for its buildings & contents insurance policies.
Bluefin creates new motor role
The broker has appointed Chaz Bailey to the newly created role of executive director of motor within its London market team.
Antares appoints new risk manager
Antares has appointed Helen Chapman to the Legal, Risk and Compliance team of Antares Managing Agency Limited.
Health reforms must not leave indemnity gap, MDU says
The Medical Defence Union has stressed that GPs will need to ensure they are “adequately and appropriately” indemnified for the changes arising from the extension of commissioning proposed by a recent white paper.
Bluefin Advisory Services in £62m write down
Bluefin's Advisory Services arm has reported a £62m write down due to the restructure of its private client arm, according to reports.
Marsh appoints former international CFO to non-exec role
Marsh has appointed Equitas chief executive Jane Barker to a newly-created non-executive director position on its board with immediate effect.
CCV makes four further acquisitions
Cullum Capital Ventures has taken its acquisition total to nine for 2010, after the firm picked up four businesses in September.
Ruxley completes Canadian run-off transfer to Global Reinsurance Company
Ruxley Ventures has completed the transfer of the run-off policies of the Canadian branch of its subsidiary company, Aviation & General Insurance, to Global Reinsurance Company.
MMA appoints Allianz figure to new senior role
MMA has confirmed the appointment of Chris Line to the newly established role of major account manager.
Biba announces “Opportunities in Adversity” theme for 2011
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has announced that “Opportunities in Adversity” will be the theme for its 2011 conference.
Crawford creates marine unit
Crawford has confirmed it is to expand its Global Marine capability in the UK.
LFC makes regional acquisition
LFC Insurance Group, the Essex-based commercial brokers, has today completed its second acquisition in the past two months.
ABI gives green light to Insurance Fraud Register trial
The Association of British Insurers has given the go ahead for a six month trial of the Insurance Fraud Register, at a meeting of the General Insurance Council on 30 September.
APIL: Lord Young report will breed “carelessness”
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has released a damning statement ahead of Lord Young’s eagerly awaited health and safety review.
RSA warns small businesses over insufficient cover
RSA has fired a warning to small businesses about the key areas of insurance cover.
Career path & CSR news: Sterling recruitment scheme takes on four more graduates
Sterling has taken on four more graduate recruits for its 2011 training scheme.
Law report: Network rail test cases over infrastructure damage
This law report has been contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.