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Medreport gets BoS funds
Clevedon-based Medreport, which provides independent medical reports to the legal and insurance sect...
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Thompsons blasts firms
Thompsons Solicitors has stepped up its campaign for an employers' liability insurance bureau in EL ...
BGL appoints new MD
BGL Group has appointed a new managing director for its claims management business, ACM ULR. Martin ...
Another big hitter departs from Giles
Giles has been hit with another senior departure - its Scottish managing director has left the firm....
OSG acquires LGA
Outsource Services Group is to acquire Cork-based loss adjusting firm Lynch Goggin and Associates. T...
Aviva subsidiary pilots with two after Chubb deal
Aviva-owned salvage provider Bluecycle has won its first contract with an insurer outside the group ...
Imas predicts foreign interest in brokers
Interest in London market brokers from foreign buyers has increased due to the depreciated value of ...
Novae eyes Chaucer
Lloyd's insurer Novae confirmed on Tuesday that it had made an approach to the chairman of rival Cha...
Heath Lambert predicts hardening attitudes
Heath Lambert has warned that financial pressures will force insurers to take a tougher view of busi...
21 April is Race Day
Post is once again happy to co-host The Insurance Race Day, which is due to take place on 21 April 2...
Appointment at Towergate
Towergate has made a number of appointments to its retail division in the south of England. Joe The...
Appointment at Barbon
Barbon Insurance Group has appointed Ian Fraser as managing director for its Letsure division. Mr ...
Bankstone appointment
Outsourced claims provider Bankstone has appointed Steve Halliday as national sales manager. Mr Hall...
Pick of the week video
Post reporter Louise Meeson rounds up the top stories from the general insurance sector. This week: Leading insurers back a new Shariah-compliant UK insurance operation; Ironshore abandons plans to set up a property team in London through its managing…
Axa Corporate Solutions granted Brazilian licence
Axa Corporate Solutions has been licensed as an occasional reinsurer by the regulatory authorities in Brazil to carry out reinsurance business in this growing and important market.
Willis Re appoints ex-Carvill joint-CEOs
Willis Re, the re-insurance arm of global broker Willis Group Holdings, has appointed 17 professionals to extend the global growth of the unit's specialty lines business.
Former AIG VP jailed for four years in finite reinsurance case
(BestWire) - A former vice president of American International Group Inc. has been sentenced by a federal judge to serve four years in jail and pay $200,000 for his role in a sham finite reinsurance deal with Berkshire Hathaway's General Reinsurance Corp.
European windstorm Klaus seen to cost industry up to €700m
Winter storm Klaus, which wreacked havoc in France recently, may cost insurers between €350-700m, AIR Worldwide has said.
ABI appoints dedicated Scottish director
The Association of British Insurer's Maggie Craig has today been appointed its first director of Scottish Affairs, to provide a specific focus on Scotland. Her appointment was announced on the day that the ABI hosts a reception in Edinburgh for members…
Chaucer to raise £75m in share placing
Chaucer, the Lloyd's (re)insurer, has announced that it is looking to raise £75m via a share placing.
Novae admits to being suitor for Chaucer
Novae has admitted that it is the 'third party suitor' looking to bid for Chaucer.
Chaucer says has received offer proposal; Novae seen as bidder
Lloyd's (re)insurer Chaucer said that it has received an "unsolicited indicative proposal" from a third party" regarding a potential merger offer for the company on an all-share, nil premium basis.