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Aon to outsource UK claims operations; Xchanging seen as favourite
Aon Benfield said that it will outsource its UK claims and other back office operations.
BJP hits £30m with motor trade specialist acquisition
BJP, the Thames Valley based commercial broker, has acquired motor trade specialist Antell Insurance Associates, which is currently based in Canary Wharf, London.
European Court of Human Rights decision blasted by claims director
The London P&I Club has warned that the 8 January decision of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg in the case of Capt Apostolos Mangouras, the master of the Prestige, could seriously increase the risk of bail requirements being influenced by…
Colemont raids Benfield for new regional head
Colemont Global Group has received regulatory approval from the "Comision Nacional De Seguros Y Fianzas" in Mexico to open a reinsurance broking operation based in Mexico City.
Time to test yourself
A selection of topical questions from the question banks of ed.LEARN - The CII's online training resource
Leading companies turn blind eye to flu pandemic threat
UK bosses are ignoring government warnings about the threat of a flu pandemic, according to The Busi...
Appointment at Bridge
Bridge Insurance Brokers has appointed Kelvin Chadwick as head of sales and Paul Cottenham as pr...
Appointment at Fortis
Fortis has recruited Paul Lynes to the newly created position of head of external communications. ...
Many hands make light work
Affinity Business: commercial
Barbon hires Letsure head
Barbon Insurance Group has appointed Ian Fraser to head Letsure, its Glasgow-based rented property i...
Mobile Doctors boost
Mobile Doctors has announced a 30% increase in turnover for the year running 1 December 2007 to 30 N...
Penny Black's insurance week
Where once he was the personal lines industry's very own calendar boy, Martin Oliver was not too bi...
Farm Web make NI foray
Farm Web is set to enter Northern Ireland for the first time through Longmynd Insurance, which has j...
Act now to reduce claims cost burden
I am writing regarding the many articles and letters I have read about the cost of injury claims. I ...
Appointment at Brit Insurance
Brit Insurance Holdings has appointed Nick Forti as divisional director - financial risks, within ...
Jubilee in global roll out
Lloyd's managing agency Jubilee has launched a global property account. The business is underwritten...
Giles in SE England push
Giles has strengthened its position in greater London with the acquisition of Watford-based LRG Insu...
Appointment at Kiln
Kiln has hired Ashley Gayton to its Syndicate 510 property and special lines division, where he wi...
What the papers said this week
The Guardian He may have walked away from the wreckage of his £200,000 sports car with barely a h...
Top five Post stories
The top five most popular stories on postonline.co.uk over the last week were: 1. AIG sells subsidi...
More gloom for economy
Job losses in the financial sector are expected to accelerate in the first months of this year as pr...
Lockton handed £15m fund by investors
Lockton International has been handed £15m of further investment by its original backers to enable i...
Appointment at Robertson Taylor
Robertson Taylor has recruited Victoria France as managing director, fine arts. Ms France has 20 y...
IAG to enter affinity
Insurance Australia Group UK has set up a new company to oversee its affinity deals following the £7...