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Bowring Marsh names global business development boss
International placement broker Bowring Marsh has named George Jones as its first ever global head of business development.
Bowring Marsh names global business development boss
International placement broker Bowring Marsh has named George Jones as its first ever global head of business development.
Fitch upgrades Zurich to stable
Rating agency Fitch has upgraded Zurich Insurance Company’s outlook from negative to stable.
Argent founder set to leave rehab firm
Argent Rehabilitation founding director Deborah Edwards is set to leave the Paribas Group to establish an independent consultancy.
Mapfre agrees €85m insurance stakehold in Caixa banks
Spanish insurer Mapfre has agreed to aquire a 50% stake in the insuraance subsidiariers of banks Caixa Manresa and Caixa Tarragona for €85.7m (£74.4m)
Mapfre agrees €85m insurance stakehold in Caixa banks
Spanish insurer Mapfre has agreed to aquire a 50% stake in the insuraance subsidiariers of banks Caixa Manresa and Caixa Tarragona for €85.7m (£74.4m)
Moody’s expects European M&A rebound
Ratings agency Moody’s has predicted an upswing in mergers and acquisitions in the European insurance market in the coming months.
Moody’s expects European M&A rebound
Ratings agency Moody’s has predicted an upswing in mergers and acquisitions in the European insurance market in the coming months.
First Assist seals legal services partnership with Home Let
First Assist has agreed its first major standalone legal services partnership with Barbon Group-owned company Home Let.
BWS and Oxygen launch London market broker
Brokerage World Solutions and Oxygen have joined forces to launch a new London market intermediary.
‘Toxic sofa’ victims to receive £20m pay out
The High Court has ordered three furniture retailers to pay £20m to customers who received serious burns from sofas manufactured in China in what is thought to be the largest group litigation in UK legal history.
Travel industry “victims” urged to consider IT solutions
IT firm NIIT Technologies has urged firms set for big losses following the Icelandic volcano travel chaos to consider solutions to help them survive and grow in tough conditions.
Dawson Whyte land NI pub advisory role
Insurance and risk management firm Dawson Whyte has been appointed to provide support to members of the Northern Irish pub association The Federation of the Retail Licensed Trade.
Crawford appoints new head of project management
Claims management firm Crawford & Company has named Michael Jones as its new head of project management within its global technical services division.
Car insurance costs rise in Q1
The price of car insurance rose by 4.3% during the first quarter of 2010, research by Confused and EMB has shown.
Oil giant set to challenge Buncefield liability judgement
Total has applied to the Supreme Court for leave to appeal a recent judgment that found the company 100% liable for claims resulting from the 2005 Buncefield depot explosion.
Zurich seeks to help brokers navigate MoJ claims review
Zurich has launched a guide for brokers that aims to help them prepare for the implementation of the Ministry of Justice road traffic accident personal injury claims protocol.
Lockton backs mobility vehicle cover review
Lockton has backed government proposals to introduce compulsory third-party insurance for mobility vehicle users.
CCV snaps up Scully brokers
Cullum Capital Ventures has acquired East Sussex-based intermediary Paul Scully Insurance Brokers.
PwC: QIS5 draft specification provides “significant relief” for insurers
Consultants PricewaterhouseCooper has welcomed the European Commission’s decision to depart from Ceiops advice and ease the capital burden on insurers under the QIS5 draft.
PwC: QIS5 draft specification provides “significant relief” for insurers
Consultants PricewaterhouseCooper has welcomed the European Commission’s decision to depart from Ceiops advice and ease the capital burden on insurers under the QIS5 draft.
QBE set for $565m purchase of US underwriter NAU
QBE has agreed to agree underwriter and multi-peril crop insurance firm NAU Country Insurance for $565m (£365m).
UK flights affected by Icelandic volcano
Volcanic ash from Iceland’s erupting Eyjafjöll volcanoes heading towards the UK is causing major disruption to domestic airports.
Thornside appoints account relationship manager
Capita company Thornside has named Mark Outing as its new key account relationship manager.