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Parabis looks to Mills & Reeve for insurance hires
Parabis Law has appointed three insurance law specialists from Mills & Reeve as partners.
Gallagher Bassett wins mesothelioma payment scheme contract
The appointment of scheme administrators for the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme has been awarded to Gallagher Bassett International.
Biba and Ageas sign three-year conference sponsorship deal
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has signed a three-year partnership deal for conference sponsorship with Ageas.
Compass notches £500m GWP milestone
Arthur J Gallagher-owned network division Compass Broker Services now controls £505m in gross written premiums just over a year after its launch.
Axa appoints RSA's Bromfield as Bristol branch manager
Axa has appointed Ian Bromfield as Bristol branch manager as part of plans to establish the operation as a full underwriting branch
JLT gains from employee benefits in Asia
JLT recorded a 45% increase in its employee benefits business revenues in Asia last year, of which 38% was organic.
Zurich brand to disappear from comparison sites
Zurich-branded home and motor insurance products will no longer be offered on aggregator sites, the insurer announced today.
Broker Network recruits from NIG and Capital Markets to boost insurer relations teams
Broker Network has added two to its insurer relations team with appointments from NIG and Capital Markets Underwriting.
Howden poach JLT pair to head up construction division
Howden Broking Group has hired John Perrin and Paul Lewis from JLT to lead its newly launched construction division.
Bluefin forecasting slim MGA profits for 2014
Bluefin is not expecting its expanded managing general agent business to generate profits as activity ramps up through 2014.
Bluefin improves Ebitda as expenses drop
Bluefin has improved its profitability for 2013 after cutting £2.7m from expenses while revenues have remained flat.
Guy Carp announces string of promotions
Guy Carpenter has appointed Massimo Reina as its Continental Europe, Middle East and North Africa chief executive among a string of other promotions within the business.
Insurers and brokers urge Competition Commission to ban all MFN clauses
Fears a ban could harm price comparison websites misplaced.
Editor's comment: A humane culling
Personal lines insurers and brokers have had enough. They have taken it lying down for too long and now they are making a stand and fighting back.
CII to ‘name and shame’ firms that fail to get behind apprenticeship scheme
Industry bodies launch initiative aiming to double apprenticeships by 2017.
Interview: Jake Hickinbottom: Is Gin the tonic?
The recently launched Graduate Insurance Network aims to provide new entrants to the insurance market with support and networking. Jake Hickinbottom, Gin chairman and Allianz graduate trainee, details his ambitious plans for the group.
Home emergency: State of Emergency
After facing strong criticism in recent months, key figures in the home emergency insurance market are keen to extol the cover’s virtues. What does the future hold for the under-fire sector?
Mergers & Acquisitions: Buying with Confidence
2013 saw a rise in the number of mergers and acquisitions deals in the general insurance sector. Is this trend likely to continue, and where will firms look to grow their businesses?
Ask the Expert - Choosing between job offers
As the market has picked up, so has interest in my skill set, which is great. But now I am really torn between two offers. One is a better job offering less money - is there a way to use my other offer as an example of what the market rate should be?
Market Moves - 6 March 2014
All the movers and shakers in recruitment in the insurance industry this week.
JLT’s Burke taking break to reflect on 'work-life balance'
Jardine Lloyd Thompson group chief executive Dominic Burke’s two month hiatus from the role will give him a chance to concentrate on work-life balance before returning to the company for an agreed “indefinite period”, according to bosses at the broker.
Gallagher hires Peppiatt for director role
Arthur J Gallagher has hired Sarah Peppiatt to take on the role of delegated authorities director.
JLT reports 11% revenue increase as Burke announces break
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group increased revenue by 11% to £979.2m in 2013 including 8.5% organic growth and 4% growth from acquisitions.
Cooper Gay rebrands and strengthens marine division in Asia
Cooper Gay has rebranded its marine insurance business in Asia as Latitude Brokers and appointed three brokers to the team.