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PE house courts SSP
IT systems provider SSP has been linked with a private equity buyout after admitting it was in discu...
Slade unlikely to renew talks with IPO seeking Oval
Oval has revealed it hopes to resurrect deals with up to eight companies - including Perkins Slade -...
Square pegs in Oval holes
The drawn out 'will Oval buy Perkins Slade or won't it?' saga came to a conclusion last week with th...
PI claims system rolled out
Legal and Professional Claims, the specialist professional indemnity claims and risk management comp...
New claims managment system launching
Legal and Professional Claims, the specialist professional indemnity claims and risk management company, has announced it will launch a new claims management service on 26 June.
Wild at heart
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Slade not considering talks with other consolidators
David Slade, chief executive of Perkins Slade, said the firm would announce a succession plan at the next board meeting on 1 July after the collapse of talks with consolidator Oval.
Perkins Slade rebuffs takeover move
Perkins Slade has called off merger talks with Oval.
Appointment at HCC
HCC Insurance has elected Scott Wise as a new member of the company's board of directors. Mr Wise is...
NU to hit 12,000 mark in decade of job losses
Norwich Union is to axe up to a tenth of its workforce by 2010 and cannot rule out further redundanc...
Jelf predicts re-emergence of 'bigger deals'
Bigger deals are resurfacing and there is plenty of "fresh capital" available for acquisitions, says...
Detica signs deal with Lloyd's to upgrade capital modelling infrastructure
Detica Group, the information intelligence specialist has signed an agreement with Lloyd’s to upgrade its capital modelling infrastructure. The move is part of Lloyd's strategic capital systems upgrade programme.
NU unveils up to 1800 job cuts with operations overhaul
Norwich Union Insurance has announced plans to make up to 1800 people redundant by 2010 as part of a plan to consolidate some back office functions.
NU in £60m buyout of broker Group Direct
Norwich Union has thrown £5.7m behind a buyout of small to medium-sized business insurance broker Gr...
Management reshufffle at PartnerRe Global
With effect 1st September 2008 Bermudian (re)insurer PartnerRe has announcd it will amend its senior management team as follows:
Iceland eathquake causes little structural damage
Yesterday's earthquake in Iceland caused little structural damage according to RMS.
Hawkpoint examines Oval refinancing options
Hawkpoint is understood to be nearing the end of its review of Oval, having been appointed to explor...
Appointment at Airclaims
Darcy Beamer-Downie has been recruited by Airclaims' London office as general counsel following six ...
Shareholders 'first to hear' if Westinsure is sold
Westinsure's managing director has written to shareholders and members promising they will "be the f...
RMS: High number of insurance claims expected from China quake
Risk modeller RMS has said that it expects a large number of insurance claims to arise from the strong magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Eastern Sichuan Province, China, today 12th May.
Westinsure reassures members over future
Westinsure’s managing director has written to shareholders and members promising they will “be the first to hear” if the company is sold.
Markel taps into social welfare for new risk service
Markel's retail division has launched a risk management service in conjunction with care and health consultancy Janjer.
Young guns
Kate Reilly from Higos Insurance Services was the winner of the Sheikh Abdullah Young Broker of the ...
ILG looks for members
Allianz is hoping to raise the profile of the Prince's Trust Insurance Leadership Group by attractin...