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Chaucer sees merit in online commercial push
Chaucer chief executive officer Ewen Gilmour has not ruled out entering the online commercial insura...
Security rate reductions
Global security firms could benefit from rate reductions of up to 20% for their cash in transit cove...
LV looks to keep Highway separate after £150m bid
LV may continue to run takeover target - motor insurer Highway - as a separate brand and not amalgam...
Fortress in Axa switch
Acumus acquisition Fortress is to make the switch from Norwich Union to Axa and increase broker comm...
Hero to axe 32 roles as focus switches to online
Broking group Hero is axing up to 23 jobs following a rise in the number of people purchasing insura...
Appointment at Lockton
Lockton's real estate and construction division has promoted Michael Lewis to the role of associate ...
Bollington makes raid on Aviva for new MD recruit
Commerical broker Bollington aims to boost its wholesale business following the appointment of Chris...
GAB Robins launches UK repair network
GAB Robins has launched BRICS - a new option for property claims fulfillment.
Odyssey Re's Hudson unit to form crop insurance unit
Hudson, the US insurance division of (re)insurer Odyssey Re said that it has bought the assets pertaining to the crop insurance business of US managing agent CropUSA.
BGL appoints vehicle repair director
ACM, the claims management arm of the BGL Group, has appointed Mike Edgeley as associate director of its vehicle repair services team.
Lockton promotes within construction division
Lockton’s real estate and construction division has promoted Michael Lewis to the role of associate director
Highway subsidiary announces new deal
1st Quote, which is a trading style of Highway broking arm Hero Insurance Services, has been added to the Confused household panel.
Self-employed are self-assured at success
RSA has released survey results which it said shows that a large number of self-employed business people are optimistic about their future, despite recent gloomy news regarding the UK's 0% economic growth.
Finch flees Cunningham Lindsey for Crawford
Alex Finch has left Cunningham Lindsey to become managing director for Crawford and Company's national building services unit, with immediate effect.
Moorhouse creates role to boost growth
Moorhouse has created the new role of sales and marketing director and appointed Tim Larden to the post to oversee its "hypergrowth" strategy.
Liberty gets new chief risk officer from Beazley
Liberty Syndicates said that it has appointed Jonathan Matthews as its new chief risk officer.
Recruitment moves
Swiss Re America, a unit of Swiss (re)insurer Swiss Re, has appointed Alabama insurance commissioner...
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Zoom latest airline to go bust
As another long-distance budget airline goes bust this week, Katherine Brandon, reporter Professional Broking , looks at the possible insurance implications of cancelled flights as airlines suffer.
MMA appoints head of business development team
Intermediary only insurer, MMA Insurance has appointed Dan Andrews as head of business development.
Insurantz launches commercial vehicles cover
Insurantz.com, the online small business insurance provider has added ‘Business Vans’ commercial vehicles cover to its suite of products aimed at the UK’s 4.5 million small business owners.
Cassidy Davies secures Millenium MPPI deal
LLoyd's insurer Cassidy Davis has secured a deal to underwrite a scheme portfolio of mortgage payment protection insurance for Millennium Insurance Brokers.