Commercial
Brit buys 38% stake in broker
Brit Insurance has invested £7m in a 38% stake in online insurance broker Xbridge.
Pacific Life buys Scottish Re's international arm for $71.2m
Pacific Life Insurance Company, the parent company of Pacific Life, said it will buy the international life reinsurance arm of beleagured life reinsurer Scottish Re for $71.2m.
Risk Stop launches EL certificate register
Risk Stop, the risk management specialist, has launched an Employers' Liability Certificate Register which it believes is unique in the market place.
Willis in $2.1bn broker swoop
Willis has agreed to acquire Hilb Rogal and Hobbs in a $2.1bn deal.
MD of Confused to join Highway Insurance Group
Managing director of Confused Debra Williams is leaving the price comparison site to join Highway Insurance Group.
Cardif Pinnacle appoints new chief operating officer
Cardif Pinnacle, part of the worldwide BNP Paribas Assurance Group, has appointed Bob Silverman as chief operating officer.
CNA Insurance launches new healthcare products
CNA Insurance is launching a new range of healthcare products as part of its CNA Health Pro range.
PB Week: Elliot Lane describes his last seven days in broking
I started the week still reeling from the news Patrick ‘The General’ Snowball had decided to move his tank from the Towergate lawns. It dawned on me that left Sandy Scott, CII chief executive, one of the highest ranking ex-servicemen in the insurance…
Aon advises firms to ready themselves for new S&P criteria
Aon is advising firms to prepare for new Standard and Poor's rating criteria and says companies can take advantage of these to improve credit ratings, in a White Paper published today.
Former NU director joins MMA
Intermediary only insurer MMA Insurance appointed John Seaton, a former director of Norwich Union, as underwriting director.
Consolidator reports growth in revenue
Jelf has reported a 49% growth in revenue to £25m in its interim results for the six-month period ending 31 March.
Pick of the Week
Reporter Alwynne Gwilt looks at the week's major general insurance news. This week: a trio of industr...
Working bunch
Rehabiliation First Forum 2008
Ex-Willis and Axa bosses back new online SME launch
A trio of industry big hitters have thrown their support behind a new online company that aims to re...
Heath remains in talks over disposals
Negotiations are ongoing over the future of Heath Lambert's international wholesale global business ...
No Axa to grind
Philippe Maso
Maclean joins Davies board
Loss adjuster Davies has appointed Iain Maclean to the operations board as director of project manag...
Appointment at GHL
GHL Insurance Services UK has recruited Kate Quick into its business development, marketing and agen...
Think of the children
Child claims
MI Adjusting open minded on acquisition
MI Adjusting is focusing on organic growth but remains open to the possibility of acquisition. The ...
Snowball conflict could see him leave Towergate
Towergate chief executive officer Andy Homer has admitted Patrick Snowball would be "unlikely" to re...
Direct buys Millennium
Direct Group has bought general insurance solutions provider Millennium Insurance for an undisclosed...
Arista appoints Mewse
Arista Insurance has appointed Dan Mewse to provide localised underwriting support to its brokers in...
A starry night
The insurance orchestral society's London Phoenix Orchestra will be performing A Night at the Movies...