Commercial
Giles uses investment for North-east drive
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Direct travel insurer strikes deal with broker
Travel insurer Columbus Direct has struck a deal with broker Outright to enter the home and motor in...
Allianz recruits McAlpine
Allianz Personal has recruited Stewart McAlpine, pictured, as a new aggregator channel manager. Mr M...
Biba forces aggregators to adjust cross-sell stance
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has revealed three aggregators have changed policy wordin...
Towergate bides time with £100m hedge fund deal
Towergate chief executive Andy Homer has admitted the rapid nature of its deal with US hedge fund Oc...
Appointment at Allianz
Allianz Legal Protection has appointed Kevin Morris as a before-the-event underwriter. He has more t...
CSC chooses Lockton
The Claims Standards Council has appointed Lockton's affinity division as the professional indemnity...
Appointment at Masternaut Three X
Masternaut Three X has recruited Martin Otter from Norwich Union, taking the role of director of cus...
Appointment at Arista
Arista has made three new appointments in its Manchester office. Pauline Spencer has been appointed ...
LFC snaps up RS Hayworth
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Brit grows Brum team with new recruit
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UKDP signs exclusivity deal
The drainage solutions team at Cunningham Lindsey UK has reached an exclusivity agreement with UK Dr...
US P&C rates fell by 12% in March - report
US property and casualty rates declined 12% in March 2008, according to US-based electronic insurance exchange Market Scout.
RMS strengthens catastrophe modelling team
Risk Management Solutions has appointed Raj Manghani vice president of underwriting solutions product management.
SSP in Asia-Pacific acquisition
SSP has strengthened its grip on the Asia-Pacific general insurance market with the acquisition of IT business Insure/90 from CSC Computer Systems.
Four more London authorities snub insurance sector
Four London boroughs have joined Local Authorities Mutual on 1 April, its first anniversary. They are Croydon, Camden, Haringey and Lambeth, bringing the total of full participating members to seven with others planning to join over the next three years.
Broker buys underwriting agency to close in on £30m target
LFC Insurance Group, the South-East based commercial broker, has acquired the shareholding of RS Hayworth & Co, trading as Shield Policies.
CGT count down: CCV in Bristol buy
Cullum Capital Ventures has announced its latest acquisition, of HLI.
Commercial insurance affinity schemes increasing
A new survey by Finaccord has found more than a third of third of professional and trade associations in the UK could have a commercial insurance affinity scheme up and running by the end of 2008.
CGT count down: Towergate in £100m pay day
Towergate staff can look forward to a pay out of around £500 to £1000 each after Towergate sold a £100m of preferred ordinary shares to US listed hedge fund Och-Ziff.
Gibson quits Groupama for rival
Post understands that Allianz Insurance has appointed Groupama Insurance's claims director Graham Gibson.
Lockton strikes PI deal
The Claims Standards Council has appointed Lockton’s Affinity division as the Professional Indemnity insurance provider to its 1500 membership of authorised claims management companies.
Brit appoints new motor underwriter from NU
Brit Insurance Holdings has announced the appointment of Phil Dancaster as motor underwriter.
Lloyds reports 5% rise in FY profits to £3.85bn
The Lloyd’s of London insurance market reported a 5% rise in full-year pretax profits to £3.85bn, up from £3.66bn in 2006, but also reiterated its managing agents' comments that underwriting conditions are waning.