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The Sun seals insurance deal
Aggregator Onlyfinance.com has secured white label deals with The Sun Online and Loot. The price co...
Equity buys Devon broker
Equity Insurance has acquired Devon broker, Holsworthy Insurance, as part of its continuing expansio...
Appointment at Allianz
Allianz Schemes has appointed Jon Layton to focus on the development of broker business and affinity...
Bupa UK grows 7%
Bupa's UK insurance income has grown 7% to £1.9bn in 2007, according to the company's annual results...
Brit refocuses £2bn target
Brit Insurance has admitted it is unlikely to reach its stated target of £2bn premium income by 2010...
Chaucer/Towergate settle
Lloyd's insurer Chaucer and Towergate have reached an out-of-court settlement over a dispute over co...
Fixed rate product launch
Millennium Insurance will offer a new three-year fixed rate product for homeowners in a plan to shak...
Groupama in fleet roll out
Groupama has implemented the first phase of a new claims document management system that allows scan...
Towergate CEO leaves after 12-month 'consultancy' post
Former Esure chief executive Peter Graham has left his role with Towergate just a year after joining...
Arista to expand further
Arista Insurance will continue to expand this year, according to the company's regional manager in M...
Zurich targets top three financial lines position
Zurich has outlined its ambitions to become a top-three player in the UK financial lines sector, as ...
Thatcham wins gong
The insurance industry-funded research centre Thatcham has picked up a gong for best safety initiati...
Scottish disaster recovery firm buys troubled rival
The Annual turnover at a Fife-based disaster recovery firm is set to grow more than 25% following it...
Appointment at Highway
Broker-only insurer Highway has appointed Sandra Inglis as a regional account manager to cover Scotl...
Appointment at Brit
Brit has appointed Andrew Dodd as head of motor fleet within the London region. Mr Dodd has more tha...
Top 10 web stories
The top 10 most popular stories on postonline.co.uk over the last week were: 1. SBJ snapped up by i...
Capital Gains Tax reforms criticised
The Capital Gains Tax reforms contained in today’s Budget have “caused a lot of confusion and uncertainty”, according to a business expert.
IAG acquires London broker
Insurance Australia Group's UK operation has acquired Isleworth-based corporate commercial broker, Barnett and Barnett and its subsidiaries.
Brit Gibraltar reinsurance PCC successfully launches
Rockhampton Insurance has successfully commenced business in Gibraltar from 1 January 2008, and expects to write some £60m of reinsurance business through its first cell this year as revealed by Post in September last year .
Bell steps down as Open GI CEO
Chris Guillaume, research & development director of Open GI, is set to take charge as managing director with effect from 20 March. The change coincides with current CEO Phillip Bell’s decision to step away from a direct executive role.
Equity expands UK business
Equity Insurance has today acquired Devon broker, Holsworthy Insurance, as part of its continuing expansion.
Dolmen’s teams up with Heath Lambert to offer specialist travel insurance
Heath Lambert has teamed up with Dolmen Insurance Brokers in Ireland to offer a specialist travel insurance which will cover pre-existing medical conditions.
Brit CEO optimistic for 2008 after £191.2m profit
Brit Insurance has reported a profit before tax of £191.2m (2006: £186.3m) on gross written premiums of £1.26bn (2006: £1.23bn).