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HBOS boss takes MD role at BGL
The BGL Group has appointed Peter Thompson as managing director of its affinity outsourcing business, Junction. He will join the group in January 2008.
NU scraps relocation plan
Norwich Union has scrapped a multi-million-pound project to transfer 1100 staff from the centre of Norwich to two new offices on the edge of the city, according to a a report in a local newspaper.
Saga targets household with new launch
Saga is preparing to launch home insurance products on its newly unveiled insurance aggregator, Post...
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New Esure manager
Esure is hoping to strengthen its links with emerging aggregators like Tesco by appointing a dedicat...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny was interested to learn that the two bosses of Erinaceous Insurance will see out their combine...
Appointment at ABC
ABC Insurance has appointed Kevin Hawkins as UK commercial packages manager. Based at ABC's Croydon ...
Realism curbs a supermarket sweep
Norwich Union has shown both courage and naivety in its presentation of its proposed rate increases....
Oxygen beats rivals to Lloyd's broker
Oxygen has beaten off competition from a number of large and medium-sized companies to acquire Lloyd...
Cooper Gay courts team transfers
Further acquisition plans are in the pipeline at broker Cooper Gay after it struck a deal for the re...
Brit sees UK profit hit by floods and reserve releases
Brit Insurance will focus on regional retail business in a bid to double its UK revenue to £700m by ...
THB buys Cardinus
Broking and risk management group THB has acquired health and safety specialist Cardinus. THB has pa...
Allianz loses out as XL builds team
XL Insurance has poached Stefan Bramwell from Allianz Engineering in a bid to boost its construction...
BGL Group moves quickly to replace outgoing Zeidler
The BGL Group has moved to replace Phil Zeidler as managing director of its affinity outsourcing bus...
Highway looks at ways to "embrace aggregators" as investment returns boosts profit
Highway this morning reported a profit before tax of £11.8m (2006: £7.5m) on gross written premiums of £131.2m (2006:£119.3m) for the first six months of 2007.
Primary Group sells global expatriate PMI subsidiary
Health care provider Aetna has bought Primary Group subsidiary Goodhealth Worldwide, a specialist provider of expatriate private medical insurance.
New mutual begins underwriting after FSA approval
Following authorisation from the UK Financial Services Authority, Fire and Rescue Authority Mutual, managed by a Charles Taylor Consulting company, commenced underwriting on 1 September 2007.
Brit boosted by Global Markets business as UK slumps
Brit saw its domestic UK insurance business profit slump in the first half of 2007 from £30.4m to £8.5m.
Groupama expands partnership team
Groupama has expanded its Partnership Business Development team with the appointment of Richard Saunders and Kingsley Oji as account managers.
AIG acquires travel insurance specialist
AIG has acquired Direct Travel Insurance Services, based in Shoreham by Sea.
UK Flood costs - UK floods not of 1947 scale claims RMS
Despite the widespread devastation caused by this summer's UK floods, the damage is not yet as costl...