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RSA boosts top line revenue by 29% in UK personal
Royal and Sun Alliance has announced a 29% rise in net written premiums for personal lines business in the UK. The insurer's nine month results released today reveal that RSA has taken £819m in NWP for personal lines business, against £637m for the first…
Clubley returns to Crawford
Margaret Clubley has been appointed in a strategic development role at Crawford's third party administration business reporting to Ian Muress, CEO Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Beazley hails upgrade for US subsidiary
Lloyd's (re)insurer Beazley has announced that the financial strength rating of Beazley Insurance Company, its admitted insurance company in the United States, has been upgraded by AM Best from A- to A.
BGL aggregator appoints agency for £20m advertising push
Price comparison site comparethemarket.com has completed a media agency review, selecting ZenithOptimedia as its preferred agency.
Construction firms to benefit from Moorhouse Homepro collaboration
Moorhouse Group has teamed up with Homepro and The Insurance Services (UK), an innovator of home improvement protection products, to provide a white labelled insurance service to their small to medium-sized enterproses (SME) construction clients.
QBE announces 1 Jan rebrand
QBE has announced the rebrand of Limit, Ensign and MBP under the QBE name and the simultaneous launch of its new product and distribution structure.
MMA looks to strengthen electronic capability
Intermediary-only insurer MMA has announced the appointment of Ian Josephs as electronic distribution manager to develop its electronic trading capabilities.
Evolution targets North with appointment
Evolution Underwriting has appointed Jon Denney as business development executive. Mr Denney joins from commercial insurance broker, Wilby and his previous experience has included commercial broking and insurer roles.
EAR rolls out health offering
Employee Advisory Resource has launched an assistance product designed to improve companies' access ...
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Alec Finch adds five
Alec Finch Group has announced five new appointments for its Manchester and Halifax corporate practi...
Affinity players and aggregators face huge tax bills after ruling
A swathe of insurance distribution channels could be stung with a huge tax bill after the government...
Appointment at Brit Insurance
Brit Insurance has recruited George Maxwell to the newly-created position of head of sales for Brit ...
Appointment at Aon
Aon has recruited Alan Morton as claims advocacy director. Mr Morton joins from Jardine Lloyd Thomps...
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Endsleigh to widen SME portfolio
Endsleigh hopes to boost its presence in the small to medium-sized enterprise market after signing a...
B2BI adds trade product
Broker 2 Broker Insurance, the comparative online commercial specialist, has added Groupama's optima...
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Taskforce to help brokers target Islamic insurance
Plans were unveiled this week for a new initiative that it is hoped will help UK brokers tap into th...
Snappy partners
Allianz Schemes has entered into a partnership with online retailer Amazon to provide customers with...
Brokers target PMI to gain advantages
Amid all the merger activity that has dominated the broking sector recently, two of the largest cons...
AIG outlines new branch office plan
AIG has said it hopes to expand the size of its Newcastle team next year after opening a new Quaysid...
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California Wildfires - Californian wildfires to cost up to $1.7bn
The wildfires that ravaged southern California in October could cost insurers more than $1.7bn, maki...