Commercial
Appointment at Lockton
Lockton International's affinity division has appointed Keith Rutter as managing director. He will b...
Record US-abuse case costs
Twelve insurers are contributing more than $200m (£97.7m) towards a multi-million dollar class actio...
Appointment at JLT
Jardine Lloyd Thompson's aerospace global practice has announced Wayne Wignes as the new vice chairm...
Appointment at Towergate AIUA
Towergate AIUA has announced Rachel Baird as its new claims manager. She will be responsible for str...
Quinn Direct tours UK to build bridges with brokers
Quinn Direct has embarked on a nationwide tour aimed at developing its relationships with brokers an...
Barclays unveils MD
Barclays has appointed Gary Duggan as managing director of UK consumer lending and insurance. Barcla...
Penny Black's insurance week
For five minutes or so this week, Penny was the invisible woman. Having been invited to join a press...
Independent trial: A sketch from southwark crown court
The trial lost its first juror this week, as the pressure of the ongoing hearing begins to take its toll on the parties involved. As Olivier C Laurent reports, the juror was sent home after Mr Justice Rivlin, the defence and prosecution all agreed that…
Fortis seals travel cover deal
Fortis is planning to market stand-alone travel cover to up to 1.6 million Alliance and Leicester ac...
Assurant completes mortgage intermediary buy out
Assurant Solutions will be focusing on organic growth after completing the acquisition of mortgage i...
Director defects SSP as global strategy revealed
Software supplier SSP has issued a statement of intent to become a major global player, and is set t...
Legal & General offering direct acces to underwriters
Legal & General is offering advisers direct access to senior underwriters for high net worth business
Priest abuse case costs insurers $227m
Twelve insurers are contributing more than $200m towards a multi-million dollar class action law suit in California compensating alleged victims of abuse at the hands of priests.
Barclays appoints new Insurance boss
Barclays has appointed Gary Duggan as managing director of UK consumer lending and insurance.
RIAS partners with Odeon Cinemas
RIAS signed a new partnership with Odeon Cinemas with RIAS sponsoring the Odeon Senior Screen offering the over 50s access to regular, reduced-price cinema screenings across the country.
Fortis extends Alliance & Leicester account for four years
Fortis has renewed it contract to underwrite Alliance & Leicester’s travel account, which sees the partnership remain in place for the next four years.
BDMA attempts to educate public on flood recovery
The British Damage Management Association has published a leaflet entitled ‘Understanding Basic Flood Recovery Procedures’ which it hopes will give flood victims an idea of what the recovery process might entail.
Thompsons reveals public distrust for personal injury reforms
A survey of over 1,000 claimants by Thompsons Solicitors shows overwhelming opposition to the government's reform for the personal injury claims process.
Corporate sales restructure at DAS
Following a strategic reorganisation of sales operations at DAS Legal Expenses Insurance Company, Andy Westall has been named as head of corporate partnerships. He takes up his new role with immediate effect.
Assurant buy boosts income £6m
Assurant Solutions has acquired Swansure Group, adding an estimated £6m to its income.
Admiral price falls after investment talks end
Admiral's shares dropped 3.5% in morning trading after the group decided not to sell a minority stake in Confused.com. According to a regulatory news statement Admiral said that following careful consideration of the offers made, it has decided to…
SSP plans global expansion after Sirius merger
The newly merged software supplier SSP today announced new growth targets, a new brand and a revised operating structure and management team following the completion of the acquisition of Sirius and the announcement of record annual results.
Brit hires cyber underwriter
(Re)insurer Brit has announced the appointment of Ben Maidment as privacy, cyber and technology underwriter, within its US PI team.
Pick of the Week
Anthony Gould, editor in chief of Post Magazine provides a run down of the major news stories in the ...