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Moody’s upgrades Liberty Syndicate
Moody's Investors Service (Moody's) has upgraded the Syndicate Performance Rating of Lloyd's syndicate 4472 -- Liberty Syndicate Management -- to B Average from B- Below Average.
Towergate completes acquisition ton
The Towergate Partnership has announced its 100th acquisition with the purchase of Westinsure Webb.
Mondial wins travel TPA contract with Liv Vic
Mondial UK has won a contract to provide Liverpool Victoria Travel Insurance. Under the new agreement, Mondial is providing every aspect for a fully branded travel insurance and medical assistance service to Liverpool Victoria customers.
Hiscox appoints former Co-op chief to board
Hiscox has announced that Sir Mervyn Pedelty and Mr Adrian Auer will join the board as non-executive directors on 1st July 2005.
Dale given MD role at L&G general insurance
Jane Dale has been appointed managing director of Legal & General’s general insurance operations from 1 July 2005.
Employers bid to improve staff health
Two insurance heavyweights have thrown their support behind a new campaign to get businesses to inve...
Smith reveals major push for broker CRS
Former PWS managing director Peter Smith said he has ambitious plans following his investment in Llo...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Allianz Cornhill has made a string of appointments. Paul Scott joins from Royal and Sun Alliance as ...
Fitch Ratings affirms Brit Insurance's rating
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Brit Insurance's financial strength rating at 'A+' with the rating outloo...
Lloyd's capacity scarcity means closure problems
Syndicates at Lloyd's are having trouble closing their old years of account because of poor market c...
Riverbourne plans HNW venture
Surrey-based broker the Riverbourne Group is planning a venture into high-net-worth personal lines, ...
Appointment at Brit Insurance
Jonathan Turner has joined Brit Insurance Holdings to head its reinsurance operations. He takes over...
New cargo insurance website
A new cargo insurance website, Gocargoinsu-rance.com, has been launched to enable freight forwarders...
Differentiation not valued
Differentiation other than price is often talked about, but seldom valued, according to a leading br...
CIS under threat from union strikes
The Co-operative Insurance Society this week admitted its business could be severely hit if unions r...
Tobacco case little comfort
Regarding the recent reports on the failure of the Imperial Tobacco claim against tobacco manufactur...
Appointment at James Hallam
Arnold Fisher, sister company to James Hallam, has made Stuart Burt regional director and Vito Sepe ...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny is not one for commercial television at the best of times, but one could not help but notice t...
Linked health and safety premiums in force
While I wholeheartedly agree with deputy director of the Health and Safety Executive Justin McCracke...
US coalition calls for insurance industry reform
A coalition of 134 national and regional insurance companies and agencies, banks and trade associations have asked the US Congress to enact optional federal insurance charter legislation in effort to push for reform in the insurance industry.
Machell hails MoD contract win
RAC, the roadside assistance company owned by NU's parent Aviva, has won a 15 year contract worth £600m to supply plant and mechanical equipment to the UK government. Simon Machell, managing director of RAC said: "We'redelighted that Lex Defence, as part…
DA Constable aims to stem contractor woes
DA Constable Syndicate 386 is launching a new professional indemnity product aimed at design and build contractors.
Names to vote on future schemes
Integer, the mutual set up for Lloyd's Names as a stop-loss reinsurance vehicle, is to tell its members they will soon get the chance to vote on their scheme of arrangement.
SMEs losing war on talent over PMI
Small to medium-sized enterprises are losing out in the war for talent by not taking a proper intere...