Lloyd’s/London
LCP promotes five consultants to partner
LCP has announced the promotion to partner of five consultants within its pensions and insurance practices.
Loss adjuster seals Kuwait tie up
Charles Taylor adjusting has entered an exclusive representation agreement with Neshami, a leading firm of loss adjusters in Kuwait to work together on major insurance losses in the country and the GCC countries.
Jubilee promotes claims boss
Lloyd’s insurer Jubilee Managing Agency has appointed Duncan Cornwell to the new role of agency claims manager.
JLT employs group strategy director
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has announced that James Twining is joining the group executive committee as group strategy director.
Broker BMS names London CEO
Independent broker BMS has appointed former Glencairn chief executive Nick Cook to the newly created position of London market wholesale CEO.
Equitas to offer ex-gratia mesothelioma payments
Equitas has said it will make payments to mesothelioma victims in situations where they would have been compensated by a Lloyd’s policy but the company no longer exists or cannoth be traced.
Antares appoints new risk manager
Antares has appointed Helen Chapman to the Legal, Risk and Compliance team of Antares Managing Agency Limited.
German government gives local insurers a tax break
The German insurance trade association GDV has welcomed a move by the government to tweak its new tax regime.
LMA warns of over-regulation of Lloyd's
The Lloyd’s Market Association has warned the proposed regulatory system for the UK is being created around the banks which will make it over-engineered, unsuitable and unjustifiably costly for the general insurance industry.
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Brokers have embraced the professional development mantra of producing highly skilled employees.
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JLT arm adds to casualty team
JLT’s subsidiary Lloyd & Partners has appointed Paul Palmer as a partner within its international casualty team.
Aspen splits CEO duties with Cavoores promotion
Aspen Insurance HAS today announced the appointment of John Cavoores as co-chief executive officer of its insurance operations, Aspen Insurance.
Marsh appoints former international CFO to non-exec role
Marsh has appointed Equitas chief executive Jane Barker to a newly-created non-executive director position on its board with immediate effect.
Argo enters aviation market
Argo International has announced that it is introducing aviation to its portfolio.
UIB beats rivals to trade electronically with Lloyd’s
Lloyd’s has confirmed that insurance broker UIB is the first to successfully send a live endorsement request message through the London Market’s ACORD messaging hub, The Exchange.
Liiba selects worldwide insurance tax calculation tool for brokers
The London and International Insurance Brokers’ Association is teaming up with a leading service company to help its members calculate tax payable on insurance policies around the world on a territory-by-territory basis.
Beazley adds to political risks team
Beazley has appointed Lila Rymer to its political risks team.
Brit's Groves awarded CII accolade
Alan Groves, Brit Insurance’s reinsurance contracts manager within its reinsurance business unit, has been awarded the Chartered Insurance Institute’s Rutter Prize.
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Career path & CSR news: Lloyd’s to recruit and train 50 claims professionals
Lloyd’s is set to invest in the recruitment and training of 50 claims professionals over the next five years.
Swiss Re chief risk officer departs in management shake up
Swiss Re has established a new leadership structure, which it claims broadens the market representation at executive committee level and better align with client needs.
BIS 2010 - News: UK industry 'too fragmented' to have international impact
The UK insurance industry may fail to get its voice heard at home and on an international stage because it is too "fractured".
Lloyd's company ties up outsourcing deal with Direct group
Sagicor Life at Lloyd’s has revealed plans to develop further into the group life market in the UK and Europe by announcing that it has reached an agreement with Direct Group to transfer its quote and administration services to Direct Group.