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Freight crime on the rise
The amount of reported lorry crime has doubled over the last 12 months, according to new figures pub...
Appointment at Lloyd's
Lloyd's has appointed its first market relations manager for Germany and Austria. Volker Eutebach wi...
Top ten Post stories
The top 10 most popular stories on postonline.co.uk over the last week were: 1. Bluefin launches 2...
Allianz targeted in alleged crash scam
A total of 33 people have appeared in court in connection with a 'crash for cash' scam in which they...
Celebrity overload
Swiftcover, More Than and Aviva were among the insurance groups to unveil multi-million pound advert...
Oxygen heads to Nashville
Music and entertainment specialist Robertson Taylor, a subsidiary of insurance broker Oxygen, has op...
Chubb registers in UK
Chubb Insurance Europe has confirmed that it is now registered in the UK as Chubb Insurance Company ...
What the papers said this week
Bolton News A judge has warned a couple and their business partner they may face jail after they ...
WR Berkley in Irish link-up
WR Berkley Insurance (Europe) has acquired Irish Professional Risks, to form WR Berkley Insurance Ir...
CII shelves Antipodean merger in light of growing losses
The Chartered Insurance Institute has ditched plans to merge with its Antipodean counterpart just we...
Sao Paulo office for BLG
Barlow Lyde and Gilbert is to open new premises in Sao Paulo this year. The office will open once re...
HBOS GI head moves on
Lloyds banking group has appointed Phil Loney as managing director of general insurance ahead of com...
Helphire considers job losses in cost-cutting exercise
Helphire has embarked on a cost-cutting exercise and has admitted it cannot rule out job cuts among ...
Appointment at Sagicor Life
David Wright has been appointed as a director of Sagicor Life. Mr Wright is the president and chief ...
Appointment at Tysers
Tysers has recruited Robin Barker-Hahlo and Andrew Smallshaw as directors along with David Edwards a...
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
Canopius: rating talk not translating into action
Canopius Managing Agents will take a cautious approach in the early part of 2009 as the markets in w...
Enterprise team for Close
Close Premium Finance has launched a new team - Enterprise - in a bid to support smaller brokers. In...
Penny black's insurance week
Over a pre-Christmas drink with Simon Clayton, LFC Insurance Group's marketing and development direc...
Dispute resolution service aims to cut insurer legal costs by 75%
A new dispute resolution service is targeting the insurance industry claiming it can potentially sav...
Pick of the week
Post senior reporter Sarah Hills rounds up the top stories from the general insurance sector. This week: MBO signals broking return for 'fallen giant'; dispute resolution services aims to cut insurer legal costs by 75%; HBOS Insurance boss moves on…
Kiln grabs senior underwriter from Bowoods
Kiln, the Lloyd's subsidiary of Japanese reinsurer Tokio Marine, has appointed Ashley Gayton to its Syndicate 510 property and special lines division, where he will manage Kiln's international motor business.
Lloyd's broker recruits new MD
Robertson Taylor, the specialist music and entertainment subsidiary of Lloyd's insurance broker Oxygen, has expanded its fine arts division with the appointment of Victoria France as managing director, Fine Arts.
Giles makes first acquisition of 2009
Giles has bought Rickmansworth-based LRG Insurance Services in its first acquisition of the year.