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Groupama adds to suite
Groupama has added 12 trades to its Optima Trade Plus and Optima Trade and Professional products, in...
Appointment at Cigna
Cigna has appointed Douglas Rice as sales director of its UK healthcare business. Previously with Bu...
NU: hold onto EL records
Norwich Union has advised employers to keep a record of their employers' liability insurance cover, ...
Appointment at Marsh
Marsh has appointed William Diaz as head of client technologies, a newly formed unit. He will be res...
Apil: Lords is wrong
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has called on the UK government to overturn a House of Lo...
Torus to buy QBE arm
Energy insurer Torus said that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Praetorian Spec...
Actuarial profession in floodplain warning
Many of the one million homes in the UK to be built on floodplains by 2020 may be uninsurable agains...
First Central looks to hit £22m in first trading year
New motor insurer First Central Insurance Management is launching its personal lines product this mo...
Broker survey: insurers' service variable
Whilst concerns around the state of insurer service were raised by a number of brokers, some insurer...
Appointment at Howden
Simon Gildener has joined Howden as general counsel. He will work in a client-facing role, deliverin...
Ecclesiastical closes Newcastle office in regional shake up
Ecclesiastical is shutting down its Newcastle office after just five years in business. The insurer...
Penny Black's insurance week
Lloyd's motor insurer KGM has its very own footballing hero since recruiting Alexander Connon as its...
Appointment at Zurich
Zurich North America Commercial has made Michael Garceau chief operating officer of its specialties ...
Law firm: shareholder actions to remain low
Legal claims against directors launched by insolvency practitioners will remain the biggest source o...
Allianz changes website
Allianz has entered into a partnership with a new technology company to improve its online services....
Fortis head calls for broker calm
The UK boss of Fortis Insurance has moved to reassure brokers that the business will not suffer a ne...
Allianz: no understanding over regulations
Allianz Engineering's special services division has said that there is still a lack of understanding...
Lloyd's profits dip under £1bn mark
Lloyd's has said it is satisfied with its interim results, despite having produced its lowest profit...
KGM launches pared-down motor product
Lloyd's motor specialist KGM is launching a new motor policy it claims will counteract a trend for i...
FSA looks to PPI again
The Financial Services Authority said it will be escalating its regulatory intervention in the area ...
Chesterfield opens North American division
Lloyd's broker Chesterfield Group has said it will push further into the North American market by cr...
Weather data online
British Weather Services has updated its database to give insurers and loss adjusters access to hist...
Broker in talks with retailer over SME push
Listed broking group Brightside is close to agreeing what would be one of the first white label deal...
Vision appoints managers
Liability specialist Vision Underwriting, a Cheltenham-based subsidiary of Liberty Mutual Insurance ...