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Allianz outlines plan to raise rates in 2008
Allianz has confirmed that it intends to put up commercial rates from the beginning of 2008 by aroun...
Quake costs estimated
Catastrophe risk modelling company Air Worldwide has estimated the insured losses for the earthquake...
ATE rogue trader banned by FSA
Legal expenses broker M Young Legal Associates was shut down last week after a two-year investigatio...
Absolute wins contract
Following a six-month pilot, KGM Insurance has signed a three-year contract with Absolute CM to prov...
Penny black's insurance week
Tis the season for some of Penny's favourite rumours to start doing the round again, including the o...
NU pledges broker support as it sheds 30 directors
Norwich Union Insurance has stated it remains committed to the intermediary market despite removing ...
Government green lights e-motor certificates
Insurers and brokers alike have welcomed the government's decision to allow electronic deliverance o...
Global investment report highlights commercial boom
Between 2000 and 2006, the total value of UK commercial buildings increased by 23.6% to £741bn, whil...
Square Mile set to launch
Two former bosses of Primary General and the Riverbourne Group are in the "last stages" of gaining r...
Chubb to target 80 after restructure
Chubb has restructured its independent broker operation with the creation of a dedicated team of cro...
Appointment at The Countrywide Network
The Countrywide network has appointed Kemi Abiola to its business consultancy team. Ms Abiola was pr...
The claimant's view: legal commitment not codes for health and safety
Latest Health and Safety Commission statistics paint a depressing picture of a modern economy failin...
Appointment at Holman Fenwick and Willan
Holman Fenwick and Willan has announced that Tan Lian Yok has joined the firm as a partner in Singap...
Appointment at Marsh
Marsh has appointed Mike Melling to its consumer practice in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He ...
Former bosses linked with insurer start ups
The former head of NIG's personal lines division Adrian Harris is set to help launch a start-up insu...
Title insurance on the up
London and European has predicted a surge in demand for title insurance from residential and commerc...
Appointment at Integro
Integro has added two principals to the firm's insurance and reinsurance group based in London. John...
Cover value rising
Premium levels for environmental liability insurance have shown signs of stabilising in the third qu...
Broker founder sells to mystery investor
A joint founder and majority shareholder in construction and risk management specialist broker River...
Appointment at Arepa
Arepa has announced technical restoration specialist Richard Done joins the company in the role of g...
Swinton prepares £100m for buys following CGT reforms
Swinton has put aside £100m for broker acquisitions to be finalised before April 2008. The consolida...
Lords support fire trust
Lloyd's chairman Lord Levene and Chartered Insurance Institute president Lord Hunt of Wirrall have l...
Nothing to fear
No company with a clear commitment to the protection of its staff and the public has anything to fea...
Pole position
Insurers are best placed to influence how the unregulated aggregator market develops, insisted Andre...