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Worst marine year leads to 10% rise
A group of leading mutual marine insurers has labelled the 2006/7 year as its worst since 1992 and h...
Flatman joins Markel
Markel International has appointed Neil Flatman, former QBE head of European and international prope...
Tokio Marine wins Biba travel scheme
Tokio Marine has defeated 11 rivals to underwrite a British Insurance Brokers' Association "flagship...
Crawford relocates office
Crawford and Company is relocating, within Cardiff, to a new office from 1 November 2007. The new la...
Appointment at Celerant
Celerant Consulting has made three appointments to its financial services team: Paul Macklam, senior...
Appointment at Marsh
Marsh has appointed Chris Houston as a senior consultant in its property risk consultation team. Mr ...
Appointment at Greenwoods
Mike Suddards is to head the Greenwoods Solicitors office in Manchester. He joins as a partner after...
Taskforce to help brokers target Islamic insurance
Plans were unveiled this week for a new initiative that it is hoped will help UK brokers tap into th...
Penny Black's insurance week
They are a sophisticated bunch those reinsurers, Penny thought. While domestic insurers congregate i...
Willis hires strategic head
Broker Willis has appointed Ian Gale as the strategic leader for its Ipswich office, which the compa...
Snappy partners
Allianz Schemes has entered into a partnership with online retailer Amazon to provide customers with...
Appointment at PWS Holdings
Ian Webb has been appointed president of PWS Holdings' Bogota office in Colombia. Mr Webb has more t...
Oval makes healthcare push
Oval has formed a healthcare division through the acquisition of Bristol and Lancashire-based broker...
US/UK legal merger
US law firm Edwards Angell Palmer and Dodge, and Kendall Freeman of London, have officially announce...
Government to expand EA flood defence remit
The government has indicated it will expand the Environment Agency's responsibilities after its "les...
Act change applauded
UK Fraud prevention service CIFAS has welcomed the new provisions made within the Fraud Act, which w...
Appointment at Plexus
Plexus Law has announced Michael Jamieson and Jason Howarth as two new additions to its professional...
PIAB allows claimants to use lawyers
The Irish Personal Injuries Assessment Board is relaxing its rules on claimants incurring legal cost...
Insurers offer care cover
Erinaceous Insurance Services and Norwich Union have teamed up with eight other companies to provide...
What the papers said this week
Metro A biker who claims he was traumatised when he saw a fatal road accident is seeking compen...
Co-operative keeps tower after head office move
The Co-operative Group has said the future of its two landmark offices in the Manchester city centre...
FTSE 100 risk warning
FTSE 100 companies are reporting risk above what the UK's regulatory regime requires, according to r...
Atrium in Room tie-up
Atrium Underwriters is the first insurer to go live with a new business process outsourcing service ...
AIG outlines new branch office plan
AIG has said it hopes to expand the size of its Newcastle team next year after opening a new Quaysid...