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Appointment at MMA Insurance
MMA Insurance has promoted Martin Scarrett to household and travel underwriting manager. Mr Scarrett...
Appointment at Assurant Solutions
Assurant Solutions has recruited Adrian Fowler as head of marketing. Mr Fowler will be responsible f...
Budget eyes second spot, despite sale
Budget Insurance is optimistic that its growth plans will see it challenge Swinton as the second lar...
Appointment at First Assist
Ian Jones has been appointed head of technical claims at First Assist. Based in Plymouth, Mr Jones w...
Consolidators biggest threat
UK brokers believe the greatest threat to their business comes from consolidators but they are unabl...
Reinsurer Lancashire's operating income
Start-up reinsurer Lancashire has reported operating income of $42.7m (£22m) for the first half of 2...
Appointment at Thompson Heath and Bond
Thompson Heath and Bond has appointed Jane Joslin chief operating officer of its Lloyd's broking div...
Beachcroft formally launches motor prosecutions unit
Law firm Beachcroft has formally launched a motor prosecutions unit to advise and represent motor in...
Willis reports 8% increase in revenues
Willis said this week its total reported revenues for the quarter ended 30 June 2006 were $593m (£31...
Towergate acquires broker GHBC
Acquisitive broker Towergate has acquired Hemel-Hemstead-based broker GHBC. The broker has one offic...
Fortis reveals long-awaited repair network
Fortis Insurance has launched its long-awaited solutions centres, with an increase in repairers appo...
The OFT to sound out industry issues at closed meeting
The Office of Fair Trading will hold a closed meeting to sound out industry issues relating to the p...
SSP produces instant online validation system
Broker software house SSP has produced what it claims is the first instant online validation system ...
Football kits competition - Start the season in Style with the CIS
Co-operative Insurance has been involved in an extensive Grassroots Football Programme over the past...
Appointment at Markel International
Markel International has appointed Fiona Ross as pricing actuary, specialty division. Ms Ross will b...
UKI Partnerships signs three-year deal with Saab
Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance subsidiary UKI Partnerships has signed a three-year deal to provide...
Markel notes some positive rate increases
Markel International reported improved performance in the second quarter of 2006, reducing its combi...
Insurers in crunch meeting
The police will be given no choice but to relinquish responsibility for recovering crashed vehicles ...
Appointment at AIG Europe
AIG Europe has promoted Bryan Tedford to regional manager of the South-east region. Mr Tedford repla...
Appointment at Berwin Leighton Paisner
Berwin Leighton Paisner has appointed Pollyanna Deane, a specialist in corporate and regulatory insu...
Motor claims costs up by 5% at RBSI
Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance has championed the growth in its Continental European business afte...
Penny Black's insurance week
Counting the days before she gets her chance to follow the rest of the industry on holiday, Penny wa...
Mike Cowburn appointed board member of the BIBA
Mike Cowburn, director of Towergate Risk Solutions in Ilkley, has been appointed a board member of t...
Formal regulation of travel agents a step closer
Formal regulation of travel agents is a step closer after the government announced an investigation ...