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HBOS rebuffed in £80m trade sale
Halifax Bank of Scotland is attempting to realise its investment in Paymentshield through a trade sa...
Lloyd's vehicle launches insurer
Newline this week became the latest Lloyd's vehicle to unveil plans for a Financial-Services-Authori...
Highway settlement delays resolution
The High Court has failed to rule on who pays for the care of accident victims after the insurer and...
Appointment at Tokio Marine Europe Insurance
Tokio Marine Europe Insurance has made Stephen Oakes and Robert Armstrong regional branch managers f...
Marsh Classic competition winners
The winners of last week's Marsh Classic competition were Chris Leglu of FM Global, David Downham of...
RSA looking to build charity profile
Royal and Sun Alliance is looking to raise its profile in the charity insurance sector, admitting cu...
NU calls on insurers to raise rates
The chief executive of Norwich Union has called on insurers to follow its example by raising rates. ...
Appointment at Crawford and Co
Crawford and Co has added to its global technical services division with the appointment of Steve Ga...
Hiscox: Bermuda move closer
Hiscox has given another indication that it may move to Bermuda, where the lighter regulatory and ta...
Management restructure for XL Capital
XL Capital is to undergo a management restructure, with its current chief executive officer, Brian O...
CSC to offer regulation help
The Claims Standards Council will hold two seminars for its members in October to help guide them th...
Events
28 June - Financial Services Skills Council - foundation degree consultation, London, E-mail: emily....
Political broker innovation applauded
A political risk broker has won an award for developing a policy that covers the insured for blowing...
Appointment at Aascent
Lloyd Hanks has been made sales and marketing director of Aascent where he will be responsible for t...
Fraud Bill a step forward
The question of what the government was planning to do to deal with fraud by organised criminal gang...
Public purse mooted for claims after U-turn
The government has tabled proposals for a new Clause 3 of the Compensation Bill, effectively reversi...
Appointment at Broker Assistance
Broker Assistance has made former Axa head of broker development Colin Calder non-executive director...
FSA post-implementation review
The Financial Services Authority this week set out further details of its post-implementation review...
Towergate signs up senior staff for new division
Towergate has signed several senior staff to operate its new sales and service division, which will ...
Appointment at Keoghs
Keoghs has promoted Allison Carr to junior equity partner. She specialises in defendant litigation f...
RSA cool on targets as it slashes jobs
Royal and Sun Alliance has rounded on criticism that it did not give any mid-term premium targets af...
What the papers said this week
The Independent - Rumours have circulated surrounding a bid for Aviva by Italian insurer Generali. ...
Lloyd's obsession may see job cuts
London market brokers could face a further raft of job cuts because of Lloyd's obsession with global...
Appointment at Insurex Expo-Sure
Tunbridge-Wells-based specialist event insurance provider Insurex Expo-Sure has appointed Mark Trevo...