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Insurers back £100m underwriting start-up
Four broking and insurance heavyweights have teamed up to launch a new underwriting agency, Post Mag...
Law firms need to step up management of business risks
Law firms need to step up their management of the day-to-day business risks in the run-up to their p...
Group against claims limit increase
The Legal Expenses Insurance Group has added its voice to the lobby against increasing the small cla...
Drain Doctor in £10m push
Emergency plumbing company Drain Doctor is set for a major insurance push, with the aim of achieving...
Results of policyholders survey
One in four personal lines policyholders cited claims handling as the area in greatest need of impro...
Lord Levene calls for greater support from the government
Lord Levene, chairman of Lloyd's, has called for greater support from the government for the City an...
Crawford and Company announces two senior appointments
Loss adjuster Crawford and Company has announced two senior appointments within its global technical...
New agency for Chaucer in Quanta deal
Chaucer has taken a majority interest in its sixth syndicate and created its second managing agency ...
Appointment at Alexander Forbes
Mike Hammond has been named as Alexander Forbes' deputy chairman of its international risk services ...
Appointment at Towergate Partnership
Towergate Partnership has transferred Alyson Adsett to the regional marketing manager's role for the...
UK directors get D&O to meet reform
XL Insurance this week launched a new directors' and officers' product specifically tailored to UK d...
Adjusters secure Lloyds TSB panel
GAB Robins and Cunningham Lindsey have been retained on Lloyds TSB Insurance's loss adjusting panel,...
Appointment at SBJ Group
SBJ Group has appointed Andrew Harding as chairman of the marine division of its London and internat...
Riker to set up London office
US law firm Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland and Perretti has announced that its affiliate, Riker Danzig ...
ICICI One Source opens centres in Northern Ireland
Indian outsourcing company ICICI One Source is opening centres in Northern Ireland, creating 1000 jo...
Axa takes over UKI charity book
Axa has replaced Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance's subsidiary UKI to provide RSPCA's pet insurance ...
Phoenix Liability Services opens for business on 1 June
A new liability adjuster, Phoenix Liability Services, opened for business on 1 June, formed by five ...
What the papers said this week
Daily Mirror New cars are almost impossible to steal, a car thief claimed last week. He told the Br...
Broker Assistance wins contract
Broker Assistance has won a contract to handle claims for Oval Group's Nottingham, Leicester and Lut...
Appointment at Bennetts
Barry Dickson has been made dealer manager at Bennetts, where he will be responsible for launching t...
Groupama reorganises management structure
Groupama has reorganised its management structure following the appointment of Cathie Bruce as distr...
Swinton targets 40 for acquisition
Swinton expects to acquire approximately 40 brokers this year, the consolidator said as it announced...
Marsh recruits Jonathan Groves
Marsh has recruited Jonathan Groves from Ace Risk Management International to head its UK captive co...
Cullum targets SME firms
A new broker acquisition vehicle headed by Towergate chairman Peter Cullum has completed its first i...