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What the papers said this week
The Daily Telegraph Three leading credit ratings agencies have warned that reinsurers will have to ...
Admiral IPO price raises eyebrows
The Admiral Group may have overestimated its value in pricing its shares ahead of its projected list...
Zurich appoints Robert Lindemann
Zurich has appointed Robert Lindemann as president of its North American commercial middle market bu...
Wet August saw increase in road accidents
Rain-related motor accidents have risen sharply this summer after the country experienced the wettes...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny helped bid farewell last week to Mike Hannan, one of the venerable institutions of the London ...
Appointment at The Folgate Partnership
Lawrence O'Keeffe has joined The Folgate Partnership as product development manager. He has more tha...
Appointment at Insite Insurance Recruitment
Ian Mortimer has been appointed managing consultant of general insurance recruitment solutions provi...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Jason Denton has been appointed account development manager at Allianz Cornhill Engineering in Manch...
Appointment at Pavilion
Pavilion has made David Levitus non-executive director. He is a qualified chartered accountant with ...
Highway: direct push
Motor insurer Highway has confirmed aggressive growth plans for its retail division, with aims to in...
Aon removes Converium amid pool fears
Global Aerospace plans to change the composition of its security, amid concerns from policyholders a...
Axa unveils new advertising campaign
Axa unveiled a new £6m advertising campaign last weekend. It unites the three Axa UK businesses - Ax...
European insurers harder hit by natural disasters
European insurers are harder hit by natural disasters than their US counterparts because there are n...
Lloyd's boss issues warning
Lloyd's director of worldwide markets Julian James has said the global insurance market will need "y...
Kiln reinsurance book set to grow
Lloyd's insurer Kiln has announced plans to expand its reinsurance book as it posted record profits ...
Liberty Mutual Group enters Chilean market
Liberty Mutual Group is entering the Chilean market by purchasing the insurance operations of AGF Al...
Survey assessing the run off in general insurance sector
A new survey assessing the run off in the general insurance sector has found that the total liabilit...
Malaysian market opens its doors
The Malaysian market is opening its doors to international insurance brokers because of new legislat...
'Blame and claim' culture
Monte Carlo News
Primary goes public with results for the first time
The Primary Group has decided to publicly publish its results for the first time, reporting a $20.5m...
Hurricanes continue to cause industry worries
Monte Carlo News
Appointment at Omni Whittington Group
John Halls has become managing director of Omni Whittington Insurance Services. He takes over from g...
Crawford and Company announce formation of management team
Crawford and Company has announced the formation of a new strategic account management team to suppo...
CSC gears up for OFT
The Claims Standards Council will submit its draft regulatory proposals for claims management compan...