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Zurich to target high-risk sectors
Enhanced capacity and risk-based underwriting for property risks in the food and beverage industry l...
Tony Markel encouraged by progress at Lloyd's
Tony Markel (right), president and chief executive of Markel Corporation, said he was encouraged by ...
Appointment at Miller
Miller Insurance Services has appointed a new medical malpractice and professional liability team, w...
MEPs in European Parliament give their backing to new proposals
MEPs in the European Parliament this week gave their backing to new proposals that will outlaw sexua...
Axa appoints national development manager
Axa has appointed Keith Hector (left) as national development manager personal lines intermediary. H...
Appointment at Combined Insurance
Combined Insurance has restructured its UK health and accident operation. A new consolidated sales d...
What the papers said this week
The Guardian Stephen Byers attacked the growing compensation culture in the UK at a Birmingham ...
Mitsui delays managing agency plans after review
Japanese insurance giant Mitsui Sumitomo has decided to scrap plans to set up its own Lloyd's managi...
NU questions lawyers' role
Lawyers should keep out of the claims process unless they can add value, Simon Machell, Norwich Unio...
Amlin makes Lloyd's threat
Results
Appointment at Brit Insurance Holdings
Brit Insurance Holdings has appointed Peter Hazell and Michael Smith as non-executive directors. Mr ...
Quinn Direct quashes rumours
Liability insurer Quinn Direct has quashed rumours it is being investigated by the Department of Wor...
Government decision could create new market
Agricultural insurers are awaiting a final government decision on liability for GM crops. This comes...
Appointment at Mills & Reeve
Henrietta Crompton has joined Mills & Reeve's insurance group and will be handling a wide range of p...
Scan van warning to insurers
UK insurers have been warned they could face an avalanche of asbestos-related claims following the a...
Appointment at RK Harrison
Philip Mitchell has joined RK Harrison as account executive for farms and estates, high net worth an...
LRMS Insurance Services in management buy-out
LRMS Insurance Services, the Suffolk-based livestock and bloodstock broker, has been bought by its m...
Demand for stand-alone terrorism cover increases
Demand for stand-alone terrorism cover from UK businesses has increased after the Madrid train bombi...
Sectornet produces latest release
Sectornet has produced the latest release of its commercial broking solution, bringing Sector versio...
US liabilities continue to cast shadow over RSA
Royal & Sun Alliance's full-year results appear to have left some analysts in a state of confusion a...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny could hardly contain her relief at The Chartered Insurance Institute's confirmation that it wo...
Fusion bins in-house system for Genius
SVB subsidiary Fusion Insurance Services has completed the implementation of a new end-to-end softwa...