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DRL plays down loss of RSA contract
Fire and flood specialist Disaster Restoration Limited moved to quell market speculation this week t...
Appointment at Towry Law
Jimmy Grigoriou joins Towry Law Insurance Brokers as a dedicated corporate new business producer wor...
Detica warns that UK insurers are lagging behind banks
IT consultancy Detica has warned that UK insurers are lagging behind banks by 10 years when it comes...
Marketform raises new capital
Lloyd's medical malpractice and liability specialist Marketform expects to have underwriting capacit...
Charity call
Lloyd's hosted a reception with senior representatives of the London insurance market last week to h...
David Pearce joins CDL on a consultancy basis
David Pearce, the former chief executive of broker People's Choice, has joined CDL on a consultancy ...
Airmic welcomes new standard
The Association of Insurance and Risk Managers has given its support to a new business continuity st...
Talisman Holdings confirms operations rebranded Canopius
Talisman Holdings, the vehicle which this week completed the management buyout of the Lloyd's intere...
Royal & Sun Alliance claims it will bank £44m
Royal & Sun Alliance claims it will bank £44m as a result of its exit from the Chilean life insuranc...
Noyce seeks bigger offices
Ambitious Southampton-based broker start-up Noyce Insurance Solutions is currently eyeing larger pre...
SMG set to grow
Yorkshire-based broker SMG, which recently rebranded SMG Risk Solutions, is looking to double the si...
Appointment at Markel International
John Hearn is set to join Markel International as protection and indemnity underwriter. He joins fro...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
This is a basic information site that, nevertheless, manages to deliver the goods in a very effectiv...
What the papers said this week
Financial Times The City of London and Metropolitan police have linked up with a business school to...
Review may see Central Fund changes
Lloyd's has completed a month-long strategic review of its £1.5bn UK personal lines market, promisin...
Analysis of medical negligence claims
A new analysis of medical negligence claims by Medical Defence Union has revealed that some doctors ...
L&G to apply for principal status
Legal & General has become one of the first major insurers to confirm that it will apply for princip...
Premium First launches into commercial lines market
Premium finance provider Premium First is launching into the commercial lines market. The decision f...
Adjuster buys to enter Ireland
Loss adjuster Davies has begun its push into Southern Ireland, with the acquisition of Limerick-base...
Talisman Holdings confirms operations rebranded Canopius
Talisman Holdings, the vehicle which this week completed the management buyout of the Lloyd's intere...
Appointment at Aon Professional Risks
Aon Professional Risks, Aon's professional indemnity business, has appointed Scott Keenan as a direc...
Liability start-up rejects venture capitalists
Birmingham-based start-up intermediary Provincial Underwriting, due to launch in January, is plannin...
Axa's Indian call centre begins new UK pilot
Axa has begun taking inbound calls from UK customers at its Indian call centres for the first time t...
Copeland Insurance signs contract with Whitespace Software
Special risk scheme provider Copeland Insurance has signed a contract with Whitespace Software for i...