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Price joins Close
Andrew Price, former head of finance at RSA direct arm More Than, has left the insurer to join Close...
Post Claims Club: Advisory Board 2009
Chair: Anthony Gould, group editor-in-chief, Incisive Media Board: Steve Agutter, regional claims m...
What the media said this week
BBC Online Insurance companies have been told any cuts to the value of with-profits funds must be f...
Appointment at Total Accident Management
Total Accident Management has appointed Penny Stoolman as managing director. Ms Stoolman's appointme...
Solicitors ditched as NU takes axe to legal panel
Norwich Union's legal panel has been carved up and consolidated as part of a wider supply chain revi...
Jobs threat at Helphire
Up to 130 staff could face redundancy at Helphire after the company entered a consultation process. ...
Broking giants back clarity
Marsh and Willis have applauded the New York State Insurance Department for proposing a new regulati...
Murphy joins Farr
Barbon Insurance Group has appointed Joe Murphy as head of business for Farr, part of its property a...
Aon revenues rise
Global broker Aon has reported a 4% increase in total revenue to $7.6bn (£5.2bn) for the year ending...
Suitors emerge for Chaucer
Lloyd's insurer Chaucer has confirmed it has received a number of approaches for its entire issued s...
Appointment at Barbon Insurance Group
Barbon Insurance Group has appointed Kate Coulson as compliance director. Ms Coulson joins Barbon af...
Insurers hit by white-out
Heavy snowfalls forced insurers to close offices across England last week. Allianz felt the pressur...
Howden appoints Gilham
Lloyd's broker Howden has appointed senior financial institutions practitioner Patrick Gilham as a m...
Appointment at Lloyd's
Lloyd's has made a number of appointments to its council and franchise board. Lord Levene was re-ele...
GAB MBO steers clear of private equity
GAB Robins' UK management team has revealed it will not be seeking private equity backing in its eff...
Optima makeover to energise Groupama
Groupama has revamped its broker extranet website in an attempt to become the site of choice for pro...
Appointment at Whittington
Whittington Group has appointed Chen Xia Ling as chief financial officer of Whittington Asia Pacific...
Admiral backs young driver safety initiative
Admiral is backing a local authority initiative to reduce dangerous driving among young people by re...
EC may allow insurers to air views on BERs
The European Commission may hold a hearing to allow insurers to air views on whether the industry's ...
Top five Post stories
The top five stories on postonline.co.uk over the last week were: 1. RSA plans EUR70m swoop for ins...
Central hires new director
Scottish broker Central Insurance Services has strengthened its board with the appointment of Chris ...
Penny Black's insurance week
Although not Penny's cup of tea musically, she must admit that the Iggy Pop fronted Swiftcover adver...
Towergate opens office
Towergate Risk Solutions has expanded its northern presence by the opening a new office in Mancheste...
Bank crisis handling a lesson for industry
With the recession in full swing, the bank crisis was a hot topic at the Post Claims Club. Louise Meeson reports on the meeting