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Scam hearing adjourned
Court proceedings against two former Norwich Union claims handlers accused of participating in an in...
Appointment at Allianz Insurance
Allianz Insurance has recruited Jenny Coe for the role of senior human resources manager. Based at t...
Ex-Lockton recruit returns to his underwriting roots
Keith Rutter has re-emerged in his first underwriting role in nearly four years, joining Amtrust Int...
Adjuster snubs contract
The UK's largest loss adjuster, Cunningham Lindsey, has snubbed Halifax Bank of Scotland Insurance a...
Lloyd's picks infoterra
Lloyd's has selected Infoterra to implement a web-based flood risk assessment service for its managi...
The claimant's view: insurer actions fuelling their own fire
Datamonitor purports to be "the home of business intelligence". Yet its latest personal injury claim...
UK fostering agency focus
UK commercial broker Bollington claims to have secured a 30% market share of the UK fostering agency...
Appointment at BTG Intelligence
BTG Intelligence, a division of the Begbies Traynor Group, has appointed Dr Paul Bell as partner, Ca...
MMA widens reach with Glasgow move
MMA Insurance has widened its geographical footprint by opening an office in Glasgow. The move buil...
Snowball "committed to Towergate"
Former Aviva executive chairman Patrick Snowball has reiterated that he remains committed to Towerga...
Appointment at GAB Robins
Kim Alcock has joined GAB Robins' major and complex loss team as a casualty adjuster, with responsib...
Appointment at Ascot Underwriting
Andrew Brooks, previously chief underwriting officer, has been promoted to chief executive officer a...
Willis Network broker to rival consolidators for deals
The largest broker in the Willis Commercial Network has completed a management buy-out of its genera...
Travel terror pool move mooted as bill resurrected
An MP was poised to resurrect the failed Victims of Overseas Terrorism Bill in the House of Commons ...
Gains from weak pound
Hiscox has said the strength of the dollar has led to increased profits that should outweigh the eff...
Appointment at Redrose
Paul Barker has joined Redrose as health and safety officer, with responsibility for developing and ...
Scor establishes Scor Global Investments
French (re)insurer Scor said it has established a dedicated investment management company, Scor Global Investments. This is the Group’s third operating unit alongside Scor Global P&C and SCOR Global Life.
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WR Berkley reports Q3 net loss of $28m
WR Berkley Corporation, the US (re)insurer, reported net loss for the third quarter of 2008 of $28m, compared with net income of $180m, for the third quarter of 2007.
Towergate dips into the red after 2007 performance
Consolidator Towergate Partnership has revealed a £12m loss for 2007 in its annual report which was published today.
Oman Insurance 9-month profits up 53%
Oman Insurance Company said that it had net profits of AED 334m in the first nine months of the year to end-September, up 53% from AED 218 million in the same period last year.
RGA to offer $250m of common stock
Reinsurance Group of America said that it intends to offer approximately $250m of its class A common stock pursuant to a public offering.
Berkshire Hathaway said to be meeting Swiss Re to discuss upping quota share
Berkshire Hathway is in discussions with Swiss Re about upping its quota share deal with the reinsurance giant, industry sources have told Reinsurance .
AM Best places 'several' insurers' ratings under negative reveiw on uncertainty of Florida Cat Fund
AM Best has placed several insurers’ ratings under review with negative implications "based on the considerable credit market contraction and the uncertainty regarding the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund’s (FHCF) ability to fund its claims-paying…