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Japanese insurer triples UK offices
Japanese insurance giant Tokio Marine is set to follow the recent moves of other London market insur...
Appointment at Brit Insurance
Brit Insurance has appointed Richard Coulthwaite to the newly created post of finance director, unde...
Appointment at Kynixa
Mandy Kelly has joined Kynixa as rehabilitation performance manager. She will be responsible for the...
SBJ appoints chairman
Broker SBJ has appointed Andrew Harding as chairman and director, and his responsibilities include t...
FSA says compensation limits will remain the same
The compensation and eligibility limits for the Financial Services Compensation Scheme and for the c...
Henderson strikes sponsorship deal
Henderson Insurance Brokers has struck a deal to sponsor all of Yorkshire County Cricket Club's home...
Lobby group fights back
The legal expenses market is fighting back against potential restrictions to its income, by forming ...
Willis plans job cuts in restructure
Willis is looking to make around 80 employees at its Ipswich office redundant in order to centralise...
Hiscox gears up for SME launches with new D&O boss
Hiscox will launch an HR reference facility for companies next month as it continues its move into n...
Appointment at Sidley Austin
Sidley Austin has added four lawyers to its London-based insurance team. Led by newly recruited part...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny's mum this week played a small part in revolutionising the insurance world. After Perry Wilson...
Network boss wary of MBO cold feet
The Broker Network has finally assisted a firm in a management buyout, four years after it put in pl...
In-house move on ice after RBSI win
High-street lender Nationwide has decided against taking risk onto its own balance sheet, opting to ...
Appointment at Aon
Aon has made Howard Manton chief operating officer of its trade credit global practice group. Mr Man...
Price warnings fail to impress
Broker Benfield and insurer Fortis fell out of favour at investment house Keefe Bruyette and Woods t...
Events
9 June Chartered Insurance Institute - Financial Services Authority authorisation workshop Glasgow...
Liability firm goes regional
Liability specialist Ingham Underwriting is repositioning itself to allow staff to increase their fa...
TPA firm hires new MD to take on Capita
Insurance services provider Direct Group has appointed the former managing director of Barclays' ins...
Bennetts gets new managing director
Kal Samra, pictured, has become managing director for motorcycle insurance provider Bennetts. She sa...
RSA in premium reduction promise
Insurer Royal and Sun Alliance claims that it will reduce premiums with its new risk management-base...
Former Allianz Cornhill manager joins Aascent
Former Allianz Cornhill commercial broker development manager Lloyd Hanks has joined Aascent as sale...
NU overhauls motor trade
Norwich Union has revised its motor trade proposition by adding new features and services. The reva...
Jelf dumps Misys and Sectornet
Bristol-based consolidator Jelf has dumped Misys and Sectornet as broking system providers following...
Anti-fraud firm funder quits
Anti-fraud specialist Absolute has promised a recruitment drive following its acquisition by a secur...