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What the papers said this week
Nottingham Evening Post A dad-of-two is furious after his family's personal details were upload...
JLT blasts rivals in "three-for-two" market share chase
Jardine Lloyd Thompson blasted the attitude of its rivals in pursuing market share, as it unveiled a...
Aon's revenues rise
Revenues at Aon's UK Risk Solutions business increased 14% for the second quarter of 2007, to $218m ...
New entrant slams existing market
Arc Legal Assistance has expanded into Ireland, taking a sideswipe at the existing market practition...
ABI slams funding reforms
Policyholders could foot the bill for collapses of totally unrelated financial services companies un...
Appointment at Catlin
Catlin has announced four additions to its aviation underwriting team in London and Paris. Alain Bur...
Towergate strikes biggest deal of 2007
Towergate has made its largest acquisition of the year, to coincide with a 30% improvement in sales ...
KPMG in US to evaluate Park London
Members of KPMG Restructuring's Insurance Solutions team have flown out to North America to evaluate...
ABI calls for risk focus
The government must continue to focus on risk management - even if it gets emergency funding from th...
Disaster area
The threat of the foot and mouth outbreak escalating has highlighted the need for contingency plans ...
Appointment at Chubb
Chubb Insurance has announced the expansion of its UK and Ireland accident and health team with thre...
Appointment at Cooper Gay
Iain Pickard has been appointed as chief operating officer of the UK wing of Cooper Gay. Mr Pickard ...
Fraud study gathers pace
The General Insurance Anti-Fraud Committee has launched "one of its biggest pieces of work to date" ...
New head at GCFac
Rupert Bedford has been appointed as head of UK broking at Guy Carpenter's facultative arm, GCFac. M...
Appointment at MMA Insurance
MMA has appointed Jason Beach as its new key account manager. Mr Beach will be responsible for suppo...
Appointment at Weightmans
Law firm Weightmans has announced the recruitment of Sian Evans from JST Lawyers. She joins the comm...
Markel GWP down to £187m
Markel International has reported a 7% reduction in gross written premiums to $187m (£92.1m) for the...
MMA reinforces portfolio
Intermediary-only insurer MMA Insurance has enhanced its property owners' product portfolio as part ...
Highway exits Lloyd's
Highway has completed its exit from Lloyd's following closure of its former Lloyd's Syndicates. The ...
Brokerbility to reach £400m by end of 2007
Fast expanding Brokerbility Group may reach £400m in gross premium income by the end of the year. D...
Quinn Direct profits up 8%
Quinn-Direct Insurance has announced a pre-tax profit of £90m in the six-month period to the end of June 2007, an increase of eight per cent over the first half of 2006.
Post pick of the week
Jonathan Swift, editor of Post Magazine provides a run down of the major stories in the UK general insurance industry featured in tommorow's issue including: Sheffield firm commercial rate hike gives market optimism; Association of British Insurers slams…
Aon swoops for niche UK broker
Aon has acquire specialist vehicle insurance broker, Firebond. The terms of the transaction are not disclosed.
Former Forbes trio launches new broker
A new insurance broker specialising in Professional indemnity and commercial insurance has been launched in Bristol. Ntegrity Insurance Solutions aims to provide tailored insurance products alongside a dedicated claims service to businesses across the UK.