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Lancashire FY profits nearly double
Lancashire Holdings, the Bermudian insurer and reinsurer, reported that full-year pretax profits nearly doubled over the course of the year, thanks to two straight years of low losses.
Pick of the Week
Post Editor Jonathan Swift provides a run down of the major news in this week's issue of Post Magazin...
Emergency brake system will cut whiplash claims
Insurer funded research centre Thatcham has tested new technologies that it believes could save insu...
Fyfe founder steps down after RSA snaps up firm
The founder of motor insurance specialist Fyfe Group has resigned after the company's acquisition by...
Fund reversal fumes industry
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs appears to have reneged on its promise to sou...
Cunningham adds to board
Cunningham Lindsey UK has promoted Stephen Raine to its board as London market director in a newly c...
AMG to drop names in major rebranding
Loss adjusting group AMG is to undergo a complete re-branding as it looks to merge the component par...
Claims Club Rising Star Award 2008: call for entries
Entry Deadline: 4 April 2008 Criteria: Entrants must work within the UK general insurance cl...
Allianz details TCF strategy
Allianz technical claims manager Kevin Howard outlined in detail how his company had gone about demo...
'Green' consultant bolsters Marsh risk team
Marsh has appointed David Barr as a managing consultant within its UK environmental practice. Mr Ba...
Appointment at PWS
Steve Kirk is the new divisional director of PWS' marine division. Mr Kirk has more than 30 years' e...
Appointment at Weightmans
Weightmans has appointed DLA Piper partner Mark Leach. He joins the firm's existing employment team ...
Appointment at Carvill
Reinsurance intermediary Carvill has promoted Dr Steve Smith to president of property solutions for ...
FSA: how insurers can demonstrate TCF delivery
The Financial Services Authority has outlined how it believes insurers can demonstrate Treating Cust...
Beazley to focus on risks
Beazley Group has established a new political and contingency division to focus on emerging markets....
Xbroker expands products
Moorhouse has added three new products to its online broker quotation platform Xbroker The new priva...
Axa combats non-disclosure
Axa Protection is challenging non-disclosure clauses in the protection market with a new non-contest...
Appointment at Assurant Solutions Intermediary
Assurant Solutions Intermediary has appointed James Muller as its chief operating officer. In this n...
Appointment at Lockton
Lockton Re's London team has recruited Adam Sayers as head of US reinsurance and director Mark Trump...
Appointment at Blyth Valley
Blyth Valley has recruited three new people into its Ipswich-based team. Cheri Clough, previously fr...
RBSI household boss defects to Saga after six months
Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance has lost its household boss to Saga Insurance less than six months ...
Aviva flood update
Aviva has given an update on its 2007 weather-related losses as it released its long savings figures...
Appointment at Concordia
Shun Chong has been appointed finance director of Concordia Consultancy. He has 10 years' experience...
Marsh Q4 profit drop
Marsh and McLennan Group has reported a sharp drop it in profit for the fourth quarter of 2007 to $8...