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Appointment at Alec Finch
Alec Finch has strengthened it Manchester and Halifax corporate practices with five appointments. Pa...
Woodstock hits 19
Woodstock has acquired three more firms taking its deal count to 19 since it began trading in March ...
Appointment at UMAL
Richard Gillham has been appointed as senior executive officer at UMAL. He has previously worked for...
Brum-based broker buy
Markerstudy has acquired Birmingham-based JSH Insurance Brokers. JSH operates with four members of s...
A great stall in China
A report from Lloyd's has found that risk awareness is a key challenge in the Chinese general insura...
Melling joins Marsh
Mike Melling has been appointed as chief executive of Marsh's consumer practice in Europe, the Middl...
Appointment at Keoghs
Keoghs has expanded its liability team with two senior appointments. Simon Staples joins the non-del...
Davies the big winner on Zurich loss adjusting panel
Davies Loss Adjusters is the biggest winner on the new Zurich loss adjuster panel having being instr...
Broker Direct hires Brierley
Broker Direct had appointed Paul Brierley as director of sales and marketing to spearhead developmen...
Appointment at Halliwells
Specialist transport lawyer Christabel Hallas has joined Halliwells from Ford and Warren. She will b...
Allianz sets up £600m all-in-one personal division
Allianz Insurance is looking to "significantly beef up" its personal lines operation bringing a numb...
Equity increases NI stake
Equity Insurance Brokers has acquired Northern Irish broker Diamond Insurance. The purchase increase...
Electronic motor insurance certificates receive go-ahead
Jim Fitzpatrick MP, and road safety minister at the Department for Transport, has today confirmed that electronic delivery of motor insurance certificates has been given the governmental green light, Stephanie Denton reports .
Jelf consolidates healthcare businesses
Jelf has integrated Jelf Corporate Healthcare, SPS Wellbeing and Healthwise into one trading business, Jelf Wellbeing.
Ceta adds two property policies to quote system
General insurance network Ceta has introduced two new property insurance policies to its comparative quotation system allowing brokers to meet the needs of owners of multiple properties.
Allianz blames weather for £63m profit drop
Allianz Insurance has revealed a £63m drop in its profit before tax in the first nine months of 2007 compared with the prior year reporting period.
Assurant launches domestic emergency product
Assurant Solutions Intermediary has launched Home Emergency Assistance.
ACE launches ACE Elite
ACE has launched ACE Elite, a portfolio of liability products designed to provide more relevant and appropriate protection in addressing the increased exposure of individuals and their personal assets.
Scor continues recovery as Converium buy beds down
European reinsurer Scor has posted third quarter results that shows underlying organic growth in the three pre-existing business that it has acquired to make up the new group.
Assurant Solutions Intermediary launches Home Emergency Assistance
Assurant Solutions Intermediary, a specialist in the mortgage intermediary market, haslaunched Home Emergency Assistance.
Reformed funding model for FSCS to operate from next year
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has confirmed the future funding arrangements for the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) which will operate from 1 April 2008.
Government urged to act over foreign drivers
Increased driving between countries is leading to more collisions throughout Europe, according to a report published today by the Association of British Insurers.
ABI reports rise in uninsured drivers caught
Law-breaking motorists are feeling the heat, as record numbers of uninsured vehicles are being seized and crushed, according to figures released today at the Association of British Insurer’s annual motor conference.
Amlin to return £120m to shareholders
Lloyd's insurer Amlin today announced that it will, subject to shareholder approval at an extraordinary general meeting to be held on 12 December 2007, return approximately £120m of capital to shareholders. This equates to 22.4 pence per ordinary share.