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Lockton keeps growing
Insurance broker Lockton has announced the appointment of Steve Burridge, Mike Goudime and Hubert Se...
Reinsurance giant acquires Lloyd's broker
Reinsurance giant Munich Re has bought Lloyd's broker Bell and Clements, a purchase that hints at gr...
Appointment at Assurant
Assurant Solutions has appointed two new client relationship managers to the UK team to support and ...
Liability time limits divide the industry
Time limits for liability decisions still divide the industry as claimant lawyers and insurers face-...
Appointment at Hiscox
Hiscox has appointed Carl Bach to spearhead business development operations in the US. As business d...
GMAC buys £170m Provident
GMAC's £170m purchase of Provident Financial's insurance arm is the company's first acquisition sinc...
Appointment at Tokio Marine Europe
Tokio Marine Europe Insurance has appointed Mark Sterry as southern region manager. Mr Sterry will b...
Goldsmith backs insurers' outcry over CID fund cuts
The Attorney General has told insurers to keep "beating the Home Office with a stick" to force the g...
Parabis merger plan
The Parabis Group has announced the merger of rehabilitation businesses Human Focus Return to Work a...
MMA branches out in Manchester move
MMA Insurance has launched a commercial underwriting facility in Manchester as part of plans to redu...
Start-up eyes Euro business
Start-up Synergy Insurance Services has ambitions to expand its micro-captive model onto the contine...
Kingfisher steps up risk management drive
Home improvement retail group, Kingfisher, which owns UK brands B&Q, Screwfix Direct and Trade Depot...
Generic advice warning
Insurers will ignore government plans for a national approach to generic financial advice at their p...
Report costs settled
Insurers have welcomed the end of lengthy disputes over medical report costs after settlement was re...
Aviva acquires UK insurer
Norwich Union is to absorb top 50 UK general insurer Hamilton as part of the deal with HSBC. The Bi...
No Scor worries for MDU
The Medical Defence Union has declared that it has "no undue concerns" about the Scor/Converium merg...
Arista signs new deal to boost e-trading
Underwriting agency Arista and Software Solutions Partners have developed a customised IT system in ...
FSCS hires claims director
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has appointed Jonathan Clark as its new director of claim...
Changing of the guard
Departures of key personnel in government, at the regulator and the ABI itself, were highlighted by ...
Insurers urged to lobby new PM on climate
Insurers have been urged to capitalize on their "unique position" in lobbying for action on climate ...
Talbot mulls acquisitions as it seals $400m deal
Lloyd's insurer Talbot has identified up to three acquisition targets, as the Bermudian reinsurer Va...
Fortis receives 14% top line GWP boost
Fortis has increased its top line income in the first quarter with a 14% increase in gross written p...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny's computer positively rocked this week on receipt of an emailed response to her enquiry over r...
Appointment at Barlow Lyde and Gilbert
Barlow Lyde and Gilbert has appointed James Parker as a partner. Mr Parker has extensive corporate t...