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Appointment at Standard Life
Standard Life has appointed Crawford Gillies as a non-executive director, effective from 1 January 2...
Appointment at Heath Lambert
Mark Woods, formerly of Aon, has joined the transport division of Heath Lambert as account manager w...
New syndicate gets £43m
Members' agent Hampden has announced that private investors provided nearly £43m in premium income c...
Appointment at John Holman and Sons
John Holman and Sons has appointed Sarah Kendall as senior account executive on the professional ris...
Hyperion appoints Smith
JK Buckenham, the reinsurance broking platform of the Hyperion Insurance Group, has appointed Ian Sm...
Brewster joins Equity
Equity Insurance Group has appointed Richard Brewster as finance director. He has held the role on a...
EU block exemption in peril
Insurers' 16-year exemption from key European Union competition laws may be under threat, despite ru...
RBSI appoints Clare new head of counter fraud
Insurance giant Royal Bank of Scotland has appointed a new head of counter fraud services, three mon...
Appointment at Oak Underwriting
Oak Underwriting has appointed Matthew Ward as business development manager in the South. Mr Ward wi...
Broker fraud sentencing
Sentencing for two former directors of broker Preston Whiteside will take place next week, Post has ...
Beazley content to fight at auction
Beazley has no plans to make an aggressive bid to acquire the total capacity for syndicates 2623 and...
Lockton claims milestone
Broker Lockton has claimed its share of the professional indemnity market for UK accountants has gro...
VW partner Equity usurped by Zurich
Insurance giant Zurich has replaced Equity in a new three-year deal with motor manufacturer Volkswag...
Broker seeks funds as war chest dries up
Giles Insurance Brokers has revealed that it will ask the financiers behind last year's £45m private...
Appointment at Beazley
Beazley has appointed Clive Washbourn as an executive director. Mr Washbourn joined the company in 1...
Appointment at Marsh
Marsh has appointed Marc Vassanelli as chief financial officer of the Europe, Middle East and Africa...
Pennyblack's insurance week
One is delighted to see the motor insurance market heed the Financial Service Authority's call to fo...
SBJ Group goes West with Linaker takeover
SBJ Group is planning to develop its activities in the west of England with its acquisition of E Nug...
Repair sector pondering claims solutions
A cross industry group of representatives involved in the car repair sector has begun a search for n...
Mitsui launch gets the Lloyd's greenlight
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance launched its long-anticipated managing general agent on 1 January, boastin...
Glasgow's Hogmanay party was uninsured
Glasgow's Hogmanay party for 25,000 people in George Square, which was called off for the first time...
Taylor joins CNA
John Taylor has joined the London team of insurer CNA as UK/Ireland commercial manager - Financial L...
Appointment at Brit Insurance
Brit Insurance has appointed Nigel Bennett as chief investment officer and Neil Sharman as head of g...
Appointment at Institute of Risk Management
The Institute of Risk Management has appointed a Cary Depel, previously deputy chairman, as chairman...