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Transamerica appoints O'Brien senior vice-president to international division
Transamerica Reinsurance, a unit of Transamerica Life Insurance Company and a major supplier of life reinsurance, said that David O’Brien has joined its senior management team as a senior vice president in its International division. O’Brien will focus…
Chaucer make two new underwriting appointments
Chaucer said it has appointed Paul Howgill to underwrite financial institutions business and Tom Graham for international casualty treaty lines.
Ike intensifies to Category 2 hurricane, headed towards Gulf of Mexico
Hurricane Ike has intensified to a Category 2 hurricane and is expected to move to a Category 3 in the next "day or two", according to the US National Hurricane Centre.
Ecclesiastical targets brokers with new hire
Ecclesiastical has appointed Ian Wainwright, currently group chief surveyor at the insurer, to the new role of broker sales director.
Insurance rates will harden in near future, say Marsh
Insurance rates across most lines of business in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region continued to soften in the first half of 2008, according to a report released today by Marsh.
Groupama Healthcare in online expansion
Groupama Healthcare has commenced the full roll out of its new Easy Admin system an online facility to relieve the administrative burden on intermediaries by simplifying the basic administration tasks involved in managing new and existing business.
Chaucer strengthens specialist lines division
Chaucer Syndicates 1084 has appointed two new class underwriters to its specialist lines division Paul Howgill for financial institutions and Tom Graham for international casualty treaty.
Glacier unveils senior terrorism and aviation hires
Glacier Insurance said it has apointed Greg Dawson as its senior aviation underwriter and Tim Woodhouse as senior war and terrorism underwriter. Both are based in the company’s London office.
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Graduate winner lands strategic risk role at Marsh
The winner of the outstanding academic achievement award in the Marsh graduate programme's 2008 roll...
Allianz partnership academy hits '500 trained' milestone
Allianz Commercial's key partnership academy has completed training its 500th broker. The initiativ...
Economic uncertainty means that it's time to take a holiday
An economic downturn is a nerve-racking time for managers. Corporate belts are tightening, clients a...
NURS launches online health and safety training package
Norwich Union Risk Services has launched an online training package for brokers and businesses, cove...
Ike path makes $10-15bn of insured losses
If hurricane Ike continues its path towards the Texas coast, $10-15bn worth of insured losses are "quite possibly", according to a senior person at ReAdvisory, reinsurance broker Carvill's research arm.
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Equity to open fourth satellite office
Lloyd's syndicate Equity Red Star is set to boost its regional presence by opening a fourth satellit...
Room for web growth
The scale of independent broker website presence and online trading has scope for growth, according ...
Crime wave
Croydon saw the highest increase in business crimes in the first half of 2008 - up 123% - followed b...
Jelf to capitalise on commercial headstart with PL push
Jelf intends to take advantage of its established commercial book of business by offering increased ...
Appointment at Moorhouse
Commercial broker Moorhouse has appointed Tim Larden to the new role of sales and marketing director...
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
Axa demands police business crime focus
Axa Insurance has warned business crime is likely to get worse as the economic downturn continues, p...
Mergers failing to deliver
Almost two thirds of broker mergers have failed to meet objectives according to research commissione...
Legal firms merge
Turner & Debenhams and Ottaways Solicitors have merged. The merged firms will now be known as Debenh...