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Brokers and Muslim-owned SMEs targeted by start-up
The UK's first Shariah-compliant insurance company plans to target tens of thousands of small Muslim...
Appointment at XL
XL Insurance has appointed Stuart Sutherland as underwriting manager for casualty in the UK. Mr Suth...
QBE expands for positive market
QBE has expanded its Leeds office with the appointment of five new underwriting staff in anticipatio...
Appointment at Questgates
Questgates' environmental claims division has hired Terry Liggett and Alan Gambrill. Mr Liggett has ...
Merger to create UK claims giant
Loss assessors Harris Claims Group and Balcombe Group will merge at the end of this week, Post has l...
GAB building repair offering
Loss adjuster GAB Robins has launched a building repair network three-and-a-half years after selling...
Amlin secures minority stake in Lloyd's broker
Amlin has acquired a minority shareholding in Lloyd's broker Miles Smith, both companies announced t...
RICS culls Quinn from approved PI insurer list
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has removed Quinn Insurance from its list of recommende...
Appointment at Airclaims
Airclaims has made several appointments within its London and Moscow offices. In London, Wissam Lahm...
Appointment at The Insurance Partnership
The Insurance Partnership has promoted William Elliott to claims manager. Mr Elliott joined The Insu...
Munich Re misses forecast
Reinsurance giant Munich Re has said it will miss its 2008 profit forecast. The reinsurance firm bla...
Advent chief looks for positives from £5m fall
The chief operating officer of Advent has claimed to be delighted at the company's mid-year results,...
Islington signs up to LAM ahead of case
London Authorities Mutual expects a recent High Court ruling to be overturned as Islington Borough C...
Howden fortifies Latin team
Howden has strengthened its Latin America team with the appointment of Juan Martinez de Velasco as a...
Thieves target buildings
The theft of materials is no longer confined to the contents of buildings and stock in yards but now...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny spent an enjoyable and informative evening with Crawford and Company at Dr Johnson's House in ...
Post Pick of the Week Video
Post editor Jonathan Swift looks at the major stories from the general insurance market. This week: Lloyd's broker touted as latest sell-off target; start-up targets Muslim-owned SMEs; Quinn culled from RICS-approved list; QBE named as pier property…
Genesis Underwriting promotes Williams to lead new division
Genesis Underwriting Management, the US (re)insurer, has appointed Kevin Williams to manages its reinsurance & programs divisiion - a new platform that will combine its former capitive reinsurance division with its commercial insurance division.
UK insurer Congregational and General's ratings downgraded by S&P
UK general insurer Congregational and General has had its counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings lowered to 'BB+' from 'BBB-' by ratings agency Standard and Poors, with the rating placed on to Credit Watch with negative implications.
Giles snaps up southern broker
Giles Insurance Brokers boosts its southern presence with the acquisition of Battersea-based broker Archibald Reid.
Everest Re installs Doucette as executive V-P
As revealed by Reinsurance Magazine , Bermudian (re)insurer Everest Re said that it has appointed former Max Capital founder John Doucette to the position of executive vice-president.
Jelf shares climb 20%
Jelf, the Yate-based insurance and healthcare broker, has seen its shares climb over 20% today to 210 pence, valuing the company at £104.6m.
Transatlantic Re opens Munich office
Transatlantic Reinsurance Company (TRC), a subsidiary of Transatlantic Holdings, has said it will open a representative office in Munich, Germany.
Less than $100m of claims expected from LA earthquake - report
Ratings agencies are not expecting a deluge of claims to the (re)insurance industry stemming from the earthquake which hit Los Angeles earlier this week should not cause a market loss of $100m, says a report from Guy Carpenter, quoting Eqecat.