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FSA appoints Lloyds head
The Financial Services Authority has appointed former Lloyds TSB general insurance head Jon Pain as ...
Fitch lowers Sterling
Sterling Insurance Group's insurer financial strength rating has been downgraded from 'A-' to 'BBB+'...
Merlin hires for London
Merlin Professional Claims Services has appointed former Carr Greenwood director Graham Cranford Smi...
SSP uses buyout for growth
SSP Holdings is set to continue its growth strategy after being acquired by private equity firm Hell...
Imagine to the Max
Max Capital said it has entered into an agreement to acquire Imagine Lloyd's from its Caribbean-base...
Towergate seeks US growth cash injection
Towergate group executive chairman Peter Cullum has admitted the company is seeking to raise money f...
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.