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Evolution targets North with appointment
Evolution Underwriting has appointed Jon Denney as business development executive. Mr Denney joins from commercial insurance broker, Wilby and his previous experience has included commercial broking and insurer roles.
Markel International sees dip in GWP
Markel International reported an 8% reduction in gross written premiums to $162m for the third quarter of 2007 from $176m in the same period of 2006.
Earthquakes shake San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay has been rocked by the largest earthquake in 18 years.
Europe in the firing line again as Aon axes 2700
Aon is cutting 2700 jobs worldwide – more than 6 per cent of its global workforce.
Talbot unveils new senior appointments
Talbot Underwriting today unveiled a series of senior underwriting appointments:
Broker Network acquires member firm
Broker Network, is today pleased to announce the completion of the acquisition of commercial insurance brokers George Williams Insurance Services, the twenty-second acquisition to be made by the group.
AI Claims Solutions snares training excellence gong
AI Claims Solutions has won Call North West's Best Training Programme Award at its 2007 Annual Award...
Relocation: Ask the expert
I'm interested in returning to Scotland after many years in the London insurance market. How easy is this likely to be to achieve?
Esure operative wins latest Direct Excellence award
Graham Tidd from the Sainsbury's car insurance call centre run by Glasgow-based Esure is the latest ...
EAR rolls out health offering
Employee Advisory Resource has launched an assistance product designed to improve companies' access ...
Pick of the Week
Jonathan Swift, editor, Post Magazine, provides a run down of the major news from the general insuran...
Alec Finch adds five
Alec Finch Group has announced five new appointments for its Manchester and Halifax corporate practi...
Berrymans Welsh move
Berrymans Lace Mawer is to open an office in Cardiff headed by Matthew Harrington. The move provides...
VP enters medical market with THIG buy
Axa-owned Venture Preference has launched into the private medical insurance market after buying The...
New defendants named in Marsh 'poaching' case
United Insurance Brokers has added two more defendants to its high-profile case against Marsh, which...
Affinity players and aggregators face huge tax bills after ruling
A swathe of insurance distribution channels could be stung with a huge tax bill after the government...
Appointment at Brit Insurance
Brit Insurance has recruited George Maxwell to the newly-created position of head of sales for Brit ...
Appointment at Tyser and Co
Tyser and Co has recruited Peter Newson to head its professional risks division. He will be responsi...
Appointment at Savills
Savills has recruited Andrew Antoniades as an associate director. Mr Antoniades joins from Pricewate...
Court sides with defendants in holiday case
Legal expense insurers will have to think carefully about financing claims on behalf of severely inj...
Appointment at Aon
Aon has recruited Alan Morton as claims advocacy director. Mr Morton joins from Jardine Lloyd Thomps...
Lloyd's broker readies to go into solvent run-off
Lloyd's broker CRS is this week expected to close out several transactions as it prepares to go into...
Endsleigh to widen SME portfolio
Endsleigh hopes to boost its presence in the small to medium-sized enterprise market after signing a...
Appointment at Arag
Chris Millward has joined Arag claims department as a senior claims technician. Previously, Mr Millw...