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AA stays away from "feeding frenzy"
AA Insurance Services is set to increase its travel book sixfold by acquiring Admiral's travel insur...
Claims dispute tool rolled out
An online solution formally launched this week that could cut disputed total loss claims and save so...
British Insurance Awards
The entry deadline for this year's British Insurance Awards is 5pm Friday, 30 March. The awards cere...
Jelf asserts autonomy after insurers buy-in
Broker Jelf said it is not for sale after Allianz Cornhill and Norwich Union's parent Aviva bought s...
CNA steps up Irish push
CNA has recruited David Leary to establish a presence in the Irish broker market. He joins CNA as di...
ABI shelves anti-fraud campaign plan
The Association of British Insurers' planned anti-fraud campaign has been shelved in favour of discu...
Barclays hunts new GI boss
Banking giant Barclays is yet to recruit a new head of its general insurance arm, despite former bos...
Severe penalties threat
The head of claims management regulation for the Department for Constitutional Affairs, Mark Boleat ...
What the papers said this week
The Financial Times Lloyd's is expected to deliver record profits this week, boosted by high pric...
North of the Border: damages in fatal asbestos cases
Damages in Scottish fatal asbestos cases are increasing. Several recent developments make Scotland a...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Ian Pugh has been appointed as regional operations manager in the claims division of Allianz Cornhil...
Biba: e-certificates a boost
Brokers and insurers were congratulating themselves this week after the government heeded calls to a...
Giles expands network
Giles Insurance has opened two new offices in Cardiff and Chester, taking its network across the UK ...
Appointment at Towergate
Towergate has made two promotions. Matthew Bray is now regional managing director for its central re...
Rock ups Pavilion holding
Rock Holdings continued to build its stake in Pavilion Insurer Network this week. The firm bought 5 ...
Davies subsidence move
Iain MacLean, former UK chief engineer with Crawford and Company, has joined Davies Chartered Loss A...
Insurance Partnership launches JV with trio
The Insurance Partnership Financial Services Group is touting expansion outside of East Yorkshire th...
Appointment at CII
The CII has added four new members to its London Market faculty advisory board: Sian Fisher, head of...
Appointment at Chubb Europe
Chubb Europe has appointed Andrew McKee as manager of its London operation and Andy Francis as UK an...
Charity insurer launches
New specialist insurance broker, Aqmen, is collaborating in the launch of Case Insurance, a social e...
ABI updates guidelines
The Association of British Insurers has updated its code of practice for the disposal of motor vehic...
Bartlett to establish Paris-based outpost
Bartlett Group is aiming to service its clients' interests in France with a Paris-based office. Mic...
That was the week that was
Anthony Gould, editor in chief of Post Magazine runs through this week’s major news including: FSA investigates offshore insurer solvency concerns; RBSI in new launch; Defection fear led to resignations; Jelf asserts autonomy after insurers buy-in;…
FSA – Principles-based regulation - looking to the future!
In a recent speech by John Tiner, chief executive officer, FSA at the FSA Insurance Sector Conference, Mr.Tiner covered the followed points.