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BIA finalist wins Biba role
A high-flying Aon broker has been elected to head up the British Insurance Brokers' Association's Gr...
M&S Insurance worker gets a service award
Cate Taylor, sales agent at Marks and Spencer Car Insurance contact centre in Sunderland, has been a...
Appointment at Aon
Aon has recruited Paul Atkinson as its UK director of marketing and communications. His previous rol...
Forbes to capitalise on rival woes
Alexander Forbes has recruited Mike Hammond, former Marsh UK and JLT Risk Solutions chief executive,...
Fraudulent broker faces prison
A broker faces prison after admitting selling £10m of policies without any underwriters to back them...
Appointment at Talbot
Talbot has made several appointments, including Andrew Keogan as head of internal audit; Rod Harris ...
Insurers will not budge, despite ruling
A recent appeal judgement forcing insurers to pay medical-legal agency fees is unlikely to lead to a...
Towergate Partnership acquires Zurich home insurance portfolio
The Towergate Partnership has acquired the Zurich home insurance portfolio from Network Data. The po...
L&G changes gear and pulls out of motor
Legal and General has decided to pull out of the motor market after a wholesale review of its genera...
Hurricane season about to begin in the US
With hurricane season about to begin in the US, experts have said that the coming month would see tw...
Cornhill exits London market
Allianz Cornhill is set to quit the London market after it was revealed that capacity for its big ti...
Markerstudy boosts M&A strategy
Insurer Markerstudy has reinforced its acquisitive growth programme, with the appointment of a forme...
Domestic and General reports pre-tax profits
Domestic and General has reported pre-tax profits of £35m, a 19.5% increase on the previous year, an...
Oval makes Simon Shaw group finance director
Broking consolidator Oval has made Simon Shaw group finance director. Previously with Provident Fina...
Appointment at Halifax Bank of Scotland General Insurance
Halifax Bank of Scotland General Insurance has made Tom Woolgrove managing director. He has replaced...
Lawyer warns of Lloyd's reluctance
No more Lloyd's insurers are expected to move any run-off portfolios to the company market this year...
Insurers act to crack big fraud-ring
One of the UK's biggest fraud-rings, believed to have scammed millions from the insurance industry f...
Halifax Bank of Scotland General Insurance appointed sole provider
Halifax Bank of Scotland General Insurance has been appointed as the sole provider of home insurance...
Rehab regulation closer
The rehabilitation and case management sector has taken a major step towards regulation by an indepe...
Penny Black's insurance week
Blue Donkey GI doesn't really have the same ring to it as Open GI but that was one of the ideas that...
Acquisitor sees organic uplift
Organic growth made up a significant portion of the Jelf Group's turnover for the first half of the ...
Groupama Healthcare completes reorganisation of healthcare business
Groupama Healthcare has completed the reorganisation of its UK healthcare business. The legal proces...
What the papers said this week
The Sunday Times Insurers are refusing to pick up the bill for the 5000 daily thefts from gardens a...
Appointment at CMGL
CMGL has appointed Urs Zimmermann as chief executive officer of its Asia Pacific operations. Mr Zimm...