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DAS team heads giant's return
Legal expenses giant Arag is making a second attempt to enter the UK market, supported by a raft of ...
Appointment at Weightmans
Law firm Weightmans has appointed a director of marketing, Sarah-Jane Howitt. Joining from Deloitte ...
Homeserve announces rise in operating profit
Homeserve announced that its operating profit increased by 29% to £54.4m for the 12 months ending 31...
CMIB sale may hit Zurich Commercial
The sale of Country Mutual Insurance Brokers could see Zurich lose its most significant chunk of bus...
RBSI is cleared of 'price fixing' after OFT inquiry
Insurance giant Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance has been cleared by the Office of Fair Trading of p...
Misys unveils rebrand
Open GI was this week unveiled as the new name and brand identity of broking software house Misys Ge...
Appointment at Kiln
Kiln has recruited Andrew Hitchcox to the newly created position of chief actuary and risk officer. ...
More Than's decision received with cynicism by the industry
Motor insurer More Than's strategic decision to lower premiums for drivers of environmentally friend...
'Deadzone' will increase in next few year
The 'deadzone' between large commercial risk insurers and high-penetration, low-touch distributors w...
Appointment at Henderson Insurance Brokers
Steve Farrow, finance director, and Paul Judge, development director, have been promoted to the exec...
Pre-paid cards could speed up payments
Payment processes for UK victims of natural disasters could be sped up by the use of pre-paid cards,...
Second annual Rehabilitation First Awards
The second annual Rehabilitation First Awards have been expanded to reward excellence across the mar...
Zurich unveils two-strand rehab drive
Zurich has revealed that two separate routes to rehabilitation, split by injury severity, have been ...
Restructure sees Oval boss leave
Broker consolidator Oval has undergone a management restructure ahead of its next raft of acquisitio...
Ace Europe to join I-market
Ace Europe is to join I-market, the UK insurance industry portal. The insurer initially used I-marke...
Broker in Kent move
Broker Kerry London plans to acquire a "significant" Kent broker and then stop its purchases and foc...
Appointment at Brit Insurance
Mark Jones has been appointed marketing director at Brit Insurance. Mr Jones joins from Cofunds, an ...
Insurer win could create 250 jobs
Motor claims outsourcer WNS Assistance has won a £27m five-year contract with Liverpool Victoria, wh...
Appointment at Marsh
Marsh has hired Jim Edwards as managing consultant for the company's business continuity management ...
Appointment at Association of Consulting Actuaries
The Association of Consulting Actuaries has elected Ian Farr as its chairman. He is a senior actuary...
A head above the rest
Insurer Zurich has partnered with the Mayor of London to sponsor the restoration of London landmark ...
HBOS signs lucrative household deal
HBOS General Insurance has been appointed as the sole provider of home insurance for IFA Hargreaves Lansdown.
Kiln writes less for more premium as rate rises accelerate
In an AGM statement specialist Lloyd’s (re)insurer Kiln has said trading conditions have shown considerable improvements year on year and this trend, which began immediately after the 2005 hurricanes, has continued and accelerated as 2006 has progressed.
BDML boss takes up new directorship
Supercover Insurance plc has announced the appointment of Sandy Dunn as non-executive director.