News
NU sees a massive online hike in 2005
Norwich Union is looking at premium rates increases of at least 4% across the board in 2006, the hea...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny decided it was definitely time to dust up her CV this week after the Sunday Times revealed lit...
CBG Group acquires Spencer Lavery Associates
CBG Group, the Manchester-based listed insurance broker, has acquired Spencer Lavery Associates, a s...
Lloyd's insurers could face major payout
A host of Lloyd's insurers could face a major payout after Heros, a leading German money-transport c...
HBOS announces 14% rise
Halifax Bank of Scotland's insurance business has announced a 14% overall rise in its premium income...
Broker will recruit 100 after shake-up
HSBC Insurance Brokers is starting a recruitment drive across its business, and aims to hire 100 new...
Holm and Company adopt Howden brand
Howden, the broking division of the Hyperion Insurance Group, has announced that its Swedish operati...
Biba in Westminster assault
The British Insurance Brokers' Association is planning a PR assault on Westminster and has hired new...
Appointment at Cooper Gay and Cashman
Cooper Gay and Cashman has made Phil Sandercox a senior vice-president. Mr Sandercox joins from Gene...
Compensation body stalling on payouts
Payouts for mesothelioma victims are stalling because of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme'...
Axiom Consulting appoints head of claims
Axiom Consulting Limited has appointed Mark Sullivan - former head of reinsurance at Xchanging - as ...
Appointment at Integro
Integro has made Thomas Biggio and Allison Ast principals at its Chicago office. Mr Biggio has 30 ye...
CMGL appoints non-executive chairman
CMGL has appointed Dr Cees Schrauwers, pictured, as non-executive chairman. He was managing director...
Quinn blames UK competition
Quinn Direct saw shrinking underwriting margins in 2005, yet also doubled its number of broker agenc...
Ex-RSA boss in European launch
Former Royal and Sun Alliance building solutions manager Tony Boobier is looking to establish a "Tha...
Fortis confirms fourth quarter 2005 net profits
Fortis group was forced to announce its headline numbers last Friday following the theft of a briefc...
Former L&G boss returns with Equity
Former Legal and General managing director John Castagno has admitted that he considered a number of...
Aon merges two Manchester departments
Broker Aon has merged its Manchester-based pensions consultancy department with its insurance and ri...
Appointment at GAB Robins
Trevor Cameron has become managing director, London market at GAB Robins. He will be responsible for...
Teceris in, Davies out
Capita subsidiary Teceris has supplanted Davies Group as the UK's only representative on the VRS Uni...
Appointment at Alexander Forbes
Charles Reese has joined Alexander Forbes as managing director of North American casualty. He has mo...
Appointment at Intech
Jonathan Ramsden and Rick Martin have both been appointed as analyst programmers for Intech. Mr Rams...
Appointment at Wesleyan
Wesleyan has made Martin Howard director of customer services. Prior to this, he worked in similar r...
Events
13 March Insurance Institute of London Lunchtime Lectures - An outsider's view 22 Hanover Square, ...