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Appointment at Alea Group Holdings
Global reinsurance and specialty insurance company Alea Group has named Mark Ricciardelli president ...
Grant Thornton confirms parties still interested in remaining businesses
Grant Thornton, administrator for the Oriel Investment Corporation, this week confirmed parties are ...
Insurers warn smoking ban may spark rise in claims
Insurers have urged caution when introducing bans on smoking in public places because it may create ...
Appointment at FMW
Alex Thake has been appointed compliance regulations assistant by Chelmsford-based broker FMW. Ms Th...
Diekmann confident of prospects in Chinese market
Michael Diekmann, chairman and chief executive officer of Allianz Group, is confident in the company...
Upbeat Lloyd's urges market to hold nerve
Lloyd's' pro forma annually accounted profits of £1.89bn in 2003, an increase of 127% on 2002's £834...
GISC announces restrictions on firms
The General Insurance Standards Council has announced restrictions on firms applying for membership ...
Alexander Forbes teams up with IFA Mentor to launch service
Alexander Forbes has announced plans to help brokers with what it believes will be an "11th hour sta...
Dual International launches SME-focused agency
Specialist directors' and officers' and professional indemnity underwriting agency Dual Internationa...
Appointment at Finsure
Scott Feltham has been appointed regional sales executive for the western Home Counties, the South-w...
Appointment at Keelan Westall
Felicity Fitchett has joined Bordon-based Keelan Westall to head up its renewals team. Prior to this...
Appointment at Fortis Insurance
Chris Dobson has become distribution and development director at Fortis Insurance. He will be based ...
Prettejohn eyes new entrants
Lloyd's chief executive Nick Prettejohn has confirmed the corporation has been in talks with "a hand...
Appointment at Towers Perrin
Towers Perrin has appointed Michael Johnson as a senior consultant for its insurance and financial s...
Lloyd's broker set for Australian growth
Monument UK, the Lloyd's insurance and reinsurance broking business, and subsidiary of Primary Group...
Appointment at Letsure
Residential lettings insurance and risk specialist Letsure has made Tim Wakelin business-to-business...
FSA set for consultation on brokers' accounts
The Financial Services Authority is expected to hold further consultation in the summer on the issue...
Novae recruits 20-strong underwriting team
Specialist liability start-up Novae Underwriting is hiring in excess of 20 underwriters for its push...
MIB revises agreement
The Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland has signed a revised agreement with the Irish Minister for Tra...
Appointment at Zurich
Anna Fleming has been appointed claims manager for Zurich Professional. Ms Fleming previously worked...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Allianz Global Risks has made Shaun Edwards head of client management. He joins from Willis. Allianz...
NU buys Oneswoop to vie with Jamjar
Norwich Union has stepped up its competition with Direct Line's Jamjar by buying the online and tele...
Willis acquires Chinese broker in Asian push
Broker Willis is making a foray into the Chinese market by purchasing a 50% stake in Chinese broker ...
Lloyd's agency department appoints Crawford
The Lloyd's agency department has appointed loss adjuster Crawford as agent in five new locations in...