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Appointment at Zurich

Arun Sinha has joined Zurich as group chief marketing and communications officer. Mr Sinha has serve...

Appointment at Mondial

Nick Crawford has been appointed as BMW outbound manager at Mondial UK. Mr Crawford's previous emplo...

Appointment at Aegis

Aegis London has appointed Phil Lawson as non-marine property underwriter to underwrite primarily bi...

NU warns businesses about acetylene

Businesses should be aware of the hazards of working with acetylene and the importance of risk management when using such a flammable gas, Norwich Union has warned.

This is the week that was

Anthony Gould, editor in chief of Post Magazine runs through this week’s major news including: Axe hangs over jobs as NU changes household strategy; US insurer to buy UK commercial specialist; Royal & Sun Alliance lays blame at feed of Primary as…

Brokers get FSCS levy break

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has set its initial levy for 2007/08 at £94.5m, including costs of compensation and management. This is £10m lower than the indicative levy announced when FSCS published its plan and budget in January.

Biba rolls out crisis control scheme

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has rolled out a Crisis Control scheme to its members, which it claims will allow brokers to provide added value to commercial property accounts.

Alea accepts £162m offer from Fortress

Alea Group, the Bermuda-based insurer which was placed into run-off last year has received an offer from Fin Acquisition Limited. According to statements this morning, the Alea board accepted a £162m (93p per share) bid from the fund manager which is…

Max Re finalises US Specialty deal

Max Re's US subsidiary has announced the completion of the acquisition of a US -based excess and surplus lines company to operate under the name Max Specialty Insurance company.

Ecclesiastical moving Birmingham offices

Ecclesiastical is moving its Birmingham underwriting office to new premises in the heart of the city and is planning refurbishments at two of its other regional offices later in the year.

CSC chairman resigns

Andrew Twambley - the chairman of the Claims Standards Council the trade body for the claims management sector - has today announced his resignation.

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