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Markerstudy acquires Blagrove Insurance
Markerstudy Group has announced the acquisition of Blagrove Insurance Brokers, located in Carterton, Oxfordshire.
Career development & CSR: Himalayan trek challenge win
Staff from loss adjuster Questgates beat three other teams and raised £12 000 in The Prince's Trust Himalayan Action Insurance Challenge.
Career development & CSR: BGL's rugby session success
Budding rugby players from clubs in Peterborough, Coventry and Sunderland have taken part in a training session with former England rugby players, Austin Healey and Will Greenwood, as part of BGL's super skills challenge.
L&G boosts broker force as motor return mooted
Legal & General has revealed plans to recruit a 15-strong team of regional sales & marketing experts to support brokers and intermediaries "on the ground", as it prepares to diversify into motor, pet and travel. Duncan Finch, L&G's managing director for…
Career development & CSR: CILA and III to mutually recognise qualifications
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters and the Insurance Institute of Ireland have reached an agreement to formally recognise each other's qualifications to promote closer co-operation and encourage professional development both in the UK and Republic…
Airmic 2011: New contract clause seeks to prevent claim avoidance
Inadvertent omissions in underwriting information will no longer allow insurers to walk away from claims. At least, that is the hope of corporate buyers preparing to insist on the inclusion of a new model clause in contracts unveiled on Tuesday at the…
Solvency II: Insurer head Barou warns of x-ray vision approach to funds
It is almost impossible to have an "x-ray vision" of how your mutual funds will perform when it comes to assessing embedded risks in the new Solvency II environment.
News analysis - Mark Hodges' move: A little bit of history repeating
With the shock news that Mark Hodges is to join Towergate, Daniel Dunkley reports on the market's reaction and what this means for Aviva and the consolidator.
Editor's coment: Restoring good faith
After more than a year in gestation, Airmic finally unveiled its new model clause on Tuesday at its annual conference in Bournemouth.
Jelf on course to be debt free by Q3 2012
Jelf chief executive Alex Alway has said the broking group is on course to be debt free by quarter three of 2012 — after the company revealed a pre-tax profit of £800 000 for the half year ending 31 March.
Law report: Disagreement over late changes must be resolved
This law report has been contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Solvency II: 'Glue' is needed with data analysis
Securities service providers offer "the glue" to bring all the necessary end-to-end information together to help insurers make the best decisions around their Solvency II asset management strategies.
Kennedys opens ninth international office
Dispute resolution law firm Kennedys has created an Irish operation through a merger with Dublin firm O'Hare O'Connor Walshe.
Equity Red Star cuts 27 underwriting and distribution jobs
Equity Red Star has made 27 staff redundant following an eight-week consultation period, Post has learnt.
Germany leads way in Solvency II preparation
UK insurers are better prepared for the upcoming Solvency II regulation than firms based in France and Italy, according to new research.
Time to strap on the footie boots again
Sign up now for the 2011 Prince's Trust Insurance Cup.
Giles wins two stars in customer service assessment
Giles Insurance Brokers has been awarded an 'outstanding' two-star rating in its first independent assessment on customer service.
PE-backed firm targets GI with ex-Rias head
Online financial services sales and marketing firm Media Ingenuity is in discussion with insurers to support a push into the general insurance personal lines space. It follows the recruitment of the former head of commercial management at Rias and head…
Auto Restore unveils mobile repair offering
Car repair firm Auto Restore has claimed its new direct mobile repair offering targeted at consumers has the support of two of its key insurer partners — Allianz and Aviva.
Insurers in the dark over E-coli outbreak
A Lockton broker has warned insurers remain in the dark over their exposure to a widespread E-coli outbreak that has killed at least 22 people and left hundreds seriously ill.
Blanc recruits Burns from Paymentshield
Ross Burns has joined Axa Commercial Lines as IT director from Paymentshield.
Law report: Losses claimed must be included in detail from the start
This law report has been contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Syndicates take legal action against Jackson promoters
Talbot Underwriting, Cathedral and EBI have taken legal action against AEG Live, the promoters of Michael Jackson's This Is It tour, as the Lloyd's syndicates upped the ante in repudiating a multi-million-pound claim.
Airmic 2011: Risk blindness threat to company stability
Company boards' tendency to develop "risk blindness" in the pursuit of reward and opportunity can bring down otherwise successful entities overnight, according to new research by Cass Business School. The first findings of a two-stage study have…