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Geneva Association opposes IMF proposal
Insurance think tank, The Geneva Association has issued a letter to the Central Bank Governors of the G20 in which it claims the financial stability tax proposal of the International Monetary Fund fails to adequately address the distinct nature of the…
Lloyds content despite fall in new insurance sales
Lloyds Banking Group has reported new insurance sales are modestly lower than the equivalent period of last year.
5 years ago: Insurer hope over football injury claims
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from a past article reveals.
30 years ago: Dog Breeder stake bought by Generali
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from a past article reveals.
50 years ago: Momentous year claim by Lumsden
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 yearsof insurance news, as these highlights from past-articles reveal.
Marsh expands Maidstone operations
Marsh is expanding its Maidstone operations by appointing Steve Adams and John Bellingan to drive its new business development and client servicing strategy in the South-east.
Guy Carpenter appoints new president and CEO
Chris McKeown has been appointed president and CEO of North America broking operations at Guy Carpenter & Company.
XL launches Dublin-based underwriting operation
XL Insurance has launched its new Dublin-based underwriting operation for middle market casualty business.
Sterling appoints head of commercial underwriting
Sterling Insurance Company has appointed Kevin Donoghue to the newly created position of head of commercial underwriting.
QBE appoints two regional business heads
QBE has appointed two regional business heads to manage the ongoing development of its UK national underwriting network.
Nexus hires two senior financial lines underwriters
Nexus Underwriting Management has hired two senior financial lines underwriters from Brit's Lloyd's Syndicate 2987.
CIFS appoints underwriting manager
Neil Payton has been appointed underwriting manager at Credit Indemnity & Financial Services.
Arista expands Midlands operation with new underwriter
Arista Insurance has hired an underwriter to help expand its Midlands operation.
THB expands its London market team
Thompson Heath & Bond, has expanded its London market team.
RFIB Group makes two appointments
RFIB Group has appointed Charles Vermont as a broker in its specialty division and Jeannette Smith as associate division director to its North American division.
Oxygen announces two new starters
Oxygen Insurance Brokers has appointed Victoria Wiltshire as senior client executive and Simon Rowlands as major account director.
New fraud manager for Allianz Retail
Graham Knight has been appointed as fraud manager for Allianz Retail, a new role within the division created to develop and co-ordinate the insurer's non-claims fraud prevention strategy.
Centor triumphs at IIP awards
Carly Nunn, HR, IT and business projects manager at Centor, has won the Outstanding Individual Award at the first Investors in People London Special Achievement Awards.
Former CII chief becomes FSSC president
Immediate past president of the Chartered Insurance Institute Trevor Matthews is the new chairman of the Financial Services Skills Council.
RSA may extend intermediary education scheme after success
RSA's international boss has admitted that it could roll its 'making partner' broker education initiative to other jurisdictions after its success in Canada.
Property claims - Conference news: Council leader praises trade bodies over Cockermouth
Allan Haile, assistant director of economic development at Cumbria County Council, praised the collective support of the Association of British Insurers and the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters during the Cockermouth floods in November 2009.
Property claims - Conference news: Property repair should be more proactive claims CWMC MD
The property repair sector could be more proactive in introducing sustainable building practices rather than being coerced into change by new regulation, the managing director of claims management consultancy firm CWMC has advised.
Property claims - Conference news: Green 'sea change' must be considered
A change in consciousness towards climate change and wider green issues is driving a transformation in environmental standards and building design, according to Martin Townsend, director of BRE Environmental Assessment Method, BRE Global. BRE Global…
Property claims - Conference news: Flood research facility is mooted by working group
Tim Humphreys, policy adviser at the Association of British Insurers, explained that an industry working group has begun exploring the possibility of setting up a Thatcham-style organisation to study flood damage.