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Biba alerted to HSBC's £250k broker demand
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has been alerted after banking giant HSBC demanded one of...
QBE geographic risk system goes regional
QBE Europe's property division has rolled out its geographic risk system into the regional underwrit...
Heath Lambert hires four
Heath Lambert has strengthened its public sector team with the appointment of four specialists. Pete...
Soon-to-be-famous five
The British Insurance Awards finalists, judges and sponsors gathered at The Merchant Taylors' Hall i...
Appointment at Questgates
Questgates has recruited a number of new staff. Maria Kearney joins the environmental division fro...
Ecclesiastical to beef up schemes business
Ecclesiastical has set its sights on doubling its schemes business within three to five years. Tony...
McLaren-Stewart exits
John McLaren-Stewart has resigned as a board member of the British Insurance Brokers' Association. T...
Axa threatens to penalise claims farming brokers as debate rages
Rivals firms have backed Aviva in its push to purge the market of brokers subsiding loss-making busi...
Appointment at Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor Adjusting has appointed Gary Parlour as senior adjuster in the professional and fin...
Appointment at Ropner
Ropner Insurance Services has strengthened its non-marine team with the appointment of David Pratt-...
Appointment at Forbes
Two members of Forbes Solicitors' defendant insurer team have been promoted. Elizabeth Bower and ...
THB acquires again
THB has acquired 100% of the share capital of Property Risk Management.
Max insists Validus has owned up over clear path claim in IPC struggle
Max Capital Group has claimed that the latest filings by Validus Holdings over its rival bid for Bermudian reinsurer IPC, show that Validus has conceded that no clear path to close a transaction with IPC exists.
Kelly steps in at Renaissance Re as Donner heads to US
Renaissance Re has appointed Jeffrey Kelly as executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective 6 July. He will succeed Fred Donner, who is leaving the company for personal reasons to return to the US.
Pick of the week: Biba alerted to HSBC charges; LAM ceases trading...
Senior reporter Louise Meeson looks at the major news stories in this week's Post.
Biba welcomes trade credit decision
The British Insurance Brokers Association has welcomed the announcement to backdate the available trade credit insurance top-up cover from 1 October, 2008.
Insurers global growth plans not dampened by recession
The global economic downturn has not deterred most insurers from considering growing beyond their home markets, according to Accenture.
Insurer which lost laptop found in breach of data protection act
The Information Commissioner's Office has found legal expenses insurer Amicus Legal in breach of the Data Protection Act after reporting a laptop computer containing personal information relating to 100 000 customers was stolen.
Majority of industry doing business electronically, say Aon
The majority of brokers and underwriters are doing business electronically, according to a new Aon report.
Brit hires Munich Re underwriter
Brit Insurance has announced the appointment of Kevin Foley as class underwriter - international property.
Insurance firm tells staff to keep schtum over possible swine flu outbreak
Employees at loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey's Glasgow office have been warned by bosses not to mention to visitors it is being investigated for a possible swine flu outbreak.
Unum further enhances adviser support with new group business website
Unum has launched a sister website for Group advisers as part of a continuing programme to support their business development.
Pick of the week: HSBC security demand, LMA ceases trading, AA sticks to plan...
Senior reporter Louise Meeson looks at the major news stories in this week's Post: The British Insura...
No Lloyd's insurers in FTSE 100, says BDO Stoy Hayward
Amlin's move to the FTSE 250 means there are no Lloyd's insurers left in the FTSE 100, according to financial advisers BDO Stoy Hayward.