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Sagicor in second London market swoop
Sagicor Syndicate Holdings has completed the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Byrne & Stacey Underwriting.
Ex-Fusion underwriting manager to head up Arista South West push
Arista Insurance has appointed Andy Saxon as regional underwriting manager at the company’s Bristol branch.
Groupama rolls out fleet management initiative
Groupama Insurances has launched a new fleet risk management programme to conduct risk assessment and driver training.
Rivlin kicks off summing up
The scope for finding the three defendants guilty in the Independent trial has been laid out to the jury by the judge, Mr Justice Rivlin. Ed Vinales reports .
Questgates in Capita raid
Loss adjuster Questgates has recruited Andy Haworth and Aaron McMullen, both previously with Inverita, the investigations division of Capita (formerly Brownswords), to join its Motor division.
PI broker PYV gets triple the hits
Visitor numbers to professional indemnity broker PYV 's website has tripled in a year, according to the company.
RSA to fork out £1m over car hire case
Royal & Sun Alliance stands to pay substantial additional legal costs in a long-running dispute with DAS over a £610 replacement car hire claim, according to the legal expenses insurer.
Marsh recruits former Willis director for mid corporate push
Marsh has appointed Adrian Willmott as sales leader for its national business in the southern of England, targetting organisations in the mid-corporate sector.
ABI publishes PMI cancer guidance
The Association of British Insurers has published new guidance on the definitions of medical terms used in all Private Medical Insurance policy documents and information, and introduces guidelines to explain PMI cover for cancer.
DAS creates motor team
Legal expenses insurer DAS has created a new team focussing on motor business from major corporate clients.
Wurttembergische teams up with Chaucer for new Lloyd’s venture
Lloyd’s insurer Chaucer has announced that it has reached agreement with Lightyear Capital, a New York-based private equity firm, and German insurer Wurttembergische Versicherung, to start up a new Lloyd's operation, to be known as Antares Syndicate 1274.
Howden rebrands reinsurance arm
Hyperion's reinsurance broking operation, J K Buckenham, will adopt the Howden brand with immediate effect subject to the approval of the Financial Services Authority.
Keoghs publishes report into future fraud trends
A report predicting future developments and challenges within insurance fraud has been published by law firm Keoghs.
InterResolve launches legacy claims scheme
InterResolve has launched its Legacy Claims Scheme, a telephone mediation service to assist insurers in resolving personal injury claims over a year old.
Success for M&S home insurance agent in Direct Excellence contact centre award
Stacey Tyrie of the Marks and Spencer home insurance call centre in Perth has won the Direct Excelle...
Unum backs RNID for tinnitus awareness
Disability insurer Unum has teamed up with the Royal National Institute for Deaf people to raise awa...
IFS rewrites the rulebook
The IFS school of finance is updating its syllabuses to take into account the upcoming changes to th...
Company paid health schemes increase staff morale
Almost two thirds of employees want their firms to take a more active interest in their health, acco...
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Guy Carpenter drops action
Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter has confirmed that it has dropped UK litigation pending against thr...
Allianz signs ATE broker
Judicious Professional Solutions, a company set up by Adrian Carmichael, director of Judicious Litig...
Assurant takes Centrepoint
Assurant Solutions has acquired £5m Centrepoint Insurance Services, a household and payment protecti...
Appointment at Silverbeck Rymer
Law firm Silverbeck Rymer has added Mark Evans as an associate partner. Mr Evans joins after 11 year...