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Biba supports cash concerns
Accountants' concerns about brokers' use of cash balances have been echoed by the British Insurance ...
Goss to double size with acquisitions
Broker Goss and Co aims to double in size by 2008 and strengthen its brand by bringing subsidiary Pe...
Commercial insurance premiums take sharp downward turn
Commercial insurance premiums took a sharp downward turn in the third quarter of 2005, according to ...
Appointment at Barrie and Hibbert
Barrie and Hibbert has made Colin Wilson a senior consultant to its risk management consultancy. Mr ...
Appointment at HCML
Health and Case Management has appointed Gavin Wright to the newly created role of chief operating o...
Markel Corporation appoints Steve Cullen
Markel Corporation has appointed Steve Cullen as president and chief operating officer of its new bu...
Appointment at St Paul Travelers
St Paul Travelers has made Andy Hamilton regional underwriter, servicing a panel of brokers in the H...
Appointment at Multiassistance
Ifti Adam has been appointed as the finance and administration manager of Multiassistance. Mr Adam h...
We are sailing
Norwich Union parent Aviva is continuing its brand awareness campaign by sponsoring a solo around-th...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Jon Cooper has become national business manager for Allianz Cornhill Schemes, where he will be respo...
Forbes staff to front new PI arm
The Primary Group is to establish a professional indemnity arm to be largely staffed by a raft of em...
Cobra prepares to reach the "top 10"
A two-year-old intermediary claims it will become "one of the top 10 non-global brokers" when contra...
Insurers urged to implement seven-day updating
Insurers will be urged to press ahead with plans to move to seven-day updating of the Motor Insuranc...
Oval West Midlands goes live with a Sirius 21 solution
Oval West Midlands, formerly known as Beddis and Partners, has gone live with a 65-user Sirius 21 so...
Jeffrey Greenberg tipped to launch new venture
London Market News
Heath Lambert recruits two new directors
Heath Lambert has recruited two new directors within its reinsurance division. Roland Vella and Chri...
Biba backs commission campaign
The British Insurance Brokers' Association this week lent its support to two European regulatory cam...
Fitch downgrades XL Capital
Fitch Ratings has downgraded ratings of XL Capital (XL) and its property/casualty reinsurance subsidiaries by one notch.
New Bermuda reinsurer to pick up Chubb business
Stone Point Capital has announced the formation of Harbor Point, a global reinsurance company to be based in Bermuda.
Florida clears up after Wilma
Florida has begun to clear up the devastation left by Hurricane Wilma as it swept across the US state killing at least six people.
Marsh CEO to head up industry body
Bruce Carnegie-Brown, chief executive of Marsh UK & Europe, has been elected president of the Institute of Financial Services.
XL third quarter figures point to overall loss for the year
XL Capital has announced, based on current loss reports and estimates, it expects pre-tax net losses arising from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita will be approximately $1.16bn (£652m) and $263.6 million, respectively.
Ace hurricane losses hit third quarter figures
ACE has reported a net loss for the third quarter endedSeptember 30, 2005 of $112 million (£62m) or $(0.43) per common share after payment of preferred dividends, compared with net income of $4 million or $(0.03) per share for the same quarter last year.
Primary launch follows Forbes fallout
The Primary Group is to establish a new professional indemnity arm to be manned by dozens of staff that have quit Alexander Forbes.