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Swiss Re: two more profitable years ahead
Swiss Re has warned that impending regulation and the need for greater transparency will increase pr...
Appointment at UKI Partnerships
UKI Partnerships has appointed Darren Whittaker as head of strategic growth. Before joining the firm...
David Germaine quits GAB Robins UK
David Germaine has quit GAB Robins UK as group marketing director to join legal, technical, training...
DWP details pilot scheme to fast-track EL
The Department for Work and Pensions has set out details of the long-awaited pilot it will start ear...
Liability back under OFT's microscope
Last week's announcement that the Office of Fair Trading would review liability insurance for a seco...
Ofwat's announcement should reduce risk of sewer flooding
The Association of British Insurers said last week's announcement by water regulator Ofwat that wate...
DLA merges with US firm Piper Rudnick
UK insurance specialist law firm DLA has merged with US firm Piper Rudnick, making it the third larg...
One in 10 insurance staff 'will quit within a year'
The insurance industry faces another mass skills desertion, with one in 10 employees between the age...
NU: keep lawyers out of small PI claims
Norwich Union has thrown its weight behind proposed reforms to the compensation system, declaring th...
Outsourcing 'still a learning curve'
Tony Boorman, the Principal Insurance Ombudsman, has said that there are still questions about wheth...
Insurer Arch establishes marine underwriting division
Insurer Arch has announced the establishment of a marine underwriting division. William Beveridge wi...
Quest Gates recruits Brian Cosgrave
Quest Gates has recruited Brian Cosgrave, the founder of specialist PI adjuster Adjustability. Mr Co...
MIB promises Berkshire rail crash payouts
The Motor Insurers' Bureau confirmed that it will be meeting in full all personal injury claims subm...
Cooper Gay splits its business into two divisions
Reinsurance broker Cooper Gay has split its business into two divisions, retail client service and w...
Appointment at Robin Simon
James McKay has joined the Birmingham office of Robin Simon as a trainee solicitor. Mr McKay joins f...
Claims model challenged
A government initiative to centralise claims processing and cut legal costs in Ireland could face a ...
Liability model 'inadequate for D&O'
Directors' and officers' insurance is "fundamentally misunderstood" by risk managers and policyholde...
Appointment at Fusion Insurance
Fusion Insurance has recruited Andrew Fleming, Paul Lee and Scott Brown to its senior business devel...
Atradius axe falls on 110
Credit Insurer Atradius is axing 110 (20%) of its UK staff over the next two years as part of group-...
Appointment at ISS Damage Control
Disaster recovery specialist ISS Damage Control has made Allan Jones project manager. Mr Jones bring...
Oxygen recruits trio from Faraday
London market broking start-up Oxygen has hired three executives from chief executive officer Nigel ...
Appointment at Combined Insurance
Combined Insurance has recruited Tim Thirlway to the role of senior market research executive. He pr...
Illium Syndicate 4040 launches dedicated underwriting operation
Specialist Lloyd's liability writer Illium Syndicate 4040 is launching a dedicated underwriting oper...
RIMS gives account of Spitzer actions
The Risk and Insurance Management Society has made a statement, claiming it has taken an active role with US federal, state, and regulatory officials to respond to the contingency fee issue on behalf of its members.