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Bennett to serve as Howden NED following retirement
Former Howden Lloyd's broking business chief executive John Bennett has decided to retire from his full time role at the Hyperion subsidiary after more than 30 years in the insurance industry.
Hoffman expecting 'strong price competition' as Hastings' Q1 profits slip
Hastings has attributed increased interest expense emanating from debt issued last year for a slide in profit before tax in the first quarter to £14m (Q1 2013: £17m).
MH370 not in Indian Ocean search zone, says Australian authorities
An extensive under water search by Australia for the missing Malaysian airplane MH370 has not found any wreckage.
Thailand military relaxes curfew
The Thai military which is in charge of the country following a coup has relaxed the country wide curfew to midnight to 4am from 10pm to 5am.
Chinese insurer provides heatwave insurance
Zhong An Online Property Insurance is providing a policy for high temperatures.
Oliver leaves A&A Group
A&A Group UK chief executive Martin Oliver has left his post as of yesterday.
One in three homeowners make no effort to protect valuables
A third of homeowners make no effort to either conceal or protect their valuables in case of burglary other risks, according to a survey from the AA.
Insurers should adopt online retailing mentality, says KPMG
UK insurance customer experience is improving but insurers need to focus on personal interaction with customers, digital channels and adopting a retailing mentality, a new report by KPMG has claimed.
MSIG appoints Avraam as class underwriter for health
MSIG has appointed Avraam Avraam to the newly created role of class underwriter for the company’s growing healthcare class.
Axa Art working on Glasgow School of Art fire
Specialist insurer Axa Art is working with fire authorities to remove the Glasgow School of Art’s collection, as well as taking damaged items for assessment.
Fines predicted in conflict of interest review fall-out
Industry fines following the Financial Conduct Authority review of brokers' conflicts of interests are likely to be handed out in a matter of months, accounting firm Moore Stephens predicts.
DLG hands Holliday-Williams £546k share award as Woolgrove departs
Direct Line Group welcomed new personal lines managing director Mike Holliday-Williams with an offer of £546k in shares, after Tom Woolgrove left the firm last week.
Solicitors face being struck-off over PI non-diclosure
Twenty-three law firms face being struck off if an investigation by the Solicitors Regulation Authority finds they withheld information in order to gain professional indemnity cover.
RSA's strategic partners to have big say in future of Asia division
RSA has conceded that the potential sale of its Asia division will depend partly on whether strategic partners in the region believe a disposal of the non-core business is the correct move.
Gibraltar recruits former FSA insurance director for Solvency II project
Gibraltar’s Financial Services Commission has swooped for a former UK insurance regulator to lead its Solvency II implementation project.
Isotrak partners with TTS360 on crash assistance
Telematics provider Isotrak has partnered with incident management company TTS360 giving its HGV fleet customers assistance after a collision.
Dodd touts risk management data standardisation as he takes new role
Former Sirius Financial Solutions director Mike Dodd has joined Risk Solved as a non-executive director having helped in the rebranding of the business from MSM Risk Management.
Ex-Guy Carpenter boss Flandro joins JLT Towers Re
JLT Towers Re has swooped to make Guy Carpenter’s David Flandro its global head of strategic advisory.
HCML unveils catastrophic injury service
Rehabilitation firm HCML has re-launched its catastrophic injury case management service after hiring additional specialist case mangers across a range of clinical disciplines.
Equifax wins G4S insurance fraud protection contract
G4S Investigation Solutions UK has reached an agreement whereby Equifax will provide fraud protection and data matching solutions to its specialist insurance claims division.
Zurich calls for more flood mitigation support
International insurer Zurich wants more money and effort spent on flood prevention.
Suncorp writes down A$500m after life review
Australian insurance and banking group Suncorp has written down A$500m (£270m) after deteriorating conditions in its life book.
Axa Tianping targeting 3% of China motor market
Gaelle Olivier, CEO, general insurance, Axa Asia is targeting 3% of the motor market in China through its joint venture Axa Tianping.
Video: RSA group CEO Stephen Hester Q&A
As RSA’s strategic action plan begins to bear fruit, Post news editor Callum Brodie caught up with group chief executive Stephen Hester to get the lowdown on his recipe for success.