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Trial of Merrion Re directors begins this week
The trial of the directors of Dublin-based reinsurer Merrion Re finally began this week at Southwark...
Rubicon Inspections deploys web-based management system
Insurance services company Rubicon Inspections has deployed a web-based management system to schedul...
Penny Black's insurance week
Those cowardly Tory MPs who wrote letters calling for a confidence vote on Iain Duncan Smith without...
What the papers said this week
The Daily Telegraph British American Tobacco is injecting its struggling US arm, Brown & Williamson...
Appointment at Henmans Solicitors
Henmans Solicitors has promoted two solicitors to the position of partner. Joanna Atkinson is an emp...
Appointment at KPMG
KPMG has recruited Jeremy Forty from Tillinghast Towers Perrin as an associate director within the s...
Film finance dispute settled
The latest round in the long-running series of film finance disputes reached a confidential settleme...
Reinsurer Alea to complete initial public offering
Bermuda-based reinsurer Alea will complete an initial public offering to float on the London Stock E...
Appointment at JL Manson & Partners
Manchester-based insurance broker JL Manson & Partners has continued to expand its commercial brokin...
Art of the country
Axa Art is preparing to unveil a new set of disaster recovery guidelines for its clients in large co...
Swinton network stalls again
MMA-owned Swinton this week denied that the loss of the head of its commercial broker network Philli...
New FSA proposals reiterate need for £4bn
The Financial Services Authority intends to enforce tough new capital requirements for financial con...
Prima Solutions looks to increase business in the UK
Insurance software supplier Prima Solutions, which has a base in the French market, is looking to in...
Appointment at Graham High Group
Former Capita McLarens liability claims team leader, Mark Simms has joined the Graham High Group and...
AIG posts net income
AIG has posted net income of $6.57bn (£3.94bn) for the nine months ended 30 September, up 16.8% over...
Appointment at Jelf Group
Andrew Holden is to join The Jelf Group from PSP in Chippenham as an account executive in the firm's...
Claims code delayed for a year
A voluntary code of regulation for the claims management sector will not be in place for a year, acc...
Polaris boss in imarket boast
Polaris chief executive Martin Mclachan has declared the new insurer-backed broker platform, imarket...
Insurers hit by new EU motor directive
The Comite Europeen des Assurances has criticised a rise in potential payouts that now faces insurer...
Kinnect attracts cash boost
London market e-commerce initiative Kinnect expects to see the first risk passed over its platform b...
Appointment at Woodstock
West Malling-based Woodstock Insurance Brokers has appointed Steve Gamage as operations manager and ...
Asda to sell life insurance in partnership with Scottish Widows
Supermarket chain Asda is to sell life insurance and mortgage life insurance in partnership with Sco...
PeopleSoft announces record revenues
Customer relationship management systems vendor PeopleSoft has announced record revenues for the thi...
MPs call for legislation requiring proof of car insurance
MPs called on the government this week to introduce legislation requiring tax disc-style proof of in...