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D&O costs rise 50%
Directors' and officers' liability insurance costs for the Standard & Poors' financials sector incre...
Saga pulls plug on aggregator site as advertising spend rockets
Saga-owned price comparison website Confident Cover has closed, marking the aggregator advertising w...
Penny Black's insurance week
It appears that bankers and the City-types are not the only ones to worry about redundancies. Clea...
£59.3m loss for Helphire
Helphire is renegotiating its banking covenants having reported a pre-tax loss of £59.3m (2007: £19....
Appointment at Torus Insurance
Torus Insurance has appointed John Williams as global head of business operations. Mr Williams wil...
Admiral plans US expansion with new brand
Admiral Group's finance director has outlined its American ambitions and European growth plans. The...
Appointment at Validus Holdings
Validus Holdings is expanding its global technical lines division in the US, UK and Asia through the...
NU downplays risk of broker overdependence
Norwich Union has confirmed its Broker Independence Group launch is part of its strategy to support ...
Ex-Axa CEO biding his time despite job offers
Former Axa chief executive Peter Hubbard has accepted his first non-executive role since leaving the...
Appointment at Beazley Group
Beazley Group has appointed Thomas Reagan as an underwriter. In his new role he will help Beazley'...
Axa axes area branch managers in regional shake-up
Axa Insurance is consolidating its 11 area branch manager roles into four regional posts as part of ...
Insurer liability remains unclear after Asbestos test cases
Insurers remain unable to determine damages after four asbestos test cases failed to provide a formu...
Lloyd's in Polish push
Lloyd's has opened a representative office in Poland. The Warsaw office will be run by Lloyd's Polis...
JLT organic growth up
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has said it does not need to sign any major deals to increase growth. The bro...
Appointment at Marsh
Marsh has appointed Paul O'Keefe as global claims leader for its global energy practice. In this n...
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
Guy Carpenter acquires
Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter has agreed to acquire John B Collins Associates for an undisclosed ...
Motor fraud gangs are a moving target
Motor fraud is spreading from renowned hotspots into neighbouring towns that have been previously le...
JW Group boss quits Towergate for start up
Ken Davie, former managing director of Towergate's first significant broking acquisition in Scotland...
New CEO for Hiscox
Hiscox is set to appoint Charles Duppin as its new chief executive of its Bermuda division. Duppin, ...
Post claims event
Post Events hosts its annual property claims management briefing on 23 April at One Whitehall Place,...
Appointment at Aon
Aon has appointed Carl Wooding as UK marine client manager. Working closely with the UK cargo team...
Lloyds/HBoS buck decline
The insurance chief of Lloyds Banking Group has praised the "strong" performance of Halifax Bank of ...
Chubb loses London chief
Chubb Europe is searching for a new London boss after the incumbent Andrew McKee took a new role at ...