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Montpelier Re Q4, FY results hammered by investment losses
Montpelier Re, the Bermudian (re)insurer, stumbled to a comprehensive loss in the fourth quarter of 2008 and for the full year after sustained heavy investment and catastrophe losses.
Atrium opens Asia office
Atrium Underwriting Group has opened a Singapore office to develop regional business on behalf of Atrium Syndicate 609.
L&G award for Rainbow
Repair and restoration company Rainbow International has scooped a runners-up accolade at the Legal ...
Lloyd's marks 20th year of community scheme
Twenty years after it was launched by the Prince of Wales, the Lloyd's Community Programme is celebr...
Charitable Open GI staff praised for record-breaking donation to hospice
Charitable staff at Open GI have been jumping out of planes, raffling and baking cakes to raise mone...
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Ironshore Environmental unit in reinsurance agreement with Berkshire Hathaway
Ironshore Environmental, a newly formed division of Bermudian insurer Ironshore, said it has placed its reinsurance treaty and that separately it had entered into an arrangement with a member of the Berkshire Hathaway group of insurance companies for…
Unbiased.co.uk says consumers less comfortable buying without advice
Over a third of consumers say they would now feel less comfortable choosing a financial product without expert advice than 12 months ago, according to new research from Unbiased.co.uk,
Pick of the week
Post reporter Sarah Hills rounds up the top stories from the general insurance sector. This week: The...
SME roll out begins with motor launch
NIG has set its sights on growing its share of the medium-sized motor trade market following the lau...
Appointment at Hyperion Insurance
Hyperion Insurance Group has appointed John van Kuffeler as non-executive chairman. He brings 40 yea...
Aggregators await decision
Aggregators must decide "which side of the grey line they are on" if they are to avoid paying VAT fo...
Appointment at AMII
The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries has appointed Michael Payne as its first general...
Appointment at Fortis Insurance
Fortis Insurance Solutions has recruited Anthony Lewis to the newly created position of director of ...
Appointment at Markel International
Markel International has recruited Tomas Nilsson as claims manager for Markel International Sweden. ...
Willis suspension
Willis has said it is suspending its practice of providing annual earnings guidance due to uncertain...
'Bored' judges inconsistent
The only judicial trend in credit hire litigation is a complete lack of consistency in judges' decis...
Appointment at Delta Claims Services
Stephen Fitzgerald has joined Delta Claims Services as non-executive chairman. Mr Fitzgerald was pre...
Commission remuneration days are numbered
The recession will put commission-based broker remuneration under even greater pressure as insurance...
Broker eyes growth despite recession
The managing director of Propertyrisks has spoken of the opportunities the current economic climate ...
Appointment at Glencairn
Glencairn has appointed Alan Brooks as chief executive officer of Glencairn Energy. Mr Brooks is a c...
Fire claims rise rings alarm bells
The cost of insured fire claims on commercial and domestic properties hit a record high of £1.27bn l...
Marsh recruits to plug under-serviced SME gap
Marsh is reaching out to disenfranchised regional brokers in its drive to recruit a network of clien...
QBE acquires in move to be top five property player
QBE has moved closer to its ambition to become a £500m specialist property player and top-five UK pr...