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Zurich cool on pay-as-you-go motor links
Zurich says it has no immediate plans to launch a pay-as-you-go motor insurance scheme, despite anno...
Analysts quash renewed £700m Benfield bid talk
The top three brokers are unlikely to pursue reinsurance specialist Benfield after news broke that t...
Appointment at Sigma
Sigma Claims Solutions has appointed Dave Smith and Chris Thompson as senior liability adjusters to ...
Acquisitive Bollington seals broker deal
Bollington Group has made its first acquisition since Groupama acquired a 60% stake in the business ...
Co-op in Junction web deal
Junction has been selected by Co-operative Insurance as its long-term partner to develop a motor web...
Allianz plays down explosion inquiry impact
Allianz Insurance says a public inquiry into the Glasgow plastics factory explosion that claimed nin...
RK Harrison division director defects to rival
Holman's has taken the schemes director from rival RK Harrison to head up its newly-formed binding a...
Thomson aggregator move
Directory service Thomson Local has launched an aggregator through Beat That Quote.com's new white l...
ABI urges haste
The Association of British Insurers called on the government to bring forward the planned increase i...
Appointment at Blyth Valley
Blyth Valley has made four new additions to its Ipswich-based team. Stephan Pieri joins the company ...
BGL appoints associate director
Gary Elliott has been appointed as the new associate director for account development in ACM ULR, the claims management arm of the BGL Group
Lloyd's underwriter teams up with broker to launch new company
Lloyd’s sports insurer, Sportscover has teamed up with Canadian managing general underwriter, WJ Sutton & Company to launch a new company to provide sports insurance in Canada.
Rock Insurance enters the business travel arena
Rock Insurance has launched its new business travel insurance policy.
Post pick of the week
Jonathan Swift, editor of Post Magazine, outlines the main news stories in this week's issue including: RSA outlines its latest global expansion plans with developments expected in Latin America, The Far East and Eastern Europe; why the FSA’s commission…
FSCS steps in after broker goes bust
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has announced it is stepping in to help customers of Your Health Plus Insurance Services of Bracknell after the firm went into administration. FSCS has now declared the firm in default.
Cunningham director joins Davies
Loss adjuster Davies Group has appointed Gary Liptrot as a director. In his new role he will focus on strategic development and, in particular, client relationships and new business opportunities across its UK network.
3XD launches broker products
3xd has extended its range of products and services to include a general insurance proposition for intermediaries.
Aon trio wins IIL award
Mathematical flair, an unmatched grasp of reinsurance and an insight into business practice has led three Aon employees to win prizes for their ACII exam scores from the Insurance Institute of London.
Ministers meet with the ABI to discuss floods
UK Floods recovery minister, John Healey, the economic secretary to the Treasury, Kitty Ussher, Defra minister Jonathan Shaw and BERR minister Pat McFadden met today with representatives from the Association of British Insurers for a second time to…
Guy Carp settles suit with Integro defectors
Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter has confirmed that it has settled UK litigation pending against three former executives, Julian Samengo-Turner, Ron Whyte and Marcus Hopkins, who defected to rival broker Integro in April 2007.
PWS four bailed again
City of London police have confirmed that the four executives of Lloyd’s broker PWS who were arrested back in January 2007 have had their bail extended once again.
CII positions itself for distribution review changes
The CII has launched the first of its position papers on the future landscape of the financial services industry, in response to the Financial Services Authority Retail Distribution Review.
QBE integrates Irish operations
QBE today announces the launch of QBE Ireland following the integration and rebranding of its three Irish primary insurance businesses, D A Constable Syndicate (Ireland), Ensign and QBE Insurance.
Cover TV: hear from six of the health and protection sector's leading lights
COVER, the specialist magazine for the health and protection sector, is this month celebrating its 10th anniversary. To mark the occasion magazine editor Johanna Gornitzki conducted a series of one-off TV interviews with six leading industry figures,…