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Appointment at Bupa
Bupa has announced the appointment of three new non-executive directors to the board. They are Virgi...
Aon data defends insurer willingness to pay
Aon said its own data on insurers' willingness to pay claims proves the market meets a relatively hi...
Marine expert promoted
Charles Scott-Hopkins has been given responsibility for the development of the marine hull, war and ...
Equity haul in major deal
Equity Insurance Group has signed a major affinity partnership with MAN Financial Services, a divisi...
Aquilo shake-up
Aquilo has reviewed and renewed its management structure. Joining Chris Langridge, who began as fina...
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
FarmWeb in exclusive deal
FarmWeb has announced a multi-million-pound deal with RK Harrison in a bid to target country estates...
Disability benefits could offset pay-outs
Greater knowledge of state benefits for people out of work due to a disability could produce conside...
Appointment at PWS
PWS has made two senior appointments. Colin Campbell has joined the group as non-executive chairman ...
Brokers alarmed by Quinn clause 20 bypass
Brokers have raised concerns over a clause in Quinn Direct's terms of business agreement whereby the...
Appointment at Sigma
Sigma Claims Solutions, a specialist liability adjusting company, has promoted Greig Birrell to the ...
Travel insurers hope for pregnant pause
Travel insurers are hoping the government will give them an extra two years to make necessary change...
DAS gung-ho for international expansion
Legal expenses insurer DAS is looking to expand into four international territories next year with C...
Singapore post for Tan
Whittington Group has announced that Peter Tan has been appointed group strategic acquisitions direc...
Appointment at Mondial
Mondial UK has appointed Aimee Charlwood as business development manager. Ms Charlwood will help dev...
CBG signals acquisition intent with equity issue
Aim-listed Broker CBG's market capitalisation should rise to approximately £20m after the Manchester...
IIB slams disclosure errors
Insurance brokers have told the Financial Services Authority the disclosure of remuneration in exact...
London Market operation: claims kept off the system
Ian Winter QC representing Michael Bright, continued to question Colin Hawes on the claims process within Independent’s London Market claims operation this afternoon, writes Sarah Hills .
London Market operation - audit concerns
Colin Hawes, ex-deputy divisional claims director for Independent’s London Market operation told the jury today how he was asked on two separate occasions not to make information readily available to Independent’s internal auditor, writes Sarah Hills .
Gallagher Re attracts Carvill actuary
Broker Gallagher Re has announced the appointment of Mark Flower as chief actuary for its UK operations. Based in London, Flower will lead the international analytics team across all business lines worldwide excluding USA.
Ribeiro appointed international markets director at Lloyd's
Lloyd’s has appointed Jose Ribeiro as its new director of international markets and business development.
Contract certainty code of practice published after two years' work
The Contract Certainty Steering Committee has published a code of practice designed to ensure policies continue to be fully agreed prior to coverage becoming active.
Defaqto: Oversupply likely to hit brokers
In its latest report into the UK Home Insurance Market, Defaqto claims new entrants have made the market increasingly competitive. As a result it predicts brokers will struggle to keep their share of business.
DE Shaw buys James River, to merge with Bermudian operations
US specialty insurer James River Group has announced that its board has unanimously agreed to be taken over by hedge fund group, DE Shaw.