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Brit re-enters retro with $100m Norton Re Bermuda start-up
Lloyd’s and UK company (re)insurer, Brit has announced that it is to launch a specialist Bermuda-based reinsurance company, Norton Re Insurance to write catastrophe retrocession business.
Hiscox opens Manchester office
Hiscox has announced the next stage of its UK expansion plan with the opening of a new office in Manchester.
Equity aims for greater regional presence
Equity Red Star has established a new sales team, charged with developing a strong regional presence for the insurer.
Bike insurer reports stable new business growth
Bennetts has revealed today that despite signs of a slowing market, it has experienced 80 percent growth since its acquisition in October 2001.
Crawford in African push
Crawford & Company is pleased to announce that it has entered into an Associate Agreement with Toplis & Harding in Tanzania.
Peninsula joins imarket with law and health advice
imarket brokers can now offer employment law and health and safety advice to clients thanks to help from Peninsula Business Services.
Allianz set to expand broker training course
Allianz Cornhill is set to expand the offerings of its Key Partner programme in 2007, offering a pac...
CII to have new look in 2007
Proposals to make the Chartered Insurance Institute more transparent, representative and inclusive h...
Ask the expert - Are professional qualifications the way to get ahead in insurance?
If your prime concern is earning a good salary and putting yourself in a position where you can enha...
Team outperforms in student investor competition
The 'FTSE 5 Returns', a team of four school students from Ralph Thoresby High School in Leeds, outpe...
Pick of the Week
Anthony Gould, editor in chief, Post, runs through this week’s major news including a major new arson...
Appointment at AMG
AMG has appointed Caroline Ruane as a freelance consultant to handle its PR and media relations. Ms ...
Insurer disappointed with drug trial inquiry
Chubb insurance has reacted with disappointment to the recommendations of a high-profile investigati...
Allianz prepares for trial
The House of Lords Appeals Committee has refused Allianz Cornhill leave to appeal in the Flora V Wak...
IUA welcomes US reform
Efforts to reform US collateral rules have been welcomed by the International Underwriting Associati...
Mooooving on up
Farm Web has announced that it has renewed its agricultural insurance partnership with NIG for a fur...
Appointment at Zurich
Zurich has made changes to its group executive committee, with the appointments of Patrick O'Sulliva...
Hiscox raids its rivals for Manchester push in 2007
Hiscox is set to open its Manchester office on 2 January next year, hiring a host of staff from riva...
Insurance is out of alignment
The positioning of environmental insurance as a casualty problem is out of kilter with where the tak...
IFB to tackle arson alongside fire service
The fire service and the Insurance Fraud Bureau are planning a crack down on the multi-million-pound...
Budget fears losing its competitive advantage
Personal lines intermediary Budget fears that it could be losing a competitive advantage if there ar...
Liberty reveals fall
Liberty Syndicates has revealed its capacity for the 2007 underwriting year will be £725m, down from...
Appointment at Ascot Underwriting
Ascot Underwriting has appointed Richard Dearlove, the former head of the British Secret Intelligenc...
Environmental question time
delegates took the opportunity to quiz the environmental liability experts on a range of specific st...