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S&P raises Gerling rating
Standard & Poor's (S&P) has raised its long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Germany-based industrial and private lines insurer Gerling-Konzern Allgemeine Versicherungs-AG (GKA) from 'BBB' (good) to 'BBB+' (good). The…
Board of directors appointment at Clinicare
Clinicare announced that Laurent Pochat-Cottilloux, the company’s actuarial and corporate strategy manager, has been appointed to the board of directors.
Conditional fees to become more transparent
Civil Justice Minister David Lammy has gathered legal practitioners, insurers, academics and costs experts together to discuss conditional fee agreements, their future development and related legal costs issue.
Annuity and Life Re and Transamerica settle dispute
Annuity and Life Re has reported that it and Transamerica have agreed to settle all disputes relating to the current arbitration proceedings between the two parties.
Wealthier homeowners fail to update home insurance
Home contents values are soaring but homeowners are failing to update their insured sums, according to a survey by insurer Hiscox and valuation experts Gurr Johns.
XL Re appoints resinsurance and underwriting risk manager
XL Re has announced the appointment of Jeremy Hindle as ceded reinsurance and underwriting risk manager.
Appointment at Wesleyan Assurance Society
Ian Lazenby, previously UK sales manager at Standard Life, has been recruited by Wesleyan Assurance ...
Argos plans renewed push
Catalogue retailer Argos is planning a new push for its personal lines insurance range, focusing on ...
Aon hires Robert Martin and Marcel Steward
Broker Aon has hired Robert Martin and Marcel Steward to set up Aon Environmental Consulting and Sol...
Brokers offered advice to avoid "another Invaro"
ARC Legal Assistance this week claimed its online brokers' checklist will protect intermediaries fro...
EU competition fears addressed
Uk firms could be less competitive than their European Union counterparts until the introduction of ...
Axiom seeks to boost its acquisition portfolio
Axiom is seeking to boost its acquisition portfolio of run-off insurance businesses, following the c...
Appointment at Davies Lavery
Andrew Hoad has joined Davies Lavery's corporate finance division as an associate. He brings more th...
St Paul International Insurance launches new product
St Paul International Insurance has launched a new product aimed at private golf courses and resorts...
Appointment at InsurE-com
InsurE-com has announced the appointment of three major account managers: Kerry Short, Richard Summe...
Winning streak
Post Magazine received a trio of awards at this year's British Insurance Brokers' Association Journa...
Appointment at Rubicon
Rubicon has made Bob Northmore technical claims director. He formerly worked for Gan, Dominion and Z...
Penny Black's insurance week
With the holiday season upon us, the number of insurance parties is gathering speed. With these even...
New GI head sought by ABI
The Association of British Insurers said it would search inside and outside the insurance industry t...
Insurance industry subject of five-part BBC series
The insurance industry will be the subject of a five-part BBC series, starting next week, to show th...
Appointment at DWF
Five new members of staff have joined the personal injury team at North-west-based law firm DWF as a...
Appointment at Ace
Ace Europe has appointed Alan Sumner to the position of business development manager for its acciden...
Creditors of Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance to be paid
Creditors of US insurer Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance will be paid by the end of the year under a for...
Ex-RSA head gets full-time Fortis role
Fortis chief executive Barry Smith has told Post Magazine that former Royal & Sun Alliance personal ...