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Axa refocus set to put 700 jobs to the sword
Axa Insurance is set to stop promoting its direct brand as part of a major refocus of its personal l...
Reinsurance market maintains underwriting discipline
Despite ample capacity and signs of resurgent competition, the reinsurance market generally maintain...
Appointment at UKI Partnerships
UKI Partnerships has appointed Laura Jowitt as its new marketing executive. She joins from Yorkshi...
Aspen to expand property arm
Bermudian insurance group Aspen Insurance Holdings aims to expand its US property reinsurance underw...
Appointment at Thompson Heath & Bond
Frank Murphy has been made managing director of Thompson Heath & Bond, the Lloyd's broking arm of ...
Zurich sticks to guns as personal lines MD exits
Zurich this week stressed the sudden departure of its personal lines head would not affect its curre...
Royal & Sun Alliance agrees sale
Royal & Sun Alliance has agreed to sell its 37.1% shareholding in South African-based Mutual & Feder...
Insurers often miss out
Insurers often miss out on reducing their claims bill by failing to make use of their right to recov...
Appointment at Insurex Expo-Sure
Insurex Expo-Sure, the specialist in insurance for the conference, exhibition, events and hospitalit...
Allianz Cornhill signs up to Sirius Financial System
Allianz Cornhill has become the third insurer to sign up to Sirius Financial System's Stargate comme...
Seven different Lloyd's syndicates make cash calls
A total of seven different Lloyd's syndicates have made cash calls, including Kingsmead syndicates 2...
FSCS to appeal over House of Lords Indie judgement
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme plans to petition the House of Lords for leave to appeal ...
Appointment at SVB Holdings
SVB Holdings has recruited Peter Matson to the group. Mr Matson was a co-founder and head of under...
Government overturns icy road ruling
The chairman of the Motor Accidents Solicitors Society has welcomed the government's overturning of ...
Appointment at Allianz Global Risks
Chris Batchelor has been made manager, liability at Allianz Global Risks. He joined the company af...
Exemption from Federal Excise Tax
According to the International Underwriting Association, most London Market insurers are in a positi...
Gender result
Hugh Savill, the newly appointed head of EU and international affairs at the Association of British ...
Broker buys out claims company chief executive
Australian-based claims specialist Wyatt Gallagher Basset's chief executive Peter Wyatt has sold his...
Ratings agencies downgrade XL Capital Group
Ratings agencies AM Best and Standard & Poor's Ratings have downgraded the debt ratings of XL Capita...
Appointment at Illium
Specialist Lloyd's liability syndicate Illium Syndicate 4040 has strengthened its team with four new...
ABI and CILA set to unite over national terrorism plan
The Association of British Insurers and the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters have agreed to mee...
The Community Broking Group makes first acquisition
The Community Broking Group has made its first acquisition since its floatation on the Alternative I...
FSA decision angers brokers
Brokers have expressed anger at the Financial Services Authority after it scrapped plans to force co...
RSA in More Th>n broker promise
Royal & Sun Alliance has promised brokers it will match any quote given by its new direct commercial...