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Fusion expects up to 40% growth in gross written premiums
Lloyd's agency Fusion is expecting up to 40% growth in gross written premiums for 2004 to over £130m...
Insurers give warranty reform a mixed reception
Insurers have given a mixed reaction to the government's recent green light for reform of the sale o...
Brit Insurance Holdings expects positive underwriting conditions
Brit Insurance Holdings is expecting underwriting conditions in its target areas for 2004 to continu...
Penny Black's insurance week
Happy new year to everyone. It seems like it's been an eventful holiday for some. Penny was interest...
Capital Risk acquires business portfolio of HCC Employee Benefits
Jardine Lloyd Thompson's US-based subsidiary Capital Risk has acquired the business portfolio and re...
Review of the BIBA by chief executive Eric Galbraith
The review of the British Insurance Brokers' Association, by recently appointed chief executive Eric...
GISC raises fears over consumer choice
The General Insurance Standards Council has expressed its concerns that proposed reporting requireme...
Appointment at Allianz Global Risks
Allianz Global Risks has appointed Nick Bush as its senior engineering underwriter. In his new role,...
Swiss Re Life & Health signs agreement
Swiss Re Life & Health has signed a 10-year business process outsourcing agreement with Computer Sci...
Crawford secures Axa panel place
Loss adjuster Crawford has won out following Axa's long-awaited announcement of the results of its l...
Properties managed by local authorities at increased risk from subsidence
Properties managed by local authorities are at increased risk from subsidence, according to Zurich M...
Legal move may spark others
Insurance law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain has acquired the property insurance litigation practi...
Appointment at CDL
Former Peoples Choice chief executive David Pearce has joined CDL on a consultancy basis to help the...
Appointment at Catlin Underwriting Agencies
Catlin Underwriting Agencies, which manages Syndicate 2003 at Lloyd's and underwrites on behalf of t...
What the papers said this week
The Daily Telegraph MBNA, the US credit card giant, is the leading bidder to buy Premium Credit, fo...
Appointment at Navigant Consulting
Navigant Consulting (UK) has appointed Colin Smith and Gary Izatt to launch its compliance assessmen...
Appointment at St Paul
Bruno Schuoler has become special risks underwriter within the kidnap and ransom team at Cassidy Dav...
Appointment at The Revival Company
Fire and flood restoration specialist The Revival Company has recruited three new staff to coincide ...
Appointment at Homeowners
Friendly society Homeowners has made Chris Lazenby operations director. Mr Lazenby will lead the com...
Terror threat may affect aviation rates
Insurers appear likely to avoid exposure to claims arising from recent and expected future flight de...
Cox Insurance's broking division buys book of motor business
Cox Insurance's broking division has bought a book of rural/commercial motor business from Marsh's p...
Appointment at Bank of Scotland
Bank of Scotland Commercial Insurance, part of Halifax General Insurance, has made Peter Thompson he...
Appointment at MMA Insurance
Kate Penrose has joined intermediary-only insurer MMA as marketing strategy and planning manager. He...
Folgate acquires insurance portfolio of Markfield Group
Folgate has acquired the insurance portfolio of West Midlands-based Markfield Group, a subsidiary of...