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Zurich calls on majors to follow its rates lead
Zurich's UK general insurance boss has challenged market leaders to increase rates for the good of b...
Approval for Hastings MBO
The management buyout of Hastings Direct, Advantage and its associated brands from IAG has received ...
Bank crisis handling a lesson for industry
With the recession in full swing, the bank crisis was a hot topic at the Post Claims Club. Louise Meeson reports on the meeting
Optima makeover to energise Groupama
Groupama has revamped its broker extranet website in an attempt to become the site of choice for pro...
Appointment at Jardine Lloyd Thompson
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has recruited Andy Bear to head up a new transport, engineering and utiliti...
Central hires new director
Scottish broker Central Insurance Services has strengthened its board with the appointment of Chris ...
Fortis CEO rubbishes sale talk with 'football transfer' gossip jibe
The group chief executive of Fortis UK, Barry Smith, has criticised rivals for suggesting the busine...
Allianz in new agency deal
Allianz Retail has teamed up with specialist underwriting agency Kinetic to offer brokers niche clas...
Murphy joins Farr
Barbon Insurance Group has appointed Joe Murphy as head of business for Farr, part of its property a...
Aon revenues rise
Global broker Aon has reported a 4% increase in total revenue to $7.6bn (£5.2bn) for the year ending...
Top five Post stories
The top five stories on postonline.co.uk over the last week were: 1. RSA plans EUR70m swoop for ins...
Australia blaze costs rise
The bush fires that swept through a number of states in Australia killing 200 people could cost insu...
Jobs threat at Helphire
Up to 130 staff could face redundancy at Helphire after the company entered a consultation process. ...
Former NU manager joins Allianz in northern shake-up
Norwich Union's former head of trading for Scotland has joined Allianz Commercial following a restru...
ABI sets out to rebuild trust across Europe
The Association of British Insurers has published a report that aims to help restore confidence in E...
Howden appoints Gilham
Lloyd's broker Howden has appointed senior financial institutions practitioner Patrick Gilham as a m...
Appointment at Clear Insurance Management
Danny Haynes has joined Clear Insurance Management as senior account executive in its corporate te...
RBS linked with new efforts to sell insurance business
Royal Bank of Scotland has been tipped to sell its insurance arm when the economic turmoil bottoms o...
Broking giants back clarity
Marsh and Willis have applauded the New York State Insurance Department for proposing a new regulati...
Brokers knocking at Under Your Roof's door
A website designed to help homeowners buy the correct level of insurance cover is attracting unexpec...
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as these highlights from past-articles reveal
Appointment at CNA
CNA Europe has appointed Mark Figes as casualty manager. In his new role, Mr Figes will assume res...
Appointment at Barbon Insurance Group
Barbon Insurance Group has appointed Kate Coulson as compliance director. Ms Coulson joins Barbon ...
Appointment at DAS Legal Expenses
DAS Legal Expenses Insurance has made three changes to three key departments - legal services, claim...