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OSG grows loss adjusting arm through Irish acquisition
Outsource Services Group is to acquire Irish loss adjusting firm Lynch Goggin and Associates.
Liberty Mutual continues midmarket renewals sale
Liberty Mutual's sale of middle market commerical property and casualty business renewal rights continued when it announced it had sold the renewal rights to that type ofbusiness in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana,…
Legal giant merges insurance departments
Law firm Barlow Lyde & Gilbert has merged two of its insurance departments to form a new team, commercial risk and reinsurance.
Ironshore forms new P&C underwriting operation
Ironshore, the fast-expanding Bermudian insurer, said that it is to start a property and casualty underwriting operation - once again led by a former AIG employee.
Gallagher in 'definitive' agreement with Liberty Mutual
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co, the US insurance broker, said that it has signed a "definitive" agreement to acquire all of the policy renewal rights from Liberty Mutual's middle-market commercial property/casualty business located in the US Midwest and…
Insurecom announces recruitments to prepare for growth
Insurecom, the general insurance software house, has made a series of new appointments across the business as a result of intensive business and operational change in the second half of 2008.
Allianz strikes major deal in £1bn retail push
TIA Technology has been appointed as a core insurance solutions provider by Allianz Insurance as it looks to grow its retail business.
AIG rumoured to be selling Phillipine consumer units - report
AIG, the stricken insurer, is reported to be selling its Phillipine savings bank and auto finance company to East West Banking Corp, a unit of domestic group Filinvest Development Corp, reported Dow Jones Newswires.
Zurich reports rise in critical illness claims
Zurich saw a 6% rise in critical illness claims last year compared to 2007.
FSA chief outlines regulatory reforms
Lord Turner, chairman of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), has set out the implications for regulation and the future shape of the financial system in a lecture in the City.
Arista expands in Yorkshire and the North-east
Commercial lines underwriter Arista has appointed Sue Speight as broker development manager for Yorkshire and the North East in response to the growing number of independent brokers it is working with in this area.
AIG Europe raises €680m
AIG Europe, the Continental European arm of stricken insurer AIG, has raised €680m in a capital raising, the company said in a statement.
Cayman Islands insurance regulator to stand down
The head of the insurance regulatory office for the Cayman Islands is resigning, an industry official said.
Medical reporting firms gets £3.25m cash injection
Clevedon-based Medreport, which provides independent medical reports to the legal and insurance sectors, has secured £3.25m from Bank of Scotland Corporate to help it grow.
Adjuster wins solus deal with insurer
Questgates has secured a contract from Sterling for building validation.
Homeserve issues bullish interim statement
Homeserve's share price rose 32 pence (3.41%) to 970 pence this morning in the first two hours of trading on a positive profit forecast.
Helphire predicts £3m profit
Helphire has issued an update on its profit predictions for its first half of the year.
IFS finance course gets recession revamp
The IFS School of Finance has revamped its financial education programme for financial services prof...
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Groupama workers help to raise £5000 for deaf children
Staff from Groupama Insurance Portsmouth office have raised £5000 to help deaf children by taking pa...
RDR will reduce IFA numbers, according to conference delegates
The number of independent financial advisers (IFAs) in the UK will shrink as a direct result of the implementation of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), according to senior insurance executives attending a debate hosted by Watson Wyatt.
LeadPoint discounts life insurance leads
LeadPoint has announced that it will be discounting all life insurance leads for new customers.
MIB appoints Cotswold
The Motor Insurers' Bureau has appointed The Cotswold Group as a preferred supplier for investigatio...
Appointment at Whittington
Whittington has appointed Veekash Badal as chief actuary and Neil Hyatt as head of reserving and...