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E-insurance buys rights
Brightside subsidiary E-Insurance has bought the new business and renewal rights of the E-Van insura...
Appointment at Brit Insurance
Brit Insurance has recruited Rosie O'Gara as regional manager for the central region. Ms O'Gara, who...
Appointment at Oamps
Oamps UK has appointed Andrew Dear to the newly created position of business development director (s...
What the papers said this week
BBC Shares in Axa, Europe's second-biggest insurer, sunk 15% on Tuesday after the firm cut its pr...
KPMG warns of FSA fallout
Recommendations by the Financial Services Authority outlining proposals to increase consumer confide...
Oxygen plays with Tiga
Oxygen Insurance Brokers has been appointed sole intermediary for members of Tiga, the games develop...
Ucatt seeks EL bureau backing
The Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians is in early discussions with "sympathetic M...
MMC admits warchest
Marsh and McLennan, the financial services giant that owns insurance broker Marsh and reinsurance br...
Appointment at Assurant
Assurant Solutions Intermediary has recruited Kevin Paterson to its senior management team as sales ...
Quinn reassures brokers
Quinn Insurance has written to brokers to reassure them it can meet future liabilities after being f...
Central acquires Peart
Scottish Insurance broker Central Insurance has acquired high performance car insurance specialist, ...
North of the Border: abolition of 'Mixed Doubles' rule in Scotland
On 29 June 1993 the late Lord Johnston, then Alan Johnston QC, dean of the Faculty of Advocates - le...
PAYD insurers named
Allianz, Equity Red Star, Groupama and Co-operative Insurance have been named as the first panel mem...
Capita to cut jobs
Capita has confirmed it may cut up to 62 roles at its Colchester-based assistance business, which in...
Buyers seek damages
Company sellers are facing a new hurdle as buyers are increasingly seeking to recover damages for fi...
Broker Direct in Bolton
Broker Direct has opened a second office in Bolton as part of the company's expansion plans. The ope...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny felt like she was at the United Nations last week, when she joined loss adjuster MYI for a coc...
Blanc shortlisted for gong
Towergate's Amanda Blanc is a finalist in a competition that celebrates the success of female profes...
Appointment at Ambant
Steven Crabb has joined Ambant as a director. He brings 20 years' experience in the Lloyd's market a...
Travelers' rewords policy
Travelers has revamped its Director Xpress policy wording for private company and non-profit risks. ...
Amlin completes acquisition of Anglo French Underwriters
Amlin, the Lloyd's (re)insurer, said it has completed the acquisition of Anglo French Underwriters, the French specialty insurer.
Pick of the week
Post reporters Louise Meeson and Sarah Hills round up the top stories from the general insurance sector. Click here for video
RenRe US arm Weatherpredict makes acquisition
WeatherPredict Consulting, a US affiliate of Bermudian reinsurer RenaissanceRe, said that it has bought the primary technology assets of Commodity Hedgers, a specialist in remotely sensed meteorological observations and provider of high quality products…
TCS warns insurers to tackle rising claims costs
Credit hire and repair claims are projected to cost the insurance industry £1.2bn this year, according to Endsleigh Insurance's claims handling organisation, TCS.