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Member of AMG MBO team quits
The management team which bought out loss adjuster Ashworth Mairs Group in October 2005 has lost one...
Outright appointed by Aston Villa FC
Fortis broking subsidiary Outright has been appointed by Aston Villa Football Club to launch a range...
Cunningham Lindsey reports increase in pre-tax profits
Cunningham Lindsey has reported that its UK revenues and pre-tax profits increased to £84m (2004: £7...
Win Gold Cup Cheltenham tickets
Post Magazine has teamed up with Brit Insurance to offer five pairs of admission tickets with Club E...
AIG: agencies still wary over losses
Ratings agencies remained sceptical of AIG's fortunes, after the insurer paid out more than $3.2bn (...
Recalls of dangerous consumer goods doubles
The number of reported European recalls of dangerous and faulty consumer goods more than doubled las...
Allianz Global Risk UK appoints Julia Aasberg
Allianz Global Risk UK has appointed Julia Aasberg to commence underwriting a global offshore energy...
BiB announces new underwriting partnership
Broker BiB has announced a new underwriting partnership with Chaucer Insurance, as part of plans to ...
VC to back broker after £250m sell-off
Venture capitalist Alchemy Partners this week stressed it plans to continue to back Open and Direct'...
Allianz Cornhill granted appeal but expects summer hearing at earliest
Allianz Cornhill has won a crucial battle in its fight to stop an injury settlement rising way above...
Sub-broking judgement soon
A second landmark broking judgement is due to be handed down by the High Court within weeks, which w...
Broker giants set for legal spat over staff
Broking giant Aon is set to sue Heath Lambert for poaching several Newcastle-based senior employees,...
The BIBA appoints Peter Kelly to its board
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has appointed Peter Kelly, head of office at Marsh Belfas...
Halfords boosts RSA affinity aim
Royal and Sun Alliance's stated aim of growing its presence in the affinity market received a boost ...
Major brokers to face FSA fee hikes
Medium-sized brokers face Financial Services Authority fee increases of more than 10%, the regulator...
Stuart Degg announces his departure from Lloyd's
Stuart Degg, who developed Lloyd's three-year plan, last week announced his departure from head of s...
Law firm Hextalls moves Gemini into its London operation
Law firm Hextalls is relaunching its non-legal services operation, Gemini, and bringing the business...
Argent Liability Adjusters recruits Steve Hall
Argent Liability Adjusters has recruited Steve Hall to be the manager of its Manchester office. Mr H...
Council model backed for roll-out
A local authority-run anti-personal injury fraud campaign has been acclaimed as the model for counci...
ABI denies cancer call
The Association of British Insurers has denied claims that it will be submitting an application to t...
Icon plans online push in second half
Recently rebranded commercial insurance provider Icon is looking to launch a full online trading sys...
New SVB insurer plan set to halt UK exodus
SVB has stressed that it has no plans to replicate the branch network structure of former subsidiary...
Discrimination claims to rise
Discrimination claims against the top 50 UK law firms are expected to surge over the next five years...
First hearing of action against oil depot on 17 March
The High Court will receive the first hearing of the multi-million-pound class action against Hertfo...