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Torus moves for new European casualty senior vice president
Torus has appointed Thomas Guesde as senior vice president of its European casualty platform.
US authorities are set to investigate the AIG bail-out
The US bail-out watchdog is to investigate AIG's rescue, the BBC has reported.
Zurich updates risk model
Zurich Financial Services Group has enhanced its Global Risk Assessment Module - Gloram, which is designed to assist businesses cope with risk management.
UK officially exits recession
The UK economy has exited recession, after figures from the Office of National Statistics showed the economy had grown by a 0.1% in the last quarter of 2009.
Buffett buys Munich Re stake
Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett has added a big stake in Munich Re to his insurance holdings, boosting...
RLI net earnings rise 19%
RLI, the US specialty insurer, said its full-year earnings jumped 19% to $93.8m from $78.6m this time last year.
Zurich reveals senior travel and personal accident appointments
Zurich Financial Services Group has appointed Brian Armstrong as head of personal accident and business travel, and Steve Coleman as senior PA & BT development underwriter for UK general insurance.
Plexus raids Halliwells again to bolster Manchester team
Five associates reunited with partners Chris Gough, Tim Short and Louise Shaw who left Halliwells in 2009 to start up office.
Towergate boosts Scottish team with new appointments
Towergate has appointed two new employees to its retail operation in Scotland
Weightmans offers legal advice to insurers ahead of MOJ reforms
Law firm Weightmans has launched an information portal aimed at assisting the insurance industry to prepare for the introduction of a new motor claims handling process.
New pricing and planning manager takes over at Groupama
Glyn Hughes has been appointed as personal lines pricing and planning manager at the insurer.
Ceta targets expansion
Ceta insurance is planning expansion after posting 2009 new business record.
Awal collapse could cost (re)insurers millions of dollars
Last year's collapse of Awal bank in Bahrain could cost the insurance industry hundreds of millions of dollars, Reinsurance...
Personal injury claims average drops 6% in Ireland
The Injuries Board CEO Patricia Byron reports the average workplace award was 48% higher than in motor.
Allianz agrees salvage deal with Copart
Allianz has appointed Copart to provide motor salvage services following the latter’s purchase of D Hales last week.
Aon lead broker for Ethiopian Airlines crash
Aon was the lead broker for the Ethiopian Airlines plane which crashed on January 25th, Reinsurance can reveal...
Former Lloyd's Asia boss joins Markel
Markel International has appointed former head of Lloyd’s Asia, Simon Wilson, as director, international development.
Chaucer names head of specialist lines
Chaucer Syndicate 1084 has appointed Brian Everall as head of its specialist lines division.
Arista to widen product range
Commercial lines underwriter Arista has said it is on target to achieve a consistent trading profit from the first quarter of the year, despite tough trading conditions.
CTC rebrands Bermuda-based arm
CTC Allego becomes CTC Insurance Management (Bermuda).
Hiscox reports 5-7% drop in reinsurance renewal rates
Insurer says this was expected due to low level of claims and previous high rates.
White Mountains acquires run-off insurer
White Mountains Re, a subsidiary of Bermudian insurance group White Mountains, has acquired run-off insurer Central National Insurance Company of Omaha from Drum Financial Corporation for around $5m, the company said in a statement...
Former Liberty CFO takes up new role
Nicole Loone, former CFO at Liberty Syndicates, has taken up a new role at Navigators.
Aon payments to Manchester United already at £35.9m
Aon has already paid Manchester United £35.9m for the sponsorship deal beginning in 2010/11 season, filings show.