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Appointment at Sparke Helmore
Australia-based law firm Sparke Helmore has made several new additions: two partners, one senior-lev...
Ectimo offers leakage pledge
Household insurers could boost their recovery rates to 10% of total claims spend by using a new solu...
Ace targets 40% renewals online by 2008
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Plane crash costs counted
Insurers are assessing the financial impact of a fatal plane crash that occurred in Farnborough, Ken...
Glacier gets London post
Glacier Insurance has commenced underwriting operations in London this week having received the rele...
Capita buys broker
The Capita Group has acquired HFR Holdings and Lancaster Insurance Services for a consideration of a...
Aggregators face backlash over shallow comparisons
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Hyperion group secures private equity warchest
Private equity house 3I this week became the largest investor in Hyperion after giving the underwrit...
Appointment at GI Group
Specialist insurance recruitment agency GI Resource Management has appointed four senior staff membe...
Oxygen benefits from Giles 'non core' pull out
Oxygen Insurance Brokers has hired five former employees from rival broker Giles to staff a new offi...
RSA buys insurer
Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance has announced the acquisition of Sertus Underwriting. The business,...
Appointment at RFIB
RFIB has appointed Jonathan Turnbull as group chief financial officer. He is a chartered accountant ...
Ectimo launch announced
A new solution is being launched to improve the detection of financial leakage.
Lawyers welcome new fraud authority
Law firm CMS Cameron McKenna welcomes the government’s new fraud authority.
Insurers say banks should do more to fight fraud, according to research
Payment fraud is a continuing headache for the UK insurance industry, according to new research.
Chubb launches $200m three-year cat bond
Chubb has launched a $200m three-year catastrophe bond in an effort to protect it from natural disaster losses in North America, according to a release from US ratings agency S&P.
Groupama acquires Choicequote
Groupama UK has confirmed that its GAN UK subsidiary has completed the purchase of Choicequote Insurance Services for an undisclosed sum. The change of ownership has received formal regulatory approval from the FSA.
Post pick of the week
Post reporter Alwynne Gwilt and supplements and online editor Stephanie Denton provide a run down of the major news in this week's issue of Post Magazine including: Private Equity 3I's investment in Hyperion; Towergate head Peter Cullum's stall on…
RSA appoints new non-executive director
Johanna Waterous has been appointed, subject to regulatory approval, as a non-executive director of Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance Group with effect from 20 May.
Well known industry figure joins Whittington's team in Asia
Insurance investor and services provider Whittington Group has appointed Herman Lischer to its senior management team in Asia.
Argo to acquire Heritage
Argo Group International Holdings has agreed a cash deal to acquire the share capital of Heritage Underwriting Agency.
ABI launches guide for small firms
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has launched an insurance guide for smaller businesses in an attempt to raise awareness of the result to small firms if the worst happens.
XL adds to London environmental presence
XL Insurance has continued the expansion of its environmental insurance team with the hiring of Philip Hogg as environmental underwriter in London.