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Dutch giant begins UK insurance push
Dutch financial services giant ING entered the UK insurance market this week. Its direct savings su...
Glacier Re capital
Swiss-based reinsurer Glacier Re has announced it has secured $30m (£15.8m) in new capital from its ...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill Legal Protection
Allianz Cornhill Legal Protection has made Rob Farmer a before-the-event claims handler. His respons...
RSA courts Heath and Agency
Royal and Sun Alliance is seeking to significantly grow its brokered personal lines business by 2010...
Brokers procedures
Brokers will face increased tribunal claims if they do not reform their HR and employment procedures...
Aon move spurs rivals to criticise
Aon's broking rivals have taken a sideswipe at it for outsourcing its claims-handling process as par...
Appointment at Crawford and Company
Crawford and Company has made Andrew Cavan major loss team leader in its corporate and major inciden...
Industry fights back on reputation issue
The insurance industry has moved a step closer to finalising a standard protocol for dealing with do...
Aquilo in 20% savings boast
AIM-listed insurance claims specialist Aquilo this week launched its new building inspection and res...
Duty of care can cut fleets' costs
Public sector fleets cannot afford to ignore their duty of care responsibilities from a cost, legal ...
Insurer luggage worry
Major difficulties have so far been avoided by travel insurers in the wake of last week's terrorist ...
Willis Commercial Network gains another member
The Willis Commercial Network is pleased to announce a 10th Member to its growing Scottish regional Network.
CCV acquires in Midlands
Following its first signing, Hertfordshire-based Moffatt Saunders in June of this year, acquisition vehicle Cullum Capital Ventures has completed the purchase of regional broker Richard V Wallis, which is based near Birmingham and controls £9m of…
Allianz buys Premierline
Allianz Cornhill has completed the purchase of Premierline, the direct seller of SME policies based in Lancaster.
Scottish Re moots outright sale as possible solution to liquidity problems
Troubled life reinsurer Scottish Re has highlighted the possibility of outright sale of the company, among other refinancing alternatives as a solution to a short-term liquidity position the firm described as “very tight”.
Hospital sector losing millions because of poor risk management
Hospitals are losing the chance to save hundreds of millions of pounds through a failure to sufficiently examine their risk management techniques, according to research by Marsh.
Keelan Westall appoints new key client leader
Hampshire broker Keelan Westall has appointed Ben Wright as manager of its key client unit.
Europe accounts for more than half of QBE's 1st half results
QBE’s European operations has accounted for more than half of the group’s gross earned premium in its first half results.
New Lloyd's syndicate launched
Sportscover has launched Syndicate 3334 at Lloyd's, which it claims is the first such syndicate to specialise in amateur sports.
Biba concerned over FSCS funding proposals
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association is concerned that new proposals from the Financial Services Authority will mean that intermediaries will pick up the tab for the failings of other sectors.
Lebanese situation puts Arab Re under review
AM Best has put the financial strength rating of B+ (Very Good) and the issuer credit rating of “bbb-” of Arab Re Lebanon under review with negative implications.
AM Best may give sidecars ratings ‘haircut’
AM Best has said that in the future it will look much more closely at the true financial benefit to reinsurers of ‘sidecar’ reinsurance arrangements
Glacier Re wins rating affirmation with $30m injection
Swiss-based reinsurer Glacier Re has announced it has secured $30m in new capital from its existing shareholders, prompting an affirmation of it’s A- rating by AM Best.
New SME underwriter set up by ex-NIG's Charles Earle
A new commercial lines insurer is to be launched and led by Charles Earle, the former managing director of NIG Commercial Lines, subject to regulatory approval.