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HBOS GI loses £100m in reporting restructure
A decision to reorganise the reporting structure at Halifax Bank of Scotland has wiped off almost £1...
JK Buckenham forms strategic partnership
Lloyd's reinsurance broker JK Buckenham has formed a strategic partnership, bringing together its sp...
Aon mulls more closures
Broker Aon revealed it could still close more offices, after it announced six will shut during the n...
Marsh: UK targets will have to change
Marsh has revealed it will not seek any regional UK acquisitions until its desired targets outlaw co...
Broker giants to trial timesheet pay schemes
The UK's largest brokers have started trialling schemes where they charge clients by the hour, in a ...
ZSL switches from City to Irish branch
Zurich Specialities London will no longer write business from the City after choosing to switch domi...
Aon estimates overcapacity in liquefied natural gas vessels
Aon has estimated there will be 10% to 12% overcapacity in liquefied natural gas vessels from 2006 t...
London market is given hope
London market reinsurers have secured a small victory in their battle against US regulator, the Nati...
Newly formed Amlin Bermuda has started to trade
Lloyd's insurer Amlin has announced that its newly formed business, Amlin Bermuda, has started to tr...
SSP to restructure for mooted flotation
Insurance software specialist SSP is restructuring its business at the end of the year, ahead of a p...
What the papers said this week
The Daily Telegraph - A man has been sentenced to two weeks in jail for trying to sue a council wit...
The Broker Network secures its 150th member
The Broker Network has secured its 150th member, 11 years after its formation. The two most recent e...
Kiln revises its estimates for pre-tax cost of hurricanes
Lloyd's insurer Kiln has revised its estimates for the pre-tax cost of Hurricanes Katrina, Wilma and...
QBE and Aon agreed to continue their insurance facilities
QBE and Aon have agreed to continue their solicitors' professional indemnity insurance facilities th...
Heath Lambert launches new affinity brand
Broker Heath Lambert has launched a new affinity brand, aimed at providing a range of insurance prod...
Disclosure to increase costs
The UK's largest regional broker has claimed the regulator's proposal for mandatory commission discl...
Acquisitions for Woodstock Insurance Brokers
Woodstock Insurance Brokers has bought the personal lines book of Shorter Associates and the general...
Survey reveals public believe fraud adds 10% to premiums
A survey has revealed the public believe that fraud adds more than 10% to the cost of premiums. Howe...
Report claims pet insurance is the most complex
A report has claimed pet insurance is the most complex personal lines insurance product currently av...
Anglo Consultants secures new capacity
Small to medium-sized enterprise insurance underwriting agency Anglo Pacific Consultants has secured...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny's Christmas party season has got into full swing this week, with a number of dos at some rathe...
Lloyd's unlikely to suffer wholesale downgrade
Lloyd's is unlikely to suffer a wholesale downgrade of the market following its announcement of incr...
Helphire hits 45,000 cases
Helphire Group is aiming to handle 100,000 cases by the end of its 2005 financial year, after hittin...
Disappointment over compensation limit rise
Both sides of the compensation arena were left disappointed, after MPs urged the government to only ...