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FSA to make full GI review
The Financial Services Authority has confirmed it will be undertaking a full review of the effective...
Appointment at Kynixa
Martin Hynes has been apppointed director and chief operating officer at Kynixa. Mr Hynes will be re...
AM Best downgrades Alea
AM Best has joined Standard and Poor's in downgrading Alea. In a statement, Alea said it has been no...
Appointment at Marsh
Marsh has announced two senior appointments. Alan Williamson has been appointed head of risk consult...
Penny Black's insurance week
Last week, Penny was once again to be seen rubbing shoulders with the great and good of the industry...
AIG relaunch after market demand
AIG this week announced plans to relaunch its directors' and officers' liability insurance and finan...
Government urged not to impose extra VAT burdens on insurance companies
A senior broking figure has urged the government not to impose extra VAT burdens on UK insurance com...
Groupama Insurances completes negotiations
Groupama Insurances has completed negotiations on a new scheme arrangement that is expected to produ...
Affinity schemes on the increase
Nearly two in five trade associations will have a commercial insurance affinity scheme in place by t...
Corner turned in claims arena
The insurance industry has turned an important corner by getting rid of call centre de-skilling and ...
Sirius Financial announces increase in operating profit
Insurance software specialist Sirius Financial announced that its operating profit for the first hal...
RIAS looks to build brand
RIAS, the over-50s specialist intermediary, is looking to boost it brand recognition with the appoi...
Appointment at The Jelf Group
The Jelf Group has appointed Les Brewin as distribution development director to accelerate its merge...
Primary denies fund-raising
The Primary Group has hit back at speculation it is seeking to raise funds, amid concerns it has gro...
Aviva head warns of increased premiums
Aviva chief executive Richard Harvey claimed customers are hundreds of millions of pounds worse off ...
RSA steps up European development
Royal and SunAlliance has unveiled its latest moves to help re-establish itself as a pan-European p...
Zurich Municipal launches best practice guide
Zurich Municipal has launched a best practice guide, designed to reduce the number of fraudulent cla...
Appointment at Heath Lambert
Heath Lambert has made Mark Hardinge chief executive of the group's financial and professional risks...
Health checks reveal wholesale non-compliance
Insurers and brokers need to work together to help weed out Financial Services Authority non-complia...
S&P's ratings for DAS Legal Expenses are unaffected
Standard and Poor's has revealed that its ratings and outlook for legal expenses insurance underwrit...
Regional first targets brokers
Underwriting Agency Dual Corporate Risks has opened its first regional office in Manchester this wee...
London market seeks cut
London market insurers may be granted long-term permission to lower the level of gross liabilities t...
Appointment at Integro
Integro has hired Robert Dunn to head up its Montreal office. Mr Dunn has 30 years' experience in th...
Katrina wipes out Brit’s 1st half profits
Brit Insurance Holdings has announced a preliminary estimate of £145m for claims arising from Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and the New Orleans flood (NOF). The company said the figure comprises £125m for Katrina/NOF and £20m for Rita, net of reinsurance…