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Appointment at XL Re
XL Re has appionted Dieter Kohl to the new position of senior vice president and Continental Europea...
Strike action looms for RBS.
The Royal Bank of Scotland group came a step closer to facing industrial action by IT staff at subsi...
Ace targets UK D&O market
Ace Europe has re-organised the management of its directors' & officers' team for the UK and Ireland...
Willis to grow HNW business
Willis UK Retail, the mainly commercial lines broking arm of Willis Group, is looking to grow its hi...
The Scottish Parliament seeks EL cover for Members
The Scottish Parliament is in negotiations to take out employment practices liability insurance for ...
Insurers saved billions after landmark PI ruling
Insurers have been saved billions in potential damages after a landmark Court of Appeal judgment, wh...
RSA-backed start-up has £30m war chest
New acquisitional broking group Oval launched this week following its takeover of Wakefield-based br...
Appointment at St Paul
St Paul International Insurance has made several senior internal appointments. They include: Dennis ...
Appointment at Watson Wyatt
Watson Wyatt has made Stefan Carlsson a senior consultant in its benefits practice. He joined the fi...
Munich Re confirms capacity of Watkins Syndicate will rise
Munich Re has confirmed that the capacity of its Watkins Syndicate will rise slightly to £230m for 2...
Premium Credit shortlists potential investors
Premium Credit moved a step closer to finding a new owner this week when it began a second round of ...
Biba makes its personal accident facility available online
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has made its personal accident facility, administered by ...
Broker Marsh's third-quarter profit rises
Broker Marsh's third-quarter profit rose 19% on the back of higher comissions, the company said this...
What the papers said this week
The Sunday Times The Sunday Times has seen copies of the confidential Lloyd's of London Blue Books,...
GAB Robins appointed by insurers
GAB Robins has been appointed by insurers in connection with a recent suspected arson attack, which ...
Appointment at Morley Fund Management
Morley Fund Management has appointed David Watson as chief financial officer. He will also be appoin...
Policyholders of FM Global to receive a collective $325m
Policyholders of US mutual insurer FM Global will receive a collective $325m (£195m) on 1 Jan 2004, ...
Appointment at The Folgate Partnership
Corporate and banking lawyer Sam Clark, formerly at ASB law, has joined the Folgate Partnership's in...
Start-up to relaunch with HSBC backing
Multi-lines insurer Bluesure is set to relaunch in mid November, after securing backing from HSBC, w...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny was one of the 608 attendees at last week's Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters annual dinne...
Crawford pleads guilty in fraud case
Loss adjuster Crawford & Co's Norfolk- and Baltimore-based subsidiary Crawford Healthcare Management...
Parliament proposes tax relief
Munich Re's net loss for the first six months of 2003 of EUR365m was partly caused by the company ta...
Royal & Sun Alliance shares snapped up
The 119.8 million Royal & Sun Alliance shares not taken up by investors in the rights issue have bee...
SMEs face cover crisis over Act
The insurability of houses and small businesses in inner city and deprived areas could be under thre...