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Ascot reports rise
Ascot Underwriting has reported a 42.5% rise in profit for the year 2006, representing an increase o...
Betteridge joins Solaglas
Solaglas Windowcare has appointed Andrew Betteridge to the newly created role of sales manager for t...
Argenta heads to Asia
Argenta Holdings has formed Singapore-based service company Argenta Underwriting Asia, under the Llo...
CEO Smith steps down from Swinton
Swinton chief executive Patrick Smith is to step down from his position, although he intends to rema...
Lloyd's to benefit from AIG collapse, claims FD
The collapse of AIG has opened doors for the Lloyd's market, according to finance director Luke Sava...
Reflections on 2002
With seven weeks to go until the British Insurance Brokers' Association conference, Post travels bac...
CEA welcomes renewal
The CEA has welcomed the European Commission's support for the renewal of the Insurance Block Exempt...
Appointment at Arista Insurance
Arista Insurance has opened a new office in Birmingham. Scott Hallett joins as broker development ...
New statutory code is backed by Biba
The British Insurance Brokers' Association is backing a code to decide who intermediaries act for wh...
RL Davison gets Card
Stephen Card has joined Lloyd's broker RL Davison as deputy chairman of the board. Mr Card joined fr...
Appointment at Open GI
Open GI has appointed Lisa Worthington as strategic account manager. Ms Worthington has six years'...
Penny Black's insurance week
One has always wondered what insurance folk get up to when they are on gardening leave . Golf, holi...
Pittman joins Merlin in service centre push
Former Halifax Insurance head of household claims Jim Pittman has returned to loss adjusting after a...
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
Appointment at Willis
The newly formed Willis Facultative is to be led by Matthew Keeping as chief executive officer. Re...
Appointment at Auto Windscreens
Auto Windscreens has appointed Nigel Davies as its sales and marketing director. Mr Davies previou...
RSA boss recovering well
RSA has confirmed that its broking boss is to take time off to recover from an operation. "We can co...
Ecclesiastical posts heavy pre-tax loss
Ecclesiastical has reported a pre-tax loss of £22.5m, a significant deterioration on last year's £35.6m profit.
Colemont adds Aon aviation brokers
Colemont Insurance Brokers Limited has added two brokers to its London-based aviation divisin, the company said.
L&G downgraded by AM Best
AM Best has downgraded the issuer credit rating to "a" from "a+" of the non-operating holding company, Legal & General Group as well as the ratings for all debt issued or guaranteed by L&G.
Post pick of the week
Reporter Louise Meeson looks at the major stories in this week's Post: AA Insurance faces backlash over plans to alter how it passes on premiums to insurers; Delta Claims Services unveils details of UK franchise-based loss adjusting operation; Insurance…
Mutual reports 100% rise in GI sales
Wesleyan Assurance Society saw new sales of general insurance products more than double in 2008. As a result the mutual plans to grow this area of its business further over the next five years and has taken additional office space at Number 1 Colmore…
Lockton to open Dubai office
Global broker Lockton will have an eight-strong team fully operational and on the ground in Dubai from 1 May, Post has learnt.
New bids seen for AIG's ILFC unit
There may be three bidders for AIG's plane leasing subsidiary International Lease Finance Corporation, Reuters has reported.