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Helpucover claims boom
Helpucover has received payment protection insurance claims of £14m in December, January and Februar...
Appointment at Ironshore
Ironshore has appointed Mitch Blaser as chief executive officer of Ironshore Bermuda. Mr Blaser ha...
Appointment at Ecclesiastical
Jonathan Harker has been appointed regional director for Ecclesiastical's southern region. He has ...
Arag snaps up ATE
Legal insurance specialist Arag has strengthened its position in the after-the-event market with the...
GAB wins out in first major post-MBO tender
GAB Robins has won out in its first major tender since the UK business announced it was to undergo a...
Torrance: personal lines hikes of 15% still needed
Allianz Insurance has hit out at unprofitable brokers, aggregator commoditisation and the impact of ...
Appointment at Liberty
Liberty Syndicate Management has appointed three new underwriters. Mike Burle has joined as class ...
Plaques ruling could "open floodgates"
The insurance industry has voiced concern that pleural plaques legislation passed by the Scottish pa...
Appointment at Dual Corporate Risks
Underwriting agency Dual Corporate Risks has promoted managing director Russell Kilpatrick to the ...
Heath Lambert seeks PL gain after inertia
Heath Lambert has reported a 13% increase in its retail personal lines income after failing to keep ...
Garwyn against culture of settlement
Garwyn has urged insurers to consider taking disputes to court rather than agreeing a quick settleme...
PBS boss: MGA conflicts a sign of broking power shift
The chief executive of PBS Holdings has welcomed the decision by some of its partner insurers to tar...
Appointment at Deacon
Blocks of flats specialist Deacon has appointed Hannah Baker and Dele Omnisore as new business a...
EL Bureau bill is delayed after it faces opposition
A private members bill to establish an Employers' Liability Bureau for workers for whom a compensato...
Appointment at MIB
Tony Sherman has joined the Motor Insurers' Bureau as finance director. After working for 17 years...
Appointment at Towers Perrin
Global professional services firm Towers Perrin has appointed Rolf Horst as managing director of t...
CCV acquire again
Cullum Capital Ventures has acquired the general insurance business of Warrington-based KF Garner & ...
Catastrophe losses rise
The year 2008 was one of the worst for catastrophe losses, according to Swiss Re's latest Sigma stud...
AIG trio join Arista
Three former AIG employees have joined Arista Insurance to form the initial team at its new Birmingh...
Appointment at Glacier Insurance
Glacier Insurance has appointed Alex Campbell as senior property underwriter. His primary role wil...
Giles promoted at Chubb
Chris Giles has been appointed to international field operations manager for the Chubb Group of Insu...
Acquisitive Markerstudy linked with double deal
Gibraltar-based insurance group Markerstudy is understood to be on the verge of completing its large...
Russell Scanlan swells Unitas ranks to 12
Nottingham-based Russell Scanlan has joined Unitas - boosting the broker alliance membership to 12. ...
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