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XL Re appoints senior aviation underwriter
XL Re, the global reinsurance operations of XL Capital Ltd (NYSE: XL), today announced the appointment of Patrick Cove as senior aviation underwriter responsible for XL Re Europe Limited's global aviation practice.
Brazilian regulator cuts 2009 premium growth forecast
Brazilian regulator Susep has cut its 2009 premium forecast to 4.8%, according to the most recent quarterly report on the industry, BNAmericas has reported .
Ironshore Bermuda appoints new CEO
Bermudian insurer Ironshore has appointed Mitch Blaser as chief executive of Ironshore Bermuda. Mitch has been with Ironshore since the company's launch in January 2007.
Religion in the workplace
Religious belief in the workplace is a significant issue and one that is coming to much greater prom...
Expensive team movement will continue despite industry worry
Moving whole teams from company to company is a costly business that can rack up bills of more than ...
Recession to improve quality of insurance industry entrants
Standards are set to improve across the insurance industry as a higher calibre of candidates apply f...
Insurance lift for site
Money Supermarket's insurance revenue increased by 38% to £77.7m in 2008 compared to £56.4m the prev...
Appointment at Liberty International
Underwriters Julie Ross and Natalie Lilley have joined Liberty International Underwriters Europe...
Appointment at XL Insurance
XL Insurance has appointed Elliot Lyes as offshore energy underwriter with global responsibility f...
BGL in acquisition push
The BGL Group has appointed a director to focus on potential market acquisitions. David Lundholm, wh...
Major insurers back MP's care cost review
Conservative MP Edward Garnier is planning to submit an early-day motion proposing a review of the p...
Hardy to double GWP after capital raising
Lloyd's insurer Hardy plans to more than double the size of its business by 2012 after raising £40.3...
Ecclesiastical hire Harker
Jonathan Harker has been appointed as regional director for Ecclesiatical's southern region. Mr Hark...
Hero boss bows out after sale to Capita
Hero Insurance Service's boss is set to leave the business following the £15m sale of the LV-owned b...
Australian dollar boosts QBE operations
QBE's European operations were impacted by the stronger Australian dollar against sterling as gross ...
RBSI boss warns brokers over aggregator reliance
The chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance has warned large personal lines brokers thei...
Amlin ups commercial rates
Amlin has increased its UK commercial motor rates for four consecutive months to the end of January ...
Appointment at Willis Group
Willis Group Holdings has appointed Silvia Rojas as multinational client services manager for Will...
Condon to pay £1.28m
Former deputy managing director of Independent Insurance Philip Condon has been ordered to pay £1.28...
Police societies' merger
Police Mutual and Metropolitan Police Friendly Society are to consult with members about a possible ...
RSA CEO: attrition drop spells more redundancies
RSA is cutting its UK workforce by 1200 jobs to meet its target of saving £70m expenses by the middl...
D&O costs rise 50%
Directors' and officers' liability insurance costs for the Standard & Poors' financials sector incre...
Saga pulls plug on aggregator site as advertising spend rockets
Saga-owned price comparison website Confident Cover has closed, marking the aggregator advertising w...
Penny Black's insurance week
It appears that bankers and the City-types are not the only ones to worry about redundancies. Clea...