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Appointment at Cooper Gay
Cooper Gay has acquired Benfield's London-based aerospace team for an undisclosed sum. The move will...
Appointment at TIA Technology
TIA Technology, a Denmark and UK-based software solutions provider, has appointed Winston Yong to ov...
Crawford seals Polish buy
Crawford & Company has acquired a majority stake in Claim Consulting for an undisclosed sum. The Pol...
Advisen alters loss forecast
US insurance research firm Advisen has revised its forecast to $5.9bn (£3.8bn) of losses to director...
Fraud figures rise 22%
Fraud across both motor and household insurance has increased by 22% according to statistics generat...
AIMIP launches website
The Association of International Medical Insurance Providers has launched its website, as a central ...
Top five Post stories
The top five most popular stories on postonline.co.uk over the last week were: 1. Underwriting must...
Insurance task force set up
Industry big-hitters have joined forces with government to form a new working group aimed at protect...
Heath Lambert wins Birds Eye contract
Heath Lambert has poached a major international account from Willis after 18 months of negotiation w...
Court of Appeal upholds HLB Kidsons decision
The Court of Appeal has upheld a judgment against former partners of accountancy firm HLB Kidsons af...
Appointment at Heritage Managing Agency
Heritage has appointed Neil Chapman as joint active underwriter, with responsibility for Syndicate 1...
EC questions exemption
UK insurers have so far failed to make a case for the renewal of their block exemption from European...
KGM opens claims centre
Specialist motor insurer KGM is to open a claims centre in Chelmsford in the new year. Active underw...
IAG UK exit plan 'going well'
Insurance Australia Group says discussions about the sale of some of its UK businesses are "well und...
Appointment at Thatcham
Continuing the expansion of its training provision, insurance repair and research centre Thatcham ha...
CBG Group raises £1.65m through shares
AIM-listed broker CBG Group has its eye on growth after raising £1.65m through an arrangement to pla...
Berkshire Q3 results
Third-quarter profits for Berkshire Hathaway dropped 77% to $1.06bn (£682.8m), down from $4.55bn a y...
Travel industry resists FSA regulation route
Travel companies are choosing to take the appointed representative route rather than becoming direct...
IUA to take part in Lloyd's Exchange pilot
The International Underwriting Association has pledged its support for the Lloyd's Exchange and announced it will take part in the pilot which is due to start in early 2009.
Maidment leaves Allianz as part of restructure
ALLIANZ South and London trading director Paul Maidment is leaving the company following a restructure designed to grow SME business.
Gibbons leaves Giles
Another director has left Giles as part of the “streamlining” of the business.
Moody's downgrades outlook on US health insurers
The fundamental credit outlook for the UShealthcare insurance companies, spanning the next 12-18 months, hasshifted to negative from stable, Moody's Investors Service concludes inits recent report on the sector.
Arig turns in Q3 net loss
Arig, the Middle Eastern (re)insurer, announced a net loss of $10.8 m for the first nine months of 2007, down from a net profit of $10.3 in the first nine months of 2008. The group blamed "the global financial turmoil and the steepest fall in recent…
Demand for reinsurance expected to rise more than 20% in 2009/10 - Citi
Demand for reinsurance cover is expected to rise more than 20% in the two years, a senior analyst at Citi has said.