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NU defends itself after fraud case
Norwich Union has defended its hiring practices after it employed a convicted robber who attempted t...
Marsh sales team boost
Marsh has appointed Adrian Willmott as sales leader for its national business in southern England, t...
Cars are low on courtesy
Over two fifths of motor insurance claimants are disappointed with the quality of courtesy car provi...
Appointment at First Assist
Graham Hollebon will join First Assist legal expenses as head of marketing and strategy. He has expe...
Inflation drop may be a blip industry warned
A dip in the rate of bodily injury award inflation over the last three years could be reversed, warn...
Redundancy fears at CRS
Troubled Lloyd's broker CRS has put its entire workforce on notice of possible redundancy - months a...
Flood review highlights construction fears
Construction body The Concrete Centre has urged builders to use more resilient materials in housebui...
RFIB wins £13m private equity investment
Rapidly expanding Lloyd's broker RFIB has received at least £13m in investment from its private equi...
Davies appoints director
Loss adjuster Davies Group has appointed Gary Liptrot as a director. Davies said he will focus on st...
Appointment at Talbot
Talbot Underwriting has announced the appointment of Michael Carpenter as chairman and Rupert Atkin ...
Flood defence spending delay sparks ABI outcry
The high stakes poker game over who pays for flood defences will begin again this autumn, after the ...
Appointment at Aon
Simon Baker has been promoted to branch director at Aon. He will head a team of 15 trade credit insu...
CCV buys stake in agent
Cullum Capital Ventures has announced a diversification by acquiring a majority stake in Managing Ag...
BDML widens Asda footprint
ASDA says it will not be following the lead of its rival Tesco by launching an aggregator site. The...
Bridge and Link seal deal
Bridge Insurance Brokers has been chosen as UK representative for Brokers Link. Mike Backner, Bridge...
Brit telematics to save 15%
Brit has launched a telematics risk management service promising up to 15% premium discount for flee...
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
Low income insurance void
A report by the Association of British Insurers has revealed that 35% of households earning less tha...
Appointment at Mayer Brown
Mayer Brown has made Clare Canning, Simon Willis and Matthew Lawson partners. Ms Canning has been a ...
Flagstone wins Dubai approval
Flagstone Re has announced that it has been granted authorized status for its subsidiary, Flagstone Underwriters Middle East Limited, by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and will operate in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
Flood funds: industry should be grateful
Environment minister Hilary Benn told insurance industry dignatories at a Post Magazine reception at the House of Commons last night that they should be grateful for the increase in funding for flood defences that had already been confirmed, and…
Post pick of the week
Jonathan Swift, editor of Post Magazine outlines some of the major news in the general insurance sector reported in tomorrow’s issue of Post including: Flood defence spending delay sparks Association of British Insurer’s outcry; Lloyds TSB relaunches…
Flagstone teams up with South Africa’s Imperial Re
Bermudian class of 2005 start-up reinsurer Flagstone Re has announced that its have entered into a quota share and technical underwriting arrangement with Imperial Re of South Africa.
UK non-life run-off dips 14% in 06
The 2006 underwriting year saw the UK non-life insurance run-off market contract by 14% according to the findings of the KPMG/Associaiton off run-off companies (ARC) run-Off survey 2007.