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Giles raises £30m after exhausting war chest
Giles Insurance Brokers has agreed a £30m refinancing package with its backers as it prepares for an...
Admiral to maintain Indian call partners
Admiral will not turn its back on outsourcing calls to India, despite unveiling plans to launch a 20...
Reinsurers cough up for FSCS
Reinsurers are likely to be made to contribute to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme followi...
Appointment at AMII
Phil Taylor has been appointed chairman of the Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries. He s...
Appointment at Pinsent Masons
Pinsent Masons has appointed Mike Evans as director of life insurance in its insurance and reinsuran...
US claims body eyes UK launch
An American insurance industry-owned claims resolution body is investigating a possible UK launch, P...
Jubilee makes personal lines rallying call
Lloyd's insurer Jubilee has called for action to secure the future for personal lines operators in t...
Appointment at CII Group
The Chartered Insurance Institute Group has appointed David Thomson to the new position of group dir...
Web indemnity launched
Underwriting agency Anglo Pacific Consultants has joined forces with trading network Personal Touch ...
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
NIG SME products go live
NIG has enhanced its e-trading capability by launching its first I-market-integrated SME package pro...
Quinn snubbed as firms list approved liability insurers
Liability insurance specialist Quinn has been snubbed by a UK construction giant in its latest list ...
Penny Black's insurance week
Zurich got first hand experience of its own service providers this month when its Cardiff claims and...
Broker to build on VC move
Ambitious Welsh broker Protectagroup has raised its acquisition sights after sealing investment deal...
Appointment at Sedgwick, Detert, Moran and Arnold
Sedgwick, Detert, Moran and Arnold has appointed Sarah Hills as special counsel in the firm's London...
Chubb in major overhaul
Insurer Chubb is overhauling its personal lines division, with affected employees having to re-apply...
LMA online green light
The Lloyd's Market Association has announced online functionality for submission of wordings to the ...
PYV court showdown in CRS poaching war
The spate of broker spats over poaching staff and breaching non- compete clauses continued this week...
What the papers said this week
Sunday telegraph According to gossip at Lloyd's, Flagstone, a $1bn Bermudian insurer that is plan...
Ark lines up £230m capacity for 2008
The latest private-equity-backed Lloyd's start-up is targeting to write up to £230m in marine energy...
Small brokers rise to top
A group of 'lean, fit and relatively small companies' are taking the insurance broking industry by s...
Cobra snares specialists
Cobra London Markets has appointed three specialist brokers to strengthen is UK commercial property ...
Appointment at Fusion
Fusion has recruited Chris Jones as regional sales manager based in Colchester. Mr Jones previously ...
Olympic costs hike needs addressing
The soaring cost of building repairs leading up to the 2012 Olympics could force insurers to revalue...