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OAMPS UK acquires Jacey Insurance Brokers
Broker OAMPS UK has acquired Jacey Insurance Brokers of New Malden, Surrey. Jacey Insurance will be ...
Aon plots to leave the City for new look EC4
The London market offered only a muted reaction to Aon's decision to shift its base from the Cit...
Appointment at Davies Lavery
Law firm Davies Lavery has poached Graham Dickinson from rival Barlow Lyde and Gilbert. Mr Dickinson...
Call for ATE rules in Bill
A high-ranking Commons committee has re-iterated calls for after-the-event insurance sales to be leg...
Insurer lowers loss estimate
Lloyd's insurer Wellington Underwriting is likely to emerge from the 2005 hurricane season with lowe...
Commercial fires figures hit record high
The year 2005 was officially the worst on record for commercial fire claims, with the bill approachi...
Allianz Cornhill Personal Lines extends relationship
Allianz Cornhill Personal Lines has extended its relationship with broker Home and Legacy, to insure...
Win Gold Cup Cheltenham tickets
Post Magazine has teamed up with Brit Insurance to offer five pairs of admission tickets with Club E...
Driving law threat to motor insurers
Motor insurers could be exposed to rising claims for legal expenses if a new offence of causing deat...
Appointment at Alan Boswell
Alan Boswell Insurance and Financial Services Group has appointed Roy Himpleman as an account manage...
Heist insurer slams soft rates
Underwriters are hoping the £53m robbery from the Securitas cash depot at Tonbridge will lead to a h...
Limit Underwriting reports slower growth
QBE-owned Limit Underwriting reported slower growth than the rest of the group for the year ended 31...
Advisers tout Highway link
Guardian Holdings, owner of motor insurers Link and Zenith, said it expects to complete its purchase...
Coface reports consolidated sales increase
Credit insurer Coface reported consolidated sales were up by 8% to EUR1.2bn (£81.6m), with the insur...
Oval rules out IPO after cash injection
Broking consolidator Oval has discouraged talk of taking the company public. The broker confirmed i...
TUC launches awareness campaign
The Trades Union Congress launched an awareness campaign to highlight the dangers of asbestos this w...
Update in EL legislation
The Federation of Small Businesses has blamed the Government for not publicising new employers' liab...
Appointment at Beachcroft Wansbroughs
Beachcroft Wansbroughs has recruited Patrick Hill as a partner in its professional and financial ris...
Broker giant freezes pay in UK shake-up
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has told almost 1500 employees affected by a major overhaul of the business t...
Appointment at RIAS
RIAS has made Janet Connor managing director. Ms Connor was previously at Abbey, where she was the d...
Advent hopes for upturn
Catastrophe reinsurance specialist Advent has banked on 2006 returning the business to profitability...
Appointment at Genworth Financial
Genworth Financial has appointed Angel Mas as managing director of its global payment protection ins...
Lothbury UK acquires assets of PI Select and Target Underwriting
Broker Lothbury UK has acquired the assets of PI Select and Target Underwriting, including offices i...
Groupama strikes out in top five push
May will see the launch of Groupama Healthcare's first new product offering for small to medium-size...