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Appointment at Highway
Highway has appointed Richard Kelsey as internal actuary. Mr Kelsey joins from Allianz Cornhill, whe...
Appointment at Argyll Insurance Group
Argyll Insurance Group has made Gareth Roberts head of Kent operations, where he will work alongside...
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The ABI appoints general director
The Association of British Insurers has appointed Stephen Haddrill as director general in succession...
LMA and IUA edge to merger
The creation of an over-arching trade association for the London market, including both Lloyd's and ...
Moody's may downgrade Advent's rating for Syndicate 780
Moody's Investors Service may downgrade Lloyd's insurer Advent's rating for Syndicate 780 after conc...
Self-regulation to get extension
The government this week indicated it could allow the Claims Standards Council a further three years...
Marsh UK CEO handed new role
Bruce Carnegie-Brown, chief executive officer of Marsh in the UK and Ireland, has been given the add...
Over-50s start-up rebrands after three months
Specialist over-50s insurance intermediary Retirement Insurance is relaunching under the name Insure...
Zurich avoids £60m payout with 'wear and tear' exclusion
Zurich has avoided paying up to £60m for business interruption claims filed by rail operator Nationa...
Appointment at DAS
Bristol-based DAS has promoted Victoria Scott to head of claims and assistance. Formerly claims mana...
Survey Association announces plans
The Survey Association has announced plans to help the insurance industry by providing detailed info...
Insurers expectant as landmark ruling nears
Norwich Union and Zurich are expected to find out today whether the long-awaited judgement in the la...
Appointment at Davies Lavery
David Rogers has joined Davies Lavery as a consultant. He brings more than 30 years' experience in t...
FSA accused of failing the public
The regulator's obsession with bureaucracy is exacerbating the problem of underinsurance, claimed Lo...
AM Best affirms rating of FM Global
AM Best has affirmed the A+ (superior) financial performance rating of FM Global and retained a 'sta...
Oops! I did it again
Britney Spears is taking a group of nine insurers to court to recover £5.3m in damages for breach of...
Commerzbank buys the Lloyd's 1986 building
Commerzbank has bought the Lloyd's 1986 building for £231m from DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale. Comm...
Appointment at Hill Dickinson
One Liability Services, the lawyer-led claims management division of Hill Dickinson, has made Lauren...
Moorhouse Group announces expansion plan
Moorhouse Group has announced a £1.5m expansion plan, adding an additional 8500 square feet of offic...
Appointment at One Business Insurance Solutions
Southampton-based One Business Insurance Solutions has recently made Mike Byrne senior consultant. H...
Allianz Cornhill to open new offices
Allianz Cornhill is planning to expand its branch office network in a bid to grow its commercial lin...
HCC Insurance Holdings completes acquisition
US-based HCC Insurance Holdings has completed the acquisition of credit insurer De Montfort Insuranc...
Appointment at SVB
SVB has employed Mike Roffey as head of its discontinued business unit to manage the run-off of liab...