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Brit launches new Lloyd's syndicate
Brit has been granted permission by Lloyd’s Franchise Board to launch a new syndicate.
Safe Journey terrorism cover expands with single parent family rate
The UK’s only standalone terrorism travel policy has extended its cover with a single parent family rate.
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FCA says online reporting portal back online after outage
The Financial Conduct Authority said the “majority” of its systems are back online after an outage at a data centre on Friday.
Gallagher and Aston Scott settle in staff poaching case
Arthur J Gallagher and Aston Scott have agreed an out of court settlement over a staff poaching case that was heard in the High Court last week.
Third of UK insurers haven't analysed impact of Brexit on staff
A third of UK general insurers haven't analysed the impact leaving the EU will have on their staff.
Video: Applied Net 2016 - How can technology help to shape insurance services?
At Applied Net 2016, analysts and industry professionals gathered to share insights into how to use digital services to enhance their businesses.
Major FCA outage due to data centre failure
The Financial Conduct Authority said an outage that has taken its reporting system offline was due to a “physical hardware incident in a data centre”.
This week: Patronuses, start-ups and blockchain
As J K Rowling continues to delight fans with updated ebooks on her website Pottermore this week we learnt a bit more about our team mates on Post as a new feature was released.
FCA reporting system offline after ‘major incident’
The Financial Conduct Authority has seen a number of its systems taken offline by a “major IT incident”, the regulator said in a statement on its site.
Aviva appoints Andrew Wilkinson as technical claims director
Aviva has appointed Andrew Wilkinson as technical claims director of its UK general insurance business.
Brokers could be responsible if SSP is unable to recover data
Brokers could be held responsible for data loss if SSP is unable to recover its document archives.
Co-op Insurance sees strong GI growth in H1 2016
Co-op’s General Insurance Division has seen a 29% increase in gross written premiums in the first half of 2016, up to £242m from £187m for the same period last year.
Gallagher and Aston Scott close to agreement over Blanc poaching case
Arthur J Gallagher and Aston Scott are close to a finalised deal over the future of Duncan Rogers, the account executive allegedly poached from Gallagher by CEO Peter Blanc.
Dany Cotton becomes first female London Fire commissioner
Dany Cotton will become the first woman to take the role of London Fire commissioner.
John Salmon joins Hogan Lovells to boost its global fintech team
John Salmon has joined Hogan Lovells' London corporate practice as a technology partner to boost its global fintech team.
Novae chief financial officer Charles Fry steps down
Novae chief financial officer Charles Fry stepped down from the board from Friday and will leave the company on 31 October.
Autonet MD Donaldson says it can now focus 110% on growth after HPS deal
Autonet Insurance Services has agreed a majority sale to an investment vehicle established by Towergate backer HPS Investment Partners.
MDP share approach could free Towergate for acquistion spree
Towergate has opened a tender to sell 23% of the business to Madison Dearborn Partners.
Asta receives approval to establish Blenheim
Asta has received approval from Lloyd's to establish its new syndicate, Blenheim.
No further legal challenge over hiring of Bluefin staff says GRP's Bruce
There has been no threat of further legal action over the hiring of two key Bluefin employees by Global Risk Partners, according to Mike Bruce, retail broking CEO for GRP.
Lloyd's may look to EU member states on a 'bilateral basis' following Brexit
Lloyd's of London may approach each EU member state individually following Brexit, with the possibility of setting up more than one European centre.
Aspen Risk Management acquires LSM’s regional P&C book
Aspen Risk Management has acquired the renewal rights for LSM’s UK regional property and casualty business.
GRP hires Bluefin office managers to launch new branch
Two key Bluefin employees have been hired by Global Risk Partners to head a new office, just three months after the two companies reached a settlement over staff poaching.