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Appointment at Motor Vehicle Repairers' Association
The Motor Vehicle Repairers' Association has appointed Jason McSorley as business development manage...
Insurers must not pigeon-hole claimants
Personal injury claimants must not be pigeon-holed by a medical prognosis, which often increases the...
Market is heading for a free-for-all, says Pittman
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Insurer reveals GMB deal
Legal and General's general insurance business has been appointed by GMB Financial Services to provi...
RSA looks to benefit from £180m broker buy
Royal and Sun Alliance is set to be one of the main beneficiaries if Towergate is successful in its ...
Appointment at Carvill
Carvill has appointed Thomas Perkins as senior vice-president of its office in Atlanta. For the past...
Appointment at Cogent Solicitors
Jane Hall, previously a partner at Kennedys in the City, has moved to Croydon-based Cogent Solicitor...
North of the Border: Small Claims in Scotland
The breaking news on 13 October that the Law Society has published Fast and Fair, its proposals for ...
Brit set to double regional business in four years
Brit is set to bolster its presence in Leeds with plans to more than double the amount of business i...
Willis in major office u-turn
Broking giant Willis has made a u-turn by re-opening a client contact office in Leeds earlier this m...
Climate change claims could hit insurers hard
Insurers may need to exclude climate-change-related claims from their policies to protect themselves...
Appointment at Criterion Surveyors
James Brown has joined Criterion Surveyors where he will be responsible for developing the company's...
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Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
Appointment at Wellington Underwriting
Wellington Underwriting has promoted Huw Jones to divisional underwriter, responsible for the energy...
Falling to bits
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Novae merges syndicates
Novae Syndicates, the Lloyd's platform for Novae Group, is to merge Syndicates 1007 and 2147 with ef...
Appointment at Financial Services Skills Council
The Financial Services Skills Council has recruited Neil Young as head of employer engagement. He ha...
€40bn Euro winter storm warning from AIR
A new analysis of European extratropical cyclones by AIR Worldwide (AIR) has projected that Europe could experience a winter storm resulting in insured losses in excess of €40 billion.
Open GI makes first acquisition
Open International, the group holding company for broker software house, Open G I, and the Countrywide network, has today announced its first acquisition.
IPC in golden 3Q, sees more US price rises at 1/1
Bermudian catastrophe reinsurer IPC Holdings has reported net income for the third quarter of $115m compared to a net loss of $657m, for the third quarter of 2005.
Swinton acquires Merseyside specialist Insurance Broker
Swinton Group has purchased Graysons Insurance Consultants Ltd, an Merseyside based broker specialising in insurance for taxis and private hire vehicles with branches in Liverpool, Widnes and Wirral.
XL posts solid third quarter
Global (re)insurer XL Capital has reported net third quarter income of $415.8m set against a net loss of $1,049.2 million for the Katrina and Rita affected third quarter in 2005.