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Chase Templeton continues growth strategy with three new deals
Private medical insurance group Chase Templeton has secure an additional £4.2m in annual premium income after completing three new deals.
Ex-Paymentshield CEO Johnson to lead Stackhouse Poland
Stackhouse Poland has appointed former Paymentshield chief executive Tim Johnson as group CEO.
Quindell denies RAC fall-out
Quindell has dismissed claims it has fallen-out with the RAC amid reports the roll-out of the companies' telematics joint venture has stalled.
Cunningham Lindsey hires RMA engineering team
Cunningham Lindsey has taken on RMA's engineering team which it calls a key development for the business.
Rehab code to be reviewed amid personal injury developments
The changing personal injury landscape has triggered the first review of the rehabilitation code in more than seven years.
Flood Re managing agent contract worth £6m per year
The tender for a managing agent for the Flood Re scheme has been published with an estimated annual contract value of £6m.
MoJ capping whiplash report costs at £180
The Ministry of Justice has laid out plans to limit the cost of whiplash medical assessment fees in England and Wales at £180.
Hiscox launches updated cyber product
Hiscox has launched an updated cyber and data insurance product giving more comprehensive cover.
Esure reports steady results as it unveils ABS plans
Esure profits have grown 0.4% for the first half of 2014 with chairman Peter Wood praising the group's disciplined underwriting in difficult market conditions.
Explosions in China and Taiwan kill scores
75 people died in a chemical plant explosion in Kunshan (Jiangsu province, China) and a gas pipe explosion killed 27 people in Taiwan.
Earthquake in China kills over 500; causes extensive damage
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake in Yunnan, a province in South China, killed at least 589 people and injured more than 1 800.
Miller replaces Clarke as SSP's head of Asia-Pacific
UK-based technology firm SSP has appointed Paul Miller as general manager, Asia-Pacific after Michael Clarke left the firm.
Enterprise and CHO clash over CMA complaint
Enterprise and the Credit Hire Organisation have crossed swords after CHO chairman Steve Evans wrote to the Competition and Markets Authority to demand an investigation into direct hire practices.
Sale of DLG's international units not set in stone, claims Geddes
Direct Line Group chief executive Paul Geddes has denied the sale of the insurer's Italian and German operations is a foregone conclusion, despite talks on offloading the international divisions gathering momentum.
Over half of construction workers mistaken about employer insurance
Nearly 60% of UK construction site workers believe their employers must have insurance in place to pay their salaries and medical benefits if they are off work, despite such policies not being mandatory in the UK.
Meso claims don't justify special treatment, say defendant lawers
Defendant lawyers have criticised the Justice Select Committee's recommendation that the government launch a further consultation into the treatment of mesothelioma claims under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
Lancashire Group goes live on Sequel Impact
Lancashire Group has bought and gone live on Sequel's risk exposure and aggregation product Impact.
Assurant Intermediary teams up with LV Broker on home product
LV Broker has launched its ABC home insurance offering on the Assurant Intermediary product platform as part of a partnership arrangement with the firm.
Novae hires Alderton to lead new unit
Novae Group has appointed William Alderton as unit head of its newly formed international property binder unit.
Axa reports 33% earnings increase for UK business
Axa UK and Ireland recorded a 33% increase in underlying earnings for the first half of 2014 to £118m from £89m the year prior.
DLG sees profit drop from high weather claims
Direct Line Group has attributed a 13.1% drop in operating profit for the first half of 2014 to higher weather claims and lower prior-year reserve releases.
SSP offers telematics mobile app in Australia and New Zealand
Technology house SSP is to offer a smartphone telematics app via technology from Wunelli.
Youi expands into New Zealand
South Africa-owned car and home insurer Youi has entered the New Zealand market.
ABI slams 'excessive' claimant lawyer costs following meso report
The Association of British Insurers has said claimant lawyers have “difficult questions to answer” about why they do not support lower legal costs following the publication of the Justice Select committee’s report on mesothelioma claims.