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Mapfre buys Chatham companies.
Spain's Mapfre Re has completed its acquisition of US-based Chatham Holdings and its subsidiaries, C...
Sunderland opening.
B&CE Benefit Schemes has opened a new office in Sunderland. It will provide financial services, incl...
BIA winners announced
At last night's British Insurance Awards CNA Re won the reinsurance initiative of the year category, ...
QBE offer for Limit recommended
The board of Lloyd's insurer Limit has recommended a bid from Australian insurer QBE, ditching the de...
Acupuncture for all supported by insurers
Standard Life Healthcare said this week it supports the call by the British Medical Association to pr...
Swiss Re outlook negative
Rating agency Moody's has downgraded its rating outlook on Swiss Re from stable to negative. The ch...
Limit recommends QBE bid
The board of Limit has recommended QBE's offer of 140p per share for control of the Lloyd's insurer, ...
RSA continues to disappoint
Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance Group's below average operating performance has led ratings agency S...
Merger pushed to the Limit
The proposed merger of Lloyd's insurers Limit and Wellington looks set to continue to remain in doubt...
Fox to oversee mortgage compliance
Richard Fox has been appointed as the first compliance director at consumer watchdog, the Mortgage Co...
Standard Life wins mutual battle
UK mutual Standard Life has fought off the bid to get it to demutualise as 54% of shareholders voted ...
SOC & Hampden to merge
SOC Group - formerly Sedgwick Oakwood Capital - and Hampden Agencies are to merge, creating the large...
Marsh to take on 1200 as it targets SME sector
Mega broker Marsh plans to create 1200 UK jobs over the next five years under plans to expand its br...
Family planning costs MDU £6m
The Medical Defence Union has had to pay out £6m in compensation over the past ten years over family ...
OECD names tax havens
The UK's Isle of Man and Channel Islands, Barbados, Monaco, the British Virgin Islands and the US Vir...
Direct Line in £5m travel and motor push
Direct insurer Direct Line is to spend £5m over the next three months promoting motor and travel insu...
School arson costs to double to £85m
The cost of arson in schools could double to £85m according to new figures produced by Zurich Municip...
NIG decides Tyne is right to open office.
Broker-only insurer NIG looks set to establish an office in Newcastle to capitalise on a growing amo...
Changing picture.
SD Gupta explains how recent changes to India's financial framework have opened the door to foreign insurers.
CGNU hopes to score with Direct shot
CGNU has acquired Direct Club, in a move to expand its presence in the sports affinity market. It pro...
Appointment at Lawclub Legal Protection.
Fraser Nichol has joined Lawclub Legal Protection as a business developer for Scotland and Northern ...
Second deal for Chubb.
Chubb Europe has signed its second major partnership deal in a month. The partnership with Allied...
The third phase.
David Neave, personal lines claims and IT guru at Royal & Sun Alliance, explains to Adrian Leonard his vision of the revolutionary way in which insurers must approach the claims function.
Brockbank develops new product.
Aviation underwriter Brockbank has developed a new product which it claims protects clients against ...