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Edgar Hamilton and FE Wright merge
Lloyd's brokers Edgar Hamilton and broker FE Wright are to merge following the acquisition of FE Wrig...
Six offshore centres join OECD tax fight
Six offshore financial jurisdictions, including Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, have made a commitmen...
Direct move by AA
Direct writer Churchill has joined the AA's motor insurance panel further clouding the distinction be...
Old Mutual makes cross-selling move
London-based, South African life and pensions group Old Mutual is to acquire United Asset Management ...
CGNU in South African and Canadian sale talks
Recently merged UK insurance giant CGNU is in talks to dispose of its 51% stake in CGU South Africa....
Customers suffer in Drake 'fiasco' fallout.
Brokers with customers holding policies underwritten by Drake Insurance are failing to tell customer...
Direct home service.
Leeds-based broker Ward Evans has launched a new telephone-based product for home owners called Home...
Appointment at TIA Systems.
Caroline Hodgson has joined newly-launched general insurance solutions provider TIA Systems as pre-s...
Appointment at Property & Casualty Services.
Richard Trickey has been appointed as liability technical controller at Property & Casualty Services...
Appointments at Silverbeck Rymer.
James Pinder and Tim Hoy have been made partners at insurance law firm Silverbeck Rymer. Mr Pinder i...
Appointment at Self Assured Underwriting Agencies.
David Storr and Graham Johnson have joined Self Assured Underwriting Agencies as associate directors...
Willis Korean arm.
Willis has formed Willis Korea Global, a specialist division designed to service the risk management...
BEST idea for teachers.
A specialist educational underwriting agency is to roll out a system to help schools improve the man...
Bid to safeguard medical records.
Three US trade groups are to issue guidelines to stop medical records being shared between affiliate...
Appointment at MiniBusPlus Insurance.
Mike Hawxwell has joined MiniBusPlus to become its new fleet manager. Previously he was assistant...
Axa Ireland rebrands its operations.
Axa Ireland, led by chief executive officer John O'Neill, has rebranded its operations. Guardian Dir...
No word on merger.
Lloyds TSB and Belgian-Dutch group Fortis refused to comment earlier this week on reports that they ...
Heath Lambert Marine appointed insurance broker for yachts in BT
Heath Lambert Marine will be taking its business around the world as the appointed insurance broker ...
PMI companies welcome Byer's Bupa buy move.
Private medical insurers have welcomed the Secretary of State Stephen Byer's decision to refer Bupa'...
E-secure with Coface & Gemplus.
Export credit insurer Coface and French smartcard manufacturer Gemplus have announced a global solut...
Carrying the torch in war on fraud.
In the US, insurance fraud costs $130bn a year, but the country's insurers and government are far more proactive than their UK counterparts in tackling the problem. David Fanning finds out why.
Strong market.
New employment laws have given the commercial legal expenses market a massive shot in the arm. As more and more firms realise they face very real and large liability risks, David Fanning finds out how the sector is coping.
Local voices give the CII a national shout.
With reference to Sue Hibberd's letter (PM 8 June, p16), the selection process for the elections to ...
Appointment at St Paul Syndicate Management.
Jason Poulastides has been made deputy energy underwriter of St Paul Syndicate Management's marine s...