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Takaful Re gets BBB rating
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has given assigned a BBB long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength rating to (TRL) Dubai-based reinsurer Takaful Re.
Channel Islands firm given second captive licence
Heritage Insurance has been granted a captive management licence by the Jersey Financial Services Commission.
CIC policyholders to be compensated
The High Court has approved the Financial Services Authority's application for the distribution of £655,000 to policyholders who bought insurance from CIC Insurance Company SA, an unauthorised insurance provider, through a UK-based intermediary called…
Equity wins Renault deal
Equity Group has signed an affinity partnership with Renault UK. The Brentwood insurer secured the three-year deal following a competitive tender.
Motorsports given risk control pack
SLE Worldwide has launched a risk control pack for the motorsport industry.
IFS: modules on complaints
The IFS School of Finance has launched a qualification on complaints handling. The qualification co...
Time to test yourself
A selection of questions from various past-CII qualification papers. Whether studying for Chartered...
CII boosts online facility
A new online exams service is being launched by the Chartered Insurance Institute to replace the exi...
Zurich backs graduates with programme
Zurich has launched a global associate programme to offer graduate training. A total of 11 associat...
Pick of the Week
In the news this week is the Stern report on climate change; the Catlin/Wellington merger; Arista is ...
Swinton in bid for specialist motor market
High-street broker Swinton has purchased Graysons Insurance Consultants, a Merseyside-based taxi and...
Insurer to terminate Islamic business ties
The progress of takaful insurance in London received a blow after Canopius said that it plans to ter...
Brit set to roll out online SME platform
Brit Insurance is considering rolling out an online commercial initiative to the wider broking frate...
Pilot targets fraudulent claims
Loss adjuster Crawford and Company has piloted a product designed to eradicate low-value fraudulent ...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Allianz Cornhill's engineering division has made Frances Derry business regulatory manager, responsi...
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
Ashurst recruits partner
Law firm Ashurst has appointed Jonathan Drake as insurance partner. Joining from Clyde and Co, Mr Dr...
Media giant looks for insurance gain
The Telegraph Media Group is looking to enhance its product offering in bespoke personal lines, in a...
Witness system is criticised
The creation of a new centralised system for providing expert medical witnesses to family courts is ...
Appointment at Colemont UK
Colemont UK has appointed Andrew Hinds as managing director of the treaty reinsurance division. Mr H...
Appointment at Marsh
Marsh has expanded the business continuity management team in its risk consulting practice. Helen Su...
Government accused over climate change hypocrisy
One of the insurance industry's top climate change consultants has accused the government of hypocri...
IT system to go ahead
IT-Freedom has been selected by Call 24-7 after a six-month review of the market to provide a new cl...
AIG backs "aggressive" intermediary start-up
AIG this week signed a five-year contract to act as sole underwriter to the much-anticipated start-u...