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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...
JLT creates new division
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has reorganised its group structure in a move that has been seen as a bid to ...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny is always delighted to run into old chums whom she has not seen for a while but imagine her sh...
Sturge Taylor set to acquire yacht business
London market broker Sturge Taylor and Associates is set to acquire Marsh's UK yacht business, and h...
Willis remains tight-lipped over redundancies
Willis has refused to rule out further UK office closures, after shutting the doors to its Sheffield...
Appointment at Sterling Insurance
Sterling Insurance has appointed Phil Carr as senior development manager. Mr Carr will be responsibl...
Zurich CEO Stuart retires
Zurich has announced Guy Munnoch is to replace Ian Stuart as UK general insurance chief executive of...
Fraudster broker jailed
A fraudster broker has been jailed for nearly five years for selling £11m worth of policies without ...
Chubb expands cyber offering
Chubb has this week responded to increasing concerns of cyber-crime and privacy invasion by expandin...
Allianz highlights online innovation with launch
Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty has challenged comments made by rival Ace Europe that insurer...
What the papers said this week
The Times Sir Robin Knox-Johnston was forced to return to port last Tuesday, after near-hurricane...
Appointment at Premium Credit
Premium Credit has made three appointments to strengthen its sales management team across the UK and...
Chaucer in support role
Lloyd's insurer Chaucer has exchanged agreements with Quanta Capital Holdings and the senior underwr...
Broker exposure to rise
Personal lines insurance brokers could be set for a resurgence but they will have to adopt modern ma...
Ravenstone hires Norbury
Fraud investigation company Ravenstone has hired its first senior employee from Capita Brownsword. R...
Cancer tops the list of Bupa critical illness claims
Bupa is attempting to highlight the benefits of its critical illness policies by revealing the detai...
City warms to Catlin/Wellington takeover
The proposed merger of Catlin and Wellington Underwriting was welcomed in the market this week, with...
Duo targets London market with launch
An electronic claims outsourcing service for brokers will be launched into the London market this mo...
FSCS appoints Devlin
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has appointed Ron Devlin OBE, head of the claims division...
EC date unconfirmed
Reports that the European Commission's competition inquiry into commercial insurance is to be releas...
Ex-NIG bosses in U-turn after broker feedback
Charles Earle's new underwriting agency has ditched its Insynergy brand name in favour of a Greek wo...
Appointment at FMW
Essex-based FMW has appointed Duncan Rogers a broking technician. Mr Rogers previously worked as a c...
Property team bolstered
Heath Lambert's real estate team has been bolstered with two arrivals from rival broker Aon, Geoff W...
Homeserve hits high on back of latest deal
Shares in Homeserve hit an all-time high last week after news of the company's latest acquisition. ...