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Appointment at Carvill
Carvill has appointed Thomas Perkins as senior vice-president of its office in Atlanta. For the past...
Appointment at Cogent Solicitors
Jane Hall, previously a partner at Kennedys in the City, has moved to Croydon-based Cogent Solicitor...
North of the Border: Small Claims in Scotland
The breaking news on 13 October that the Law Society has published Fast and Fair, its proposals for ...
Brit set to double regional business in four years
Brit is set to bolster its presence in Leeds with plans to more than double the amount of business i...
Willis in major office u-turn
Broking giant Willis has made a u-turn by re-opening a client contact office in Leeds earlier this m...
Climate change claims could hit insurers hard
Insurers may need to exclude climate-change-related claims from their policies to protect themselves...
Appointment at Criterion Surveyors
James Brown has joined Criterion Surveyors where he will be responsible for developing the company's...
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Appointment at Wellington Underwriting
Wellington Underwriting has promoted Huw Jones to divisional underwriter, responsible for the energy...
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Novae merges syndicates
Novae Syndicates, the Lloyd's platform for Novae Group, is to merge Syndicates 1007 and 2147 with ef...
Appointment at Financial Services Skills Council
The Financial Services Skills Council has recruited Neil Young as head of employer engagement. He ha...
€40bn Euro winter storm warning from AIR
A new analysis of European extratropical cyclones by AIR Worldwide (AIR) has projected that Europe could experience a winter storm resulting in insured losses in excess of €40 billion.
Open GI makes first acquisition
Open International, the group holding company for broker software house, Open G I, and the Countrywide network, has today announced its first acquisition.
IPC in golden 3Q, sees more US price rises at 1/1
Bermudian catastrophe reinsurer IPC Holdings has reported net income for the third quarter of $115m compared to a net loss of $657m, for the third quarter of 2005.
Swinton acquires Merseyside specialist Insurance Broker
Swinton Group has purchased Graysons Insurance Consultants Ltd, an Merseyside based broker specialising in insurance for taxis and private hire vehicles with branches in Liverpool, Widnes and Wirral.
XL posts solid third quarter
Global (re)insurer XL Capital has reported net third quarter income of $415.8m set against a net loss of $1,049.2 million for the Katrina and Rita affected third quarter in 2005.
Close appointment to lead Irish charge
Close Premium Finance has appointed Stuart Reid to spearhead the continued growth of its Irish business.
Canopius acquires Creechurch
Canopius, the specialist Lloyd’s underwriting group, announces today that it has agreed to acquire the entire operations of fellow Lloyd’s business Creechurch.
Ace bounces back with 3Q gains
Ace has reported net income for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006 of $578m after payment of preferred dividends, compared with a net loss of $112m for the same quarter last year.
Flagstone Re in $175m New York IPO, European expansion
Class of 2005 Bermudian reinsurer, Flagstone Re has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of shares to raise approximately $175m. Flagstone said it will apply to list the shares on the New York Stock Exchange…
Catlin in Wellington buy talks
Wellington Underwriting has confirmed it is in discussions with Catlin over a possible takeover. In a statement to the stock exchange today, the Board of Wellington said it noted the recent increase in its share price, which has risen over 6% today. The…
Western Re launches new US terrorism product
US specialty managing agency Western Re/Managers Insurance Services has launched a new terrorism facility.