News
Kennedys boosts regions with DLA swoop
Law firm Kennedys is looking to further its national presence through the expansion of its Birmingha...
Adjuster costs unclaimable
Insurers could scale back their use of loss adjusters after a recent High Court case, according to l...
RBS GI arm sale on track
Royal Bank of Scotland claims the sale of its insurance arm is still on track after the UK governmen...
Catalina makes acquisition
Catalina Holdings (Bermuda), which acquires and manages non-life insurance and reinsurance companies...
Appointment at Beazley Group
Beazley Group has made a series of senior-level management appointments. Neil Maidment, head of rein...
Appointment at Auto Windscreens
Auto Windscreens has appointed Tony Johnston as sales and marketing director. With 15 years' sales a...
Beazley boosted by US
Beazley Group has reported a 1% rise in gross written premium to £595.4m (2007: £588.9m) for the fir...
Axa subsidiary looks to boost regional reach
AXA-owned marketing and business development firm Ignition NBS is aiming to boost small to medium-si...
Brokers tipped to snub Liiba over big three bias
Heath Lambert has pledged to continue supporting the British Insurance Brokers' Association and to s...
IUA and Lloyd's to join forces in ECF efficiency drive
The International Underwriting Association of London has welcomed the opportunity to join forces wit...
What the papers said this week
News of the World Fatcats at a crippled insurance company bailed out by £50bn public money have lau...
Hoban in Bank of England plea
The Bank of England's role should be strengthened to bridge the gap between the Financial Services A...
Aon acquires niche broker
Aon is aiming to substantially grow its presence in the hospitality market, despite the tough econom...
Appointment at Cassidy Davis
Aidan Plumridge has joined Cassidy Davis as head of marketing and business development. Mr Plumridge...
Baugh: "fire sales" less likely after securities deal
The US federal government has paid AIG $37.2bn (£21.9m) in exchange for fixed income securities from...
Brit adds to web system
Brit Insurance has added to its proposition for small to medium-sized businesses by increasing the o...
Appointment at Countrywide
Countrywide has appointed Tim Rogers as insurer relations director to strengthen the network's insur...
Ex-Merlin director joins rival loss adjuster
Loss adjuster MYI aims to boost its Midlands business with a senior appointment and has plans for mo...
Job loss worries high
Over one-third of people are concerned for their jobs as the credit crunch bites, according to a sur...
Broker makes Perth buy
Arthur J Gallagher (Australia) has acquired a 40% stake in Specialised Broking Associates, an energy...
Appointment at Willis Re
Willis Re has appointed a managing director and three new executive directors for the recently forme...
Nicholls returns to adjusting
Former GAB Robins UK chief executive officer Clive Nicholls is to join Crawford and Company, returni...
Appointment at Ace
Ace Global Markets has appointed Russell Burgess as underwriting manager, accident and health, with ...
Insurers warned over CCTV change
The industry has been warned that changes to CCTV regulations could affect thousands of UK businesse...