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Appointment at Kingslegal
Newport and Fareham-based specialist litigation and commercial law practice Kingslegal has appointed...
Validus sees GWP rise
Validus, the Bermudian reinsurer, said gross premiums written for the first half of the year increas...
Reinsurer sees profit dip
Munich Re has reported a drop of first half profits of nearly 35%, impacted by decreasing insurance ...
Appointment at Groupama
Groupama Insurances has appointed David Ragan as group compliance officer, following the retirement ...
AIG reports $13.2bn loss
AIG chief executive officer Robert Willumstad has admitted the company has a "lot of work to do" to ...
BLD seals exclusive renewal deals with duo
Motorbike claims management company BLD Group has sealed the renewal of two key accounts that will s...
Appointment at Aon
Aon's marine team has appointed two new specialist claims directors: Gordon Brown and Robert Dobson....
Penny black's insurance week
Although this summer may have been lacking in sun - again - it had not stopped the EC3 gossip monger...
Smith: Fortis must align with changing distribution
Expansion into new product lines and new distribution channels has driven growth at Fortis Insurance...
Cobra poised despite setback
The chief executive officer of Cobra is in no doubt that the company will receive further approaches...
Potts snapped up by Bridge
Bridge Insurance Brokers has appointed Roger Potts, pictured, as its new chairman. Mr Potts joins Br...
Appointment at PWS
PWS has appointed Ralph Williams to divisional director of its marine division. Mr Williams has more...
Charity merger may hit insurers
A looming merger between two of the UK's largest charities for older people could see Fortis, LV, or...
Appointment at Interglobal
Private medical insurer Interglobal has appointed Mark Peters as a business development manager to c...
Hannover profit down 14%
Hannover Re said first half operating profit fell by more than 14% to EUR400.2m (£313.4m), down from...
PBS founder comes full circle after SSP calling
Jonathan Davey, founder and former chief executive officer of Primary Broker Services, has moved to ...
Axa to shed another 500 jobs in the UK
Axa UK is to make up to 500 redundancies in addition to the 120 jobs it is shedding in Ireland. The...
Zurich warns firms of 'zero tolerance'
Zurich is taking a "zero tolerance" stance towards inflated personal injury legal costs following a ...
RSA: lonely journey coming to an end
RSA's "early action on rates" will set it in good stead when the market eventually does harden, acco...
Towergate in RBSI move
Towergate has recruited Jim Donaldson to a new senior operations role in its broking division. He jo...
Appointment at HSA
Kevin Hammond and Sandy Michelson have been hired as key account managers at healthplan provider HSA...
Berkshire's earnings fall
Berkshire Hathaway has reported net earnings of $2.88bn (£1.5bn) in the second quarter of 2008, comp...
Appointment at Keelan Westall
Hampshire-based commercial property insurance broker Keelan Westall has promoted Simon Clegg and Mar...
What the papers said this week
Weston and Somerset Mercury A report stating the pier owners cannot afford to rebuild Weston's ...