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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 ...
Player in record PI payout
This week's High Court decision to award a promising young footballer £4.5m, said to be the highest ...
Broker revenues up
Marsh and McLennan's risk and insurance businesses recorded revenue of $1.4bn (£736m) in the second ...
Argo net income up 30%
First half net income at Bermudian reinsurer Argo Group jumped by 30%. However it recorded first hal...
RBS CEO insists bidders still want insurance arm
The chief executive officer of Royal Bank of Scotland has insisted the sale of its insurance arm cou...
Research finds motor fraud jumped 7.2% in two months
New research from Innovation Group has provided one of the clearest indicators yet that fraudulent a...
Appointment at Legal and General
Legal and General has hired Andy Webb as operations director for its general insurance business. Mr ...
Appointment at Aegis
Aegis London has made two appointments: Ruth Kenworthy, hired as internal audit and risk officer; an...
NU in talks to transfer 200 HSBC staff
It is understood that 200 HSBC general insurance call centre jobs are to be transferred to Norwich U...
Benfield revenues down 4%
Benfield Group has reported revenue down 4% to £233m for the first six month of the year compared to...
RK Harrison partners BPIF
The British Printing Industries Federation has confirmed the appointment of independent broker R K H...
Catlin pleased overall despite pre-tax slump
Volatile financial markets have contributed to poor investment returns and a 21% drop in Catlin Grou...
Claims experience is key
Six in 10 people who have claimed on their household insurance consider their claims experience - an...
Appointment at Marsh
Marsh has appointed Mark Gilliland to lead its CS Stars division in Europe, the Middle East and Afri...
Major insurers snub new whiplash fraud initiative
Insurance giants RSA and Norwich Union are understood to have chosen not to back the development of ...
Greenbee sets sight on sites
Greenbee, the insurance partner of John Lewis and Waitrose, is in discussions with several aggregato...
Allianz unveils new Hastings deal after Equity broker win
Allianz is to provide family legal expenses cover to Hastings Direct's home insurance customers. As...
Cega reveals twin targets
Third-party claims administrator and emergency assistance provider Cega is to target personal accide...
Barbon lays foundations of construction push
Barbon Insurance Group has shown its commitment to entering the construction market with the recruit...
IIB network signs first
Our Network, the broker network launched on 1 August for members of the Institute of Insurance Broke...
Credit hire disharmony leads insurers to seek alternatives
Insurers are starting to turn to bilateral agreements with rival companies in greater numbers as a w...
Appointment at Allianz
Allianz Engineering has promoted Daniel Rowlandson to Midlands technical and operations manager. He ...