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Aon income reaches $1.1bn
Aon's second quarter net income improved to $1.1bn (£563m) in the second quarter of 2008 from $240m ...
Appointment at Ace
Ace has appointed Phil Sharpe as director of casualty and major risks for the UK and Ireland. In thi...
Appointment at THB
James Truscott has been appointed to the board of THB's underwriting agency Unicorn Underwriting as ...
Lloyd's to reap rewards of Irish non-life market
Lloyd's is boosting its presence in Ireland after noting the massive increase in the size of the non...
IIB-specific Our Network eyes 15-strong panel
The head of Broker Direct's new network has said it ultimately aims to have a 15-strong insurer pane...
Analysts cheer Aspen
Aspen Insurance Holdings' second quarter net income rose 11% to $126.9m (£64.8m) from $114.7m this t...
Close acquisition will transform failing firms
Close Premium Finance has claimed economies of scale will transform "loss-making" companies into an ...
Instant event cover
Event managers can now access event insurance instantly, Hiscox has claimed, after the firm decided ...
Cooper Gay outsources
Cooper Gay has entered into an outsourcing agreement with Xchanging. The broker will outsource speci...
Lancashire GWP shrinks
Lancashire has reported gross written premium of $383.4m (£196.7m) and a combined ratio of 66.4% for...
Admiral: aggregators face battle for survival in 2009
Admiral has predicted the aggregator battle will come to a head next year after revealing that, whil...
Imperial recruits Hogarth
Ian Hogarth is to join Imperial Consultants next month as its client development director. He previo...
Insurance chiefs denounce commissions that top 30%
Brokers that demand commission rates of more than 30% can expect to be left standing at the negotiat...
Cheltenham base opened
THB has followed the expansion of its London office with the opening of a new office in Cheltenham. ...
Ace claims record result
Ace has seen its second quarter net income jump 15% to $746m (£381.9m) from $649m, compared to the s...
Appointment at Atradius
Atradius has appointed Peter Schmidt to chief market officer responsible for credit insurance throug...
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
RK Harrison partnership
The British Printing Industries Federation has appointed independent broker RK Harrison as its partn...
Crawford alerts unprecedented CBI dangers
Companies must do more to protect against contingent business interruption as losses hit "historic" ...
Novae defies 'conservative' criticism
Novae has reported an 8% rise in pre-tax profits to £16.8m for the first half of the year compared t...
Willis net income halves
Willis' second quarter net income has halved, dropping to $39m (£19.9m) from $78m compared to the sa...
RBSI sale rumours gather pace
Speculation is growing about the sale of Royal Bank of Scotland's insurance arm ahead of tomorrow's ...
Giles promises more in pipeline after trio of purchases
Giles Insurance Brokers has snapped up three companies in the last week with yet more acquisitions c...
Appointment at Sidley Austin
Sidley Austin has promoted four insurance and financial services group lawyers to partners: Michael ...