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RSA strikes broker deal with Junction
RSA direct business More Than has launched a new brand that gives customers access to a panel of mot...
CNA in major professional indemnity push
CNA Insurance is more than doubling its professional indemnity range of products and has further dev...
Accident management firm launches three new divisions
Crewe-based Kindertons Accident Management has established three new specialist departments to help ...
RSA in dispute with FTSE 100 giant over $91.4m claim
RSA is in dispute with BAE Systems over a $91.4m (£45.6m) reinsurance claim brought by the defence a...
New Countrywide MD admits past broker failings
Countrywide Network has appointed Nick Haycock as managing director. Mr Haycock will work under Gran...
Castro leads Lloyd's Brazil
Lloyd's has appointed Marco Antonio de Simas Castro as managing director for Lloyd's Brazil. He will...
Credit crunch linked to soaring broker fraud
The credit crunch is causing an increase in broker fraud, according to law firm Pinsent Masons. Ins...
Appointment at Axiom
Mark Elliott has been hired as a main board director of Axiom Consulting. Mr Elliott has also been a...
Risk advice service launch
Professional services firm Towers Perrin has launched a capital markets subsidiary to advise clients...
Appointment at Colemont
John Lowry has joined the aviation division at Colemont Insurance Brokers as an associate director. ...
Simeoni joins Oval
Oval has appointed Marcus Simeoni as head of its London market casualty broking team. Mr Simeoni has...
What the papers said this week
Metro The nodding bulldog in the Churchill insurance television ads has been challenged over his ...
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
Broker duo to aid sales
Keelan Westall has promoted Simon Clegg and Mark Costello to sales managers for north and south of t...
Hyperion hires director
Eric Fady has been named new group finance director for Hyperion Insurance Group. From 2003 to 2007...
Parabis wins RSA contract
The Parabis Group has strengthened its ties with RSA after signing six new contracts to provide lega...
Sagicor rebrands BSU
Sagicor Syndicate Holdings has rebranded Byrne and Stacey Underwriting to Sagicor Underwriting. Sagi...
RPC to sell regional hub
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain is to sell its regional insurance office in Tiverton, Devon, as a going ...
Aon to grow e-commerce
Aon UK's new managing director of e-business and market reform claims the company's commitment to te...
Aggregator wins funding
Coverzones, the online small to medium-sized enterprises insurance aggregator, has secured new inves...
Principle launches first British Takaful-compliant policy
The UK's first Shariah-compliant insurance provider has starting selling policies. Principle Insura...
Hiscox enlists Forness
Hiscox has hired Bob Forness from Lloyd's competitor Imagine to head up its new custom risk reinsura...
Industry blasts MoJ for 'cynical' and 'politically motivated' failure
Industry experts have hit out at the government over its personal injury reform report and questione...
AM Best downgrades Scottish Re's financial strength rating to C-
Ratings agency A.M. Best has downgraded Scottish Re's financial strength rating to C- (Weak) from C+ (Marginal) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “cc” from “b-” of the primary operating insurance subsidiaries of Scottish Re.