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Penny Black's insurance week
It would appear that gossip about insurers buying stakes in brokers has reached fever pitch followin...
Swiftcover calls for more transparent repair costs
Managing relationships between insurers, contractors and suppliers was the main focus of last week's Claims Club, with industry representatives discussing the rise of windscreen repairs and the insurers' response to the latest floods. There was also an…
Aquilo split up as Rok and Powerplay Direct move in
Claims management company Aquilo was split up last week with building, maintenance and development c...
Culver forges on with development strategy
Aim-listed broker Culver is pushing ahead with its development plans after it released marginally im...
Post Claims Club: Advisory Board
Chair: Anthony Gould , group editor in chief, Incisive Media Board: Steve Eckhardt , senior claim...
Appointment at First Assist
First Assist Services has recruited Kevin Dewhurst to sales and marketing director for organisationa...
Patterson leaves Corpore
The managing director of Corpore, Nick Patterson, has unexpectedly left the firm with immediate effe...
Benign Omega ratio
London Market insurer Omega Underwriting has unveiled interim results showing profit before tax up 1...
Appointment at Coface
Coface has appointed Mark Palmer as commercial underwriter. Mr Palmer has worked in the trade financ...
ABI: competitive market delivered on service
The Association of British Insurers insisted that the industry had coped well in the wake of the rec...
Independent trial: A sketch from southwark crown court
The Independent trial could be nearing conclusion as the prosecution and defence are expected to begin their closing arguments this week. Mr Justice Rivlin will then begin summing up the four months' proceedings, including the 22 witnesses testimonies -…
Coldman: UK will adapt
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Kennedys Manchester office
City law firm Kennedys has announced plans to open an office in Manchester. Ric Martin, Kennedys' ch...
Chairman on flooding claims
Anthony Gould, Claims Club chairman, said he believed the recent flooding incidents in the UK - whic...
Appointment at THB
THB Group has appointed Perry Lyons to motor fleet broker. Mr Lyons joins THB from Lloyd's broker Ho...
Carole Nash MD quits
Former Co-operative Financial Services marketing director David Newman has been appointed managing d...
The Broker Network covets 10% share of UK market
The Broker Network has set its stall out for the next eight years with plans to grow its membership ...
Munich Re sets up unit
German reinsurer Munich Re has set up a dedicated unit to develop products offering protection again...
Appointment at Assurant
Assurant Solutions has appointed Martin Pringle as European risk director. In his new role, Mr Pring...
Industry up in arms over call to deny flood cover
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Sonae to raise EUR37.5m
Sonae, the Portuguese multi-national that bought a stake in London market broker Cooper Gay, announc...
NIG queries insurer motives
Insurers such as Axa and Groupama appear to be paying too much for brokers for them to simply be an ...
Hardy's half year results
Hardy Underwriting announced its half year results with a profit before tax up 49% to £9.1m (2006: £...
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...