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Moody's withdraws Towergate rating
Moody's Investors Service has withdrawn its B1 senior secured and B3 senior unsecured debt ratings on Towergate Finance due to the fact that these notes have not yet been issued.
SII to drive M&A in run-off sector
KPMG’s annual run-off survey of UK non-life insurance, has shown that liabilities have shrunk by 21%.
Amlin gets greenlight for Swiss redomicile
Amlin has today completed the change in the corporate domicile of its wholly-owned subsidiary Amlin Bermuda from Bermuda to Switzerland.
SII to drive M&A in run-off sector
KPMG’s annual run-off survey of UK non-life insurance, has shown that liabilities have shrunk by 21%.
HNW motor insurer forms partnership
Midlands-based prestige car insurance firm Nowell & Richards has teamed up with Bridford Financial Solutions with the aim of providing clients with a one-stop shop for insuring and buying luxury cars.
Amlin gets greenlight for Swiss redomicile
Amlin has today completed the change in the corporate domicile of its wholly-owned subsidiary Amlin Bermuda from Bermuda to Switzerland.
Bluefin creates new motor role
The broker has appointed Chaz Bailey to the newly created role of executive director of motor within its London market team.
CEO Maso out, as Axa shakes up UK general insurance arm
Axa UK today announced changes to the organisational structure of its general insurance business in a move that will see it no longer needing a CEO of the general insurance business.
CEO Maso out, as Axa shakes up UK general insurance arm
Axa UK today announced changes to the organisational structure of its general insurance business in a move that will see it no longer needing a CEO of the general insurance business.
Antares appoints new risk manager
Antares has appointed Helen Chapman to the Legal, Risk and Compliance team of Antares Managing Agency Limited.
Aon launches water resiliance insurance
Anglian Water has purchased Aon’s insurance product for water utility companies, water resilience insurance.
German government gives local insurers a tax break
The German insurance trade association GDV has welcomed a move by the government to tweak its new tax regime.
Mondial calls on travel insurance industry to back anti-fraud efforts
Mondial Assistance is calling for fellow travel insurers to get behind efforts to tackle fraud as it reports its own successes in the past few months.
Munich Re launches solar panel cover
Munich Re has unveiled a new performance warranty for solar panels in the US.
Zurich settles $455m US class action
Zurich Financial Services Group has announced today that it and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Farmers Group, has agreed in principle to a proposed comprehensive settlement in the matter of Fogel vs. Farmers Group, a purported nationwide class action…
Home 3 launches home assistance with Homebase
Home 3 and home improvement retailer Homebase, are launching home assistance in selected Homebase stores today.
Mass urges Lord Young to put consumers first
The Motor Accident Solicitors Society has warned Lord Young that consumers must be a central element of his impending report on health and safety law.
LMA warns of over-regulation of Lloyd's
The Lloyd’s Market Association has warned the proposed regulatory system for the UK is being created around the banks which will make it over-engineered, unsuitable and unjustifiably costly for the general insurance industry.
German government gives local insurers a tax break
The German insurance trade association GDV has welcomed a move by the government to tweak its new tax regime.
Mondial calls on travel insurance industry to back anti-fraud efforts
Mondial Assistance is calling for fellow travel insurers to get behind efforts to tackle fraud as it reports its own successes in the past few months.
Zurich settles $455m US class action
Zurich Financial Services Group has announced today that it and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Farmers Group, has agreed in principle to a proposed comprehensive settlement in the matter of Fogel vs. Farmers Group, a purported nationwide class action…
LMA warns of over-regulation of Lloyd's
The Lloyd’s Market Association has warned the proposed regulatory system for the UK is being created around the banks which will make it over-engineered, unsuitable and unjustifiably costly for the general insurance industry.
ABI approves IFR trial
The Association of British Insurers has given the green light for a six-month trial of the Insurance Fraud Register.
LFC growth continues with Essex aquisition
Essex-based commercial broker LFC Insurance Group has added to its personal lines portfolio through the acquisition of Chelmsford Insurance Centre.