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Appointment at Medical Defence Union
The Medical Defence Union has appointed Dr Christine Tomkins as chief executive. She will take over ...
North of the Border: whiplash awards
Two recent Sheriff Court decisions have highlighted the increasing trend in Scotland for higher awar...
Appointment at Power Place Insurance Services
Nick Giddings has been recruited as director of Power Place Insurance Services, with responsibility ...
Allianz closes two offices in retail shake up
Allianz is restructuring its retail business, which is expected to result in office closures in Tunb...
Appointment at Association of British Insurers
The Association of British Insurers has appointed Huw Evans as director of corporate affairs. He wil...
Mason ends speculation
The former director of insurance at Money Supermarket, Richard Mason, pictured, has ended speculatio...
Appointment at Farr
Farr has appointed Matthew Greenhalgh and Francesco Quacquarelli as claims supervisors. They will be...
Adjuster profits up
Merlin Professional Claims Services has reported a 33% increase in turnover, from £49m to £65.5m for...
Ucatt accuses industry of greedy scheming
The general secretary of construction union Ucatt has accused the "greedy multi-billion pound insura...
Tory MP to address industry
Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP, is due to address members of the Post Bus...
GAB up for sale as venture capital backer looks for exit
GAB Robins is up for sale once more after the venture capital firm that owns it was put into "orderl...
D&O take up on the rise
Class action contagion from the US and growing economic uncertainly have spurred an unprecedented su...
New AIG CEO insists it will keep GI business
The new chief executive officer of AIG has insisted the company has no intention of selling its inte...
Marsh SME boss has plans for underweight market
Marsh's new SME boss has outlined plans to grow its presence in the market, after conceding it is on...
HBoS takeover could see Esure on the road
The £12.2bn takeover of Halifax Bank of Scotland by Lloyds TSB could potentially create the ninth-la...
TMA enters market
The Mortgage Alliance has said it will launch into the general insurance market by teaming up with A...
ABI's EL insurance protocol disappoints Apil
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has expressed disappointment that the Association of Brit...
Appointment at ASL
Specialist adjuster ASL has appointed Philip Austin as an associate director of the firm. Mr Austin ...
MoJ insists CMC vetting process remains strict
The Ministry of Justice has insisted its process for vetting claims management company applications ...
Towergate bolsters business with hires
Towergate has made several high-profile appointments in its retail broking division, which it claims...
Appointment at Guy Carpenter
Guy Carpenter has hired Cory Anger as head of global structuring for GC Securities, its investment b...
Beazley acquires agency
Beazley Group has acquired the entire share capital of Momentum Underwriting Management for up to $3...
Biba: 2009 theme reflects uncertain times
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has announced that 'delivering value' will be the theme f...
Biba ready to clip mavericks' wings
The British Insurance Brokers' Association is tackling insurers that refuse to share private medical...