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Charity merger may hit insurers
A looming merger between two of the UK's largest charities for older people could see Fortis, LV, or...
Appointment at Interglobal
Private medical insurer Interglobal has appointed Mark Peters as a business development manager to c...
Hannover profit down 14%
Hannover Re said first half operating profit fell by more than 14% to EUR400.2m (£313.4m), down from...
PBS founder comes full circle after SSP calling
Jonathan Davey, founder and former chief executive officer of Primary Broker Services, has moved to ...
Axa to shed another 500 jobs in the UK
Axa UK is to make up to 500 redundancies in addition to the 120 jobs it is shedding in Ireland. The...
Zurich warns firms of 'zero tolerance'
Zurich is taking a "zero tolerance" stance towards inflated personal injury legal costs following a ...
RSA: lonely journey coming to an end
RSA's "early action on rates" will set it in good stead when the market eventually does harden, acco...
Towergate in RBSI move
Towergate has recruited Jim Donaldson to a new senior operations role in its broking division. He jo...
Appointment at HSA
Kevin Hammond and Sandy Michelson have been hired as key account managers at healthplan provider HSA...
Berkshire's earnings fall
Berkshire Hathaway has reported net earnings of $2.88bn (£1.5bn) in the second quarter of 2008, comp...
Appointment at Keelan Westall
Hampshire-based commercial property insurance broker Keelan Westall has promoted Simon Clegg and Mar...
What the papers said this week
Weston and Somerset Mercury A report stating the pier owners cannot afford to rebuild Weston's ...
Player in record PI payout
This week's High Court decision to award a promising young footballer £4.5m, said to be the highest ...
Broker revenues up
Marsh and McLennan's risk and insurance businesses recorded revenue of $1.4bn (£736m) in the second ...
Argo net income up 30%
First half net income at Bermudian reinsurer Argo Group jumped by 30%. However it recorded first hal...
RBS CEO insists bidders still want insurance arm
The chief executive officer of Royal Bank of Scotland has insisted the sale of its insurance arm cou...
Research finds motor fraud jumped 7.2% in two months
New research from Innovation Group has provided one of the clearest indicators yet that fraudulent a...
Appointment at Legal and General
Legal and General has hired Andy Webb as operations director for its general insurance business. Mr ...
Appointment at Aegis
Aegis London has made two appointments: Ruth Kenworthy, hired as internal audit and risk officer; an...
NU in talks to transfer 200 HSBC staff
It is understood that 200 HSBC general insurance call centre jobs are to be transferred to Norwich U...
Benfield revenues down 4%
Benfield Group has reported revenue down 4% to £233m for the first six month of the year compared to...
RK Harrison partners BPIF
The British Printing Industries Federation has confirmed the appointment of independent broker R K H...
Catlin pleased overall despite pre-tax slump
Volatile financial markets have contributed to poor investment returns and a 21% drop in Catlin Grou...
Claims experience is key
Six in 10 people who have claimed on their household insurance consider their claims experience - an...