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Major earthquake hits Christchurch
A major earthquake of magnitude 6.3 occurred near Christchurch, New Zealand on 22 February at 12:51pm local time (11:51pm on Monday 21 February 21 GMT).
Aviva director joins Brightside
Brightside has appointed Alan Sanderson as chief executive of its insurance broking division.
Gallagher names new chairman
Former JLT chairman Andrew Agnew is set to become chairman of the Arthur J. Gallagher International Executive, effective 1 May 2011.
Bartlett supports Better acquisition
Global insurance broker Bartlett Group has provided the insurance advisory and broking services for Better Capital during the acquisition of the advisory businesses of Santia, formerly part of the Connaught group, from its administrators, KPMG.
Zurich appoints director of personal lines
Zurich has appointed Gareth Howell as the director of its UK personal lines broker business to replace Mark Coffey.
One Answer Network adds Lorega LRI to product offering
One Answer Network has added Lorega loss recovery insurance to its suite of commercial products.
LV looks to NIG for Manchester boss
LV has confirmed the appointment of NIG regional business development manager Stuart Frost to lead its Manchester branch.
Gallagher in Heath Lambert takeover talks
Arthur J Gallagher International is in takeover talks with London market broker Heath Lambert, according to sources close to the company.
Dual appoints property head
Dual Corporate Risks has appointed Markel's former international property division managing director to run its international property business.
Aon Benfield calls for wider adaptation of internal SII models
Aon Benfield is calling for a simplified internal model approval process for natural catastrophe risk that would encourage insurers to better quantify these exposures under Solvency II.
Aon Benfield calls for wider adaptation of internal SII models
Aon Benfield is calling for a simplified internal model approval process for natural catastrophe risk that would encourage insurers to better quantify these exposures under Solvency II.
Torus names casualty construction vice president
Torus has appointed Pat Hindle as vice president of its new Excess Casualty Construction division, based in Jersey City.
Irish government woes delay Quinn Insurance sale
The proposed sale of Quinn Insurance has been delayed by the firm’s administrators until after a new Irish government is elected, according to reports.
Plum looks to boost team following growth
Non-standard household insurance specialist Plum Underwriting has said it is on the look-out for underwriters to join the business after its sales increased by 54% and its agency base doubled in the last 12 months.
Lord Sheikh confirms broker launch
Lord Sheikh has launched insurance broker and underwriting agent Macmillan Sheikh.
Capita secures contract extension with Ascot
Capita Commercial Insurance Services has secured a five-year contract extension to run risk capture, aggregations and pre-bind checking services for Lloyd’s managing agent, Ascot Underwriting.
Helphire cuts 400 staff under restructure
Accident management company Helphire reduced its headcount by more than 400 staff during the last six months of 2010 as part of its business restructure.
Broker Assistance ‘refreshes’ BTE cover
Broker Assistance has made a number of changes to its Xtra Assistance product in preparation for a post-Jackson reforms increased demand in before-the-event legal cover.
Blanc gets carte blanche to change Axa's commercial business
Roy Watkinson has become the first casualty of Amanda Blanc’s shake-up within Axa’s commercial general insurance business, since she took over as chief executive on Monday.
Keychoice signs legal expenses deal
Keychoice Underwriting has teamed up with DAS to provide its broker partners with access to legal protection alongside the existing range of Keychoice commercial products.
Exclusive Climate change content now available
Insurance Insight’s weekly update is now live with an article discussing the outcomes from the recent climate change conference in Cancun; and an interview with QBE’s general manager for Central and Eastern Europe Petko Tonchev on the issues in the…
Exclusive Climate change content now available on Post Europe
Post Europe’s weekly update is now live with an article discussing the outcomes from the recent climate change conference in Cancun; and an interview with QBE’s general manager for Central and Eastern Europe Petko Tonchev on the issues in the region.
Shipping body softens stance on private anti-pirate armies
The International Union of Marine Insurance has welcomed the announcement by the International Chamber of Shipping that it is now taking a more neutral position on the use of private armed security personnel on board ships to protect them from pirates.
Ageas strengthens commercial broker team
Ageas has appointed three new broker account executives to cover the North east, East and West Midlands, and South west.