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Green Insurance offers pet cover
The Green Insurance Company is to expand into its personal lines portfolio with the introduction of a range of environmentally conscious pet insurance products.
Quinn ignores regulator and continues to sell UK policies
Quinn Direct is still offering insurance policies in the UK, Post has discovered.
Quinn Group hits back at Irish regulator for over-reaction
Quinn Insurance group's parent company Quinn Group has criticised the regulator's request for an administrator to be appointed today.
Quinn ordered to stop underwriting in the UK as parent put into administration
The High Court has this morning appointed provisional administrators to Quinn Insurance, owner of Quinn Direct and Quinn Healthcare, on an application by the Financial Regulator in Ireland.
ISS merges Damage Control and Rainbow
The ISS Group has merged Rainbow International and ISS Damage Control to create a new restoration division.
Quinn ignores regulator and continues to sell UK policies
Quinn Direct is still offering insurance policies in the UK, Post has discovered.
ERGO sees premium income increase by 7.6%
ERGO consolidated result increased to €173m (2009:€73m). The company’s total premium income rose 7.6% to €19.0bn (2008: €17.7bn).
Swiss insurer refinances bond with new issue
Swiss insurance group Helvetia Holding today issued a bond with a volume of CHF 150m and a term of three years.
LV to hit prime-time TV with ad campaign
The brand-led LV campaign starts on 15 April, featuring on TV, digital media, outdoor activity, national, regional and specialist print, plus direct mail and press inserts.
Quinn ordered to stop underwriting in the UK as parent put into administration
The High Court has this morning appointed provisional administrators to Quinn Insurance, owner of Quinn Direct and Quinn Healthcare, on an application by the Financial Regulator in Ireland.
ERGO sees premium income increase by 7.6%
ERGO consolidated result increased to €173m (2009:€73m). The company’s total premium income rose 7.6% to €19.0bn (2008: €17.7bn).
Swiss insurer refinances bond with new issue
Swiss insurance group Helvetia Holding today issued a bond with a volume of CHF 150m and a term of three years.
Solicitors concerned by fraud "epidemic"
LV funded research has found that over six in ten legal professionals believe that TV advertising is one of the key reasons for the increase in people reporting false personal injury claims.
Beazley offers online event insurance
Beazley has launched an online system designed to provide cost effective access to event cancellation and liability insurance.
EMB warns Lloyd's about taking its "eye off the ball"
Even after record aggregate profits announced by Lloyd’s for 2009, some market segments cannot afford to take their eye off the ball according to EMB, the actuarial and business consultancy.
RFIB appoints new operations director
RFIB Group the international Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced the appointment of Dominic Hagger as operations director.
Carroll set to depart Canopius
Canopius Managing Agents underwriting director Tim Carroll is set to leave the company less than 18 months into the role.
Co-op to address European mutual conference
Europe’s mutual and cooperative insurers will hold their second biennial Congress, in Genoa, Italy, from 24 to 26 May 2010, on the theme “mutuality today: sustainable values” at the invitation of Italian members, Reale Mutua, Itas and Unipol.
Miller hails Katkhuda capture
Broker Miller has recruited Sebastian Katkhuda to work on global programme strategy, placement and servicing for major corporate clients within the UK and Europe.
Scott Rees
Personal injury solicitors Scott Rees & Co has appointed its first compliance officer.
Harris Balcombe
John Williams and David Toothill have joined claim recovery specialist and loss assessor Harris Balcombe.
Cunningham
Cunningham Lindsey has appointed a fraud manager in its liability services division, to support an increased focus on fraud investigation.
Miller
Miller has appointed Neil Higgins as a global facultative reinsurance specialist.
Zurich
Zurich Financial Services Group has appointed Pascal Perritaz as chief financial officer for Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.