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UnitedHealth boosts US insurers
US health insurance giant UnitedHealth says that Medicare will remain profitable even if US government cuts premiums.
Cooper Gay acquires Argentinian broker
Cooper Gay buys Reinsurance.com.ar
RFIB grabs senior broker from Aon Benfield
Simon Foreman joins RFIB from Aon Benfield.
Xchanging in Chicago move
Xchanging opens new headquarters in Chicago as part of major US expansion plans
GMAC sells property and casualty business
American Capital Acquisition Corporation buys the company for an unspecified amount
Homeserve announces closure of Property Repairs and Anglia
Firm announces £15m closure of remaining emergency services business
Towergate acquires Rixon Matthews Appleyard
Towergate completes purchase of Hull-based broker
Bermuda regulator appoints Cox as CEO
The Bermuda Monetary Authority announces that Jeremy Cox has been appointed CEO from January 2010. Cox succeeds Matthew Elderfield
Allianz Legal Protection launches HR advice service
Insurer partners with Employment Services Partnership to offer new scheme
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NIG appoints new commercial underwriting director
Insurer names Martin Hall to replace Steve Kingshott.
Aviva launches electronic equipment insurance
Insurer to offer bespoke cover to businesses
Arig and Hardy form Middle East and Africa reinsurance business
Lloyd’s insurer and reinsurer Hardy Underwriting Bermuda and Arab Insurance Group team together to form Hardy Arig Insurance Management (HAIM).
QBE to outsource IT work
Accenture and IBM land contracts with insurer
Earthquake strikes Indonesia
An earthquake has rocked Indonesia.
Two senior Brit Insurance executives go - sources
Two senior executives at Brit have left the company, sources told Reinsurance.
Competition Commission prevented from imposing PPI point of sale prohibition
Tribunal rules that CC must reconsider POSP plans
RGA makes acquisition
US life reinsurer makes its latest move
Banco de Brasil in IRB stake buyout talks
Brazil's state-run bank Banco de Brasil is in talks with IRB-Brasil Re about buying a majority stake.
AIG to get a $1.4bn hit to fourth quarter earnings after Taiwanese sale
AIG has said it is to get a $1.4bn hit to fourth quarter earnings after it sold a Taiwanese life insurance unit.
Admiral turnover up 22% to £294m
Henry Engelhardt: "not much has changed"
Post wins best financial trade publication of the year at ABI Media Awards
Editor Jonathan Swift proud of team effort.
Willis snags senior fac exec from Guy Carpenter
Willis has brought Hugh Powell from Guy Carpenter to lead a part of its facultative reinsurance broking division.