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Upward swing in D&O sales continues says Marsh
Concerns about the global economy, shareholder action, litigation, and the increasing engagement by regulators are fuelling demand for Directors' and Officers' insurance, according to Marsh.
Kidnap insurance soars as piracy escalates
Shipowners navigating the Gulf of Aden are seeing insurance premiums for kidnap and ransom increase tenfold as piracy escalates, according to Aon Risk Services.
Helphire to raise £50m
Helphire has announced plans to raise £50.0m by means of the placing and open offer.
Time to test yoursel
A selection of topical questions from the question banks of Ed.Learn - the CII's online training resource
Unum welcomes Nice guidance
Income protection insurer Unum has welcomed recommendations from the National Institute for Health a...
Morale boost in recession
Companies could increase morale among their employees by formally acknowledging their hard work, a c...
Lock in for learning at Groupama
Staff training at Groupama Insurances has been boosted with the appointment of Louise Lock to the ro...
MorganAsh to hold seminar in Dublin
MorganAsh is to hold a seminar on underwriting and protection in Dublin on 17 June.
Pick of the week
Senior reporter Louise Meeson looks at the major stories in this week's Post: the UK Rehabilitation C...
CNA eyes southern brokers with proposed hub launch
CNA Europe is to launch a southern regional hub to help bolster its relations with brokers outside t...
Boss battles misrepresentation
Accident management companies can help cut out inflated credit hire business costs by working with i...
90% back Audatex
Cheshire-based accident management company Kindertons has announced it has chosen Audatex UK to assi...
Ambant FSA green light
Ambant, which provides professional consulting, resourcing and broker services to the Lloyd's, Londo...
Appointment at First Assist
First Assist has made several key management appointments, including that of Jerrot Sawden as head...
Ratings unlikely to improve
Predicted and expected increases in premium rates in the UK property and casualty insurance sector a...
Rehab body seeks further funding despite government cash injection
The UK Rehabilitation Council can press ahead with plans to become a fully fledged membership body h...
Autodex administration
The board of Autodex, the accident repair group, has put the firm into voluntary administration to p...
Speed record attempt
MSL's vehicle supply arm has hooked up with television channel Sky One to help create a speed record...
Appointment at Marsh
Marsh has expanded its forensic accounting and claims services practice in Europe, the Middle East a...
APC reacts to tradesman policy demand
Commercial insurance underwriting agency APC has launched a per capita tradesman policy with further...
Appointment at Liberty International
Liberty International Underwriters Europe has appointed Francois Fournie as its head of technical ...
New Axa regional heads
Axa Insurance has revealed its new commercial regional heads after a shake-up first revealed in Post...
Pembroke approval
Lloyd's insurer Pembroke has been given approval to increase its underwriting capacity by 30%, the c...
Appointment at Axa
Mike Butler has been appointed general manager of marketing company Ignition. This follows a recen...