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Beazley boosted by US
Beazley Group has reported a 1% rise in gross written premium to £595.4m (2007: £588.9m) for the fir...
Axa subsidiary looks to boost regional reach
AXA-owned marketing and business development firm Ignition NBS is aiming to boost small to medium-si...
Brokers tipped to snub Liiba over big three bias
Heath Lambert has pledged to continue supporting the British Insurance Brokers' Association and to s...
IUA and Lloyd's to join forces in ECF efficiency drive
The International Underwriting Association of London has welcomed the opportunity to join forces wit...
What the papers said this week
News of the World Fatcats at a crippled insurance company bailed out by £50bn public money have lau...
Hoban in Bank of England plea
The Bank of England's role should be strengthened to bridge the gap between the Financial Services A...
Aon acquires niche broker
Aon is aiming to substantially grow its presence in the hospitality market, despite the tough econom...
Appointment at Cassidy Davis
Aidan Plumridge has joined Cassidy Davis as head of marketing and business development. Mr Plumridge...
Baugh: "fire sales" less likely after securities deal
The US federal government has paid AIG $37.2bn (£21.9m) in exchange for fixed income securities from...
Brit adds to web system
Brit Insurance has added to its proposition for small to medium-sized businesses by increasing the o...
Appointment at Countrywide
Countrywide has appointed Tim Rogers as insurer relations director to strengthen the network's insur...
Ex-Merlin director joins rival loss adjuster
Loss adjuster MYI aims to boost its Midlands business with a senior appointment and has plans for mo...
Job loss worries high
Over one-third of people are concerned for their jobs as the credit crunch bites, according to a sur...
Broker makes Perth buy
Arthur J Gallagher (Australia) has acquired a 40% stake in Specialised Broking Associates, an energy...
Appointment at Willis Re
Willis Re has appointed a managing director and three new executive directors for the recently forme...
Nicholls returns to adjusting
Former GAB Robins UK chief executive officer Clive Nicholls is to join Crawford and Company, returni...
Appointment at Ace
Ace Global Markets has appointed Russell Burgess as underwriting manager, accident and health, with ...
Insurers warned over CCTV change
The industry has been warned that changes to CCTV regulations could affect thousands of UK businesse...
Appointment at Heath Lambert
Heath Lambert has appointed three new members of staff to its projects team. Hayley Bonello, Hollie ...
Private equity giant said to be seeking stake in RBSI
Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners is in discussion with the Royal Bank of Scotland over the purchase of a majority stake in insurance units, Churchill and Direct Line, according to newswire reports.
Post weekly bulletin - 16 October
Post reporters Sarah Hills and Louise Meeson look at the major stories from the general insurance market. Watch it now:
WR Berkley bags three of AIG's Professional Liability team; forms BerkleyPro
WR Berkley, the US insurer has hired three former AIG executives and formed BerkleyPro, a new professional liability insurer.
Allied World says Q3 operating income to be in $85-95m range
Bermuda-based (re)insurer Allied World said that it expects to report operating income for the third quarter of the year of between $85-95m.
IFB helps stop multi million pound 'cash for crash' scam
Police have arrested the director of an accident management company for conspiracy to defraud UK motor insurers as part of a 'cash for crash' scam this morning.