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Loss adjusting trio unite to expand UK coverage
Three loss adjusters are joining forces to expand their geographic and technical reach. The partner...
Evolution property offering
Commercial underwriting specialist Evolution Underwriting has launched a product to cater for the va...
Kennedys and Davies Lavery seal merger
Kennedys and Davies Lavery are merging to create an insurance legal giant with an annual turnover of...
Aon opens office in Dubai
Aon Middle East has opened its regional headquarters in the Dubai International Finance Centre after...
Board changes at Airmic
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Appointment at Watershed
Jeff Whiston has joined Watershed Claims Services as an adjuster. Mr Whiston has more than 30 years'...
Tory MP joins all-party team
Conservative shadow treasury minister Mark Hoban MP has joined the All-Party Parliamentary Group on ...
Still no evidence for mandatory disclosure
There is still no evidence that commercial insurance customers want mandatory commission disclosure,...
Video - Post Pick of the Week
Post reporter Louise Meeson looks at the major stories in tomorrow's issue of Post. This week: Capita Insurance Brokers takes on Towergate and Allianz to win market share; Independent Insurance auditors fined and hit with £1.2m costs; Perkins Slade boss…
Axa welcomes Pitt Review
Axa Insurance has welcomed the findings of the Pitt Review and has vowed to playing an ongoing role in discussing its “industry wide issues”.
Beat That Quote enters motorbike market
Price comparison site BeatThatQuote.com is adding motorbike insurance to its product line-up.
Independent insurance auditors fined over failings
By Gavin Hinks, editor of Accountancy Age, www.accountancyage.com . An accountancy disciplinary body has hit KPMG and the lead audit partner for Independent Insurance, Andrew Sayers, with a fine totalling £500,000 for conducting processes "seriously…
Oriental Assurance named as sunken Philippino ferry insurer - source
Philippines-based insurer Oriental Assurance has been named as the insurer of the striken Princess of the Stars, which sank last week in the Philippines.
Pitt Review misses key issue says RSA
The Pitt Review has overlooked the issue of how to minimise risk for thousands of households living at a high risk of flooding, according to RSA property insurance manager Alan Gairns.
Private market insured losses limited for US Midwest floods - RMS
Private market insured losses to property may be limited in the Midwestern United States due to a lack of buyers of flood coverage in the affected region, a report from Guy Carpenter has said, quoting a note from Risk Management Solutions.
Admiral creates 450 new jobs
Admiral Group is creating 450 jobs over the next three years with the opening of a new office in Newport.
Pitt's flood report "must not sit on shelf" says the ABI
The Association of British Insurers is calling on the government to act on Sir Michael Pitt’s report into the 2007 summer floods.
Sir Michael Pitt publishes flood report
Sir Michael Pitt has today called for urgent and fundamental changes in the way the country is adapting to the increased risk of flooding.
Giles reveals plans for Kent broker
Giles plans to build a dominant insurance broker in Kent from its operational hub in Orpington.
World Bank moves ahead with plans for weather derivatives
The World Bank is moving ahead with plans to use the weather derivative market as part of a comprehensive strategy to reduce the impact of drought in developing countries.
Slovenia's largest reinsurer launches fund manager
Pozavarovalnica Sava, Slovenia's largest reinsurer, said it set up a fund manager in Macedonia as part of an expansion strategy into investment fund management in Eastern Europe.
Benfield to appoint former RenRe president as non-exec
Reinsurance broker Benfield has said it is to apoint William (Bill) Riker to its board from the 1st of September 2008.
Crawford strengthens global team
Crawford and Company has appointed Mark Cote as global marine development and strategy director in its global markets team.
Frustration grows over flood law delay
Insurers and MPs welcome the Draft Floods and Water Bill but are frustrated it could take two years to become law and fear the government may fail to stump up the cash.