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Legislation draft begins
The Law Commission is set to draft new consumer legislation after receiving more than 100 responses ...
NU in £60m buyout of broker Group Direct
Norwich Union has thrown £5.7m behind a buyout of small to medium-sized business insurance broker Gr...
Appointment at Amlin
Amlin has hired Andrew Griffin as class underwriter on the accident and health account. Mr Griffin j...
Equity on target for UK branch goal
Equity has bought Billericay-based broker Peter DJ Murray Insurance Consultants. The purchase was E...
Landlords' body slams no deposit insurance
A new landlord insurance product has been criticised for freeing tenants from paying deposits to the...
Appointment at Hiscox
Hiscox, has appointed Michael Gould to chief operating officer. He will be responsible for operation...
Regulator raises broker fees
Publication of the Financial Services Authority's final fee rates and Financial Ombudsman Services l...
O'Roarke: Nationwide deal 'puts LV on the map'
LV general insurance managing director John O'Roarke has hailed its deal with Nationwide this week a...
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
Maclean joins Davies board
Loss adjuster Davies has appointed Iain Maclean to the operations board as director of project manag...
West Country hit by floods
The insurance industry is well prepared to deal with the damage caused by flash floods in the West o...
Appointment at Willis
Willis has appointed Jeffrey Lane to its board of directors. He also becomes a member of the compens...
Appointment at GHL
GHL Insurance Services UK has recruited Kate Quick into its business development, marketing and agen...
MI Adjusting open minded on acquisition
MI Adjusting is focusing on organic growth but remains open to the possibility of acquisition. The ...
What the media said this week
Forbes Speciality steel maker SSAB said the Swedish Supreme Court has rejected Zurich Insurance...
Appointment at Charles Taylor
Joe McMahon has been promoted to chairman of Charles Taylor Adjusting. He was previously chief execu...
Snowball conflict could see him leave Towergate
Towergate chief executive officer Andy Homer has admitted Patrick Snowball would be "unlikely" to re...
Burma interests revealed
The Burma Campaign is calling for the Association of British Insurers to clamp down on members who h...
Insurance products guide
The 2009 edition of the Insurance Products Guide will soon be in production, offering a platform to ...
Appointment at Ernst and Young
Kevin Gill has joined Ernst and Young as lead partner for the firm's insurance run-off team. Prior t...
Direct buys Millennium
Direct Group has bought general insurance solutions provider Millennium Insurance for an undisclosed...
Appointment at JLT
JLT Group has appointed Lloyd Stewart to manager of JLT Dubai. Mr Stewart has been working in the re...
Appointment at QBE
QBE has made five additions to its Manchester office. Anna Spink, previously with Affiliated FM and ...
Appointment at Glacier
Glacier Insurance has appointed Eddie Harte as operations and finance manager and Pascal Gabathuler ...