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Appointment at Robin Simon
Patric Rouendaal has joined Robin Simon LLP's indemnity team in Birmingham as a senior solicitor. He...
Appointment at Aon
Aon has announced that John van der Steen, chief commercial officer for Aon Europe, the Middle East ...
Abbey: flotation will fund new buys
Abbey Protection has insisted it will use the funds raised from its planned flotation later this mon...
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
Appointment at Talbot
Talbot has made six senior underwriting appointments. James Skinner is appointed head of marine unde...
Axa acquisition sees former boss return
Axa UK has acquired a marketing company headed by its former premier partners channel manager Andy H...
Post pick of the week
Post Magazine editor Jonathan Swift provides a run down of the major news in this week's issue of Post including: the news that five potential insurer start ups are jostling for capital; new broker Square Mile is close to getting regulatory approval; a…
Fitch upgrades main Aviva non-life companies to IFS 'AA'
Fitch Ratings has today upgraded Aviva International Insurance, Aviva Insurance and Norwich Union Insurance insurer financial strength ratings to 'AA' with stable outlook from 'AA-'.
RKHH completes acquisition
R K Harrison Holdings has completed the acquisition of credit insurance broker Indemnity and Risk Management.
Helphire acquires Cab Aid
Helphire is pleased to announce the acquisition of Cab Aid, a provider of replacement vehicles to the taxi market.
Aon Re Global Fac launches residual value unit
Aon Re Global Fac has announced the launch of a dedicated residual value insurance (RVI) centre of excellence in London.
PWS looks to boost marine division
PWS Holdings has announced the appointment of Richard Cirsch as managing director of its marine division.
Willis appoints Latin Amercan CEO
Global broker Willis has appointed Eugenio Paschoal as chief executive of its Latin America region.
Rating agency puts Swiss Re under review
Rating agency AM Best has placed Swiss Re’s financial strength rating of A+ under review with negative implications.
UK's commercial property market remains secure, report finds
A third of the UK’s commercial building stock is owned by foreign investors, a Royal & Sun Alliance report has found.
Brokers invited to join exclusive club
Norwich Union is set to invite about 300 brokers to become members of 110 - a club entitling them to extra support, rewards and benefits.
Swinton expects more acquisitions because of tax reforms
Swinton is anticipating acquisition activity to increase in the coming months as brokers rush to sell their businesses ahead of the capital gains tax reforms which come into force on April 6th 2008.
Biba expresses concerns towards Northern Rock crisis
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has expressed concern that its members may be forced to help compensate the customers of Northern Rock, were the bank allowed to default, under new funding arrangements for the Financial Services Compensation…
Ntegrity bolsters its team
Bristol based broker Ntegrity has strengthened its team by appointing two new account executives.
XL buys loss prevention consulting firm
XL Insurance has reached an agreement with Swiss Re to purchase Global Asset Protection Services, a loss prevention consulting service provider.
Partner Re extends buyback provision
Bermudian reinsurer PartnerRe has approved an increase in its share repurchase authorisation for a total of up to 5 million common shares.
Swiss Re senior managers grilled over sub-prime loss
Stockmarkets sold off Swiss Re shares hard as senior management spent all day yesterday (Monday 19th November) in calls with analysts explaining the circumstances and outlining the possible extent of the financial damage caused by its exposure to complex…
Broker Question Time is now online
BBC presenter Paul Lewis chaired last week's Post Broker Question Time event which saw insurers, brokers and the regulator wrestle with issues as varied as conflicts of interest when insurers buy into brokers, problems with aggregators, broker…
Hyperion boosts US presence
Independent insurance group Hyperion has announced the acquisition of a liability broker in Baltimore, Maryland - strengthening its foothold in North America.