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Inflation drop may be a blip industry warned
A dip in the rate of bodily injury award inflation over the last three years could be reversed, warn...
Redundancy fears at CRS
Troubled Lloyd's broker CRS has put its entire workforce on notice of possible redundancy - months a...
Flood review highlights construction fears
Construction body The Concrete Centre has urged builders to use more resilient materials in housebui...
RFIB wins £13m private equity investment
Rapidly expanding Lloyd's broker RFIB has received at least £13m in investment from its private equi...
Davies appoints director
Loss adjuster Davies Group has appointed Gary Liptrot as a director. Davies said he will focus on st...
Appointment at Talbot
Talbot Underwriting has announced the appointment of Michael Carpenter as chairman and Rupert Atkin ...
Flood defence spending delay sparks ABI outcry
The high stakes poker game over who pays for flood defences will begin again this autumn, after the ...
Appointment at Aon
Simon Baker has been promoted to branch director at Aon. He will head a team of 15 trade credit insu...
CCV buys stake in agent
Cullum Capital Ventures has announced a diversification by acquiring a majority stake in Managing Ag...
BDML widens Asda footprint
ASDA says it will not be following the lead of its rival Tesco by launching an aggregator site. The...
Bridge and Link seal deal
Bridge Insurance Brokers has been chosen as UK representative for Brokers Link. Mike Backner, Bridge...
Brit telematics to save 15%
Brit has launched a telematics risk management service promising up to 15% premium discount for flee...
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
Low income insurance void
A report by the Association of British Insurers has revealed that 35% of households earning less tha...
Appointment at Mayer Brown
Mayer Brown has made Clare Canning, Simon Willis and Matthew Lawson partners. Ms Canning has been a ...
Flagstone wins Dubai approval
Flagstone Re has announced that it has been granted authorized status for its subsidiary, Flagstone Underwriters Middle East Limited, by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and will operate in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
Flood funds: industry should be grateful
Environment minister Hilary Benn told insurance industry dignatories at a Post Magazine reception at the House of Commons last night that they should be grateful for the increase in funding for flood defences that had already been confirmed, and…
Post pick of the week
Jonathan Swift, editor of Post Magazine outlines some of the major news in the general insurance sector reported in tomorrow’s issue of Post including: Flood defence spending delay sparks Association of British Insurer’s outcry; Lloyds TSB relaunches…
Flagstone teams up with South Africa’s Imperial Re
Bermudian class of 2005 start-up reinsurer Flagstone Re has announced that its have entered into a quota share and technical underwriting arrangement with Imperial Re of South Africa.
UK non-life run-off dips 14% in 06
The 2006 underwriting year saw the UK non-life insurance run-off market contract by 14% according to the findings of the KPMG/Associaiton off run-off companies (ARC) run-Off survey 2007.
Connecticut AG alleges price fixing on Guy Carp facilities
The Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has launched a lawsuit against Guy Carpenter alleging the fixing of reinsurance prices, shutting out of competitors and the manipulation of markets.
Ordnance Survey appoints insurance manager
Ordnance Survey has appointed an insurance manager to help promote the benefits of geographic information to the industry.
Combined Insurance launches new care for Cancer Plan
Combined Insurance, the accident and health insurer, has launched a new Care for Cancer Plan to provide protection and financial support for individuals and their families in the event of a cancer diagnosis.
CDL enhances broker pricing module for aggregators
Software copany CDL has launched a module for intermediaries designed to improve their relationship with aggregators by giving them greater dynamic pricing control and competitive advantage in the channel.