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CBG aquires London-based Marcus Hearn for £2.7m
CBG Group has completed the acquisition of Marcus Hearn & Co the trading subsidiary of the Marcus Hearn Group of Companies on 5 October 2007.
D&D to rebrand as Assurant
D&D Homecare, recently acquired by Assurant Solutions, is to adopt its parent company’s brand. With effect Monday 5th November 2007, the business will have a new name – Assurant Solutions Intermediary.
Halifax admits multi-million pound insurance charging error to the FSA
Halifax is writing to 200 000 customers to let them know that an incorrect amount was collected from their bank account to pay their monthly home insurance premium. This was due to a technical error which has been rectified.
Rivlin: Interpretation is key
The interpretation of Michael Bright’s words will be a key factor in the jury’s decision, the judge said today in his second day of summing up the case, reports Olivier C Laurent .
Oxygen launches self insurance facility
Oxygen Insurance Brokers and Close Wealth Management Group have launched a self insurance facility for UK businesses and professional practices, enabling them to reduce their insurance premiums.
Sagicor in second London market swoop
Sagicor Syndicate Holdings has completed the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Byrne & Stacey Underwriting.
Ex-Fusion underwriting manager to head up Arista South West push
Arista Insurance has appointed Andy Saxon as regional underwriting manager at the company’s Bristol branch.
Groupama rolls out fleet management initiative
Groupama Insurances has launched a new fleet risk management programme to conduct risk assessment and driver training.
Rivlin kicks off summing up
The scope for finding the three defendants guilty in the Independent trial has been laid out to the jury by the judge, Mr Justice Rivlin. Ed Vinales reports .
Questgates in Capita raid
Loss adjuster Questgates has recruited Andy Haworth and Aaron McMullen, both previously with Inverita, the investigations division of Capita (formerly Brownswords), to join its Motor division.
PI broker PYV gets triple the hits
Visitor numbers to professional indemnity broker PYV 's website has tripled in a year, according to the company.
RSA to fork out £1m over car hire case
Royal & Sun Alliance stands to pay substantial additional legal costs in a long-running dispute with DAS over a £610 replacement car hire claim, according to the legal expenses insurer.
Marsh recruits former Willis director for mid corporate push
Marsh has appointed Adrian Willmott as sales leader for its national business in the southern of England, targetting organisations in the mid-corporate sector.
ABI publishes PMI cancer guidance
The Association of British Insurers has published new guidance on the definitions of medical terms used in all Private Medical Insurance policy documents and information, and introduces guidelines to explain PMI cover for cancer.
DAS creates motor team
Legal expenses insurer DAS has created a new team focussing on motor business from major corporate clients.
Wurttembergische teams up with Chaucer for new Lloyd’s venture
Lloyd’s insurer Chaucer has announced that it has reached agreement with Lightyear Capital, a New York-based private equity firm, and German insurer Wurttembergische Versicherung, to start up a new Lloyd's operation, to be known as Antares Syndicate 1274.
Howden rebrands reinsurance arm
Hyperion's reinsurance broking operation, J K Buckenham, will adopt the Howden brand with immediate effect subject to the approval of the Financial Services Authority.
Keoghs publishes report into future fraud trends
A report predicting future developments and challenges within insurance fraud has been published by law firm Keoghs.
InterResolve launches legacy claims scheme
InterResolve has launched its Legacy Claims Scheme, a telephone mediation service to assist insurers in resolving personal injury claims over a year old.
Success for M&S home insurance agent in Direct Excellence contact centre award
Stacey Tyrie of the Marks and Spencer home insurance call centre in Perth has won the Direct Excelle...
Unum backs RNID for tinnitus awareness
Disability insurer Unum has teamed up with the Royal National Institute for Deaf people to raise awa...
IFS rewrites the rulebook
The IFS school of finance is updating its syllabuses to take into account the upcoming changes to th...
Company paid health schemes increase staff morale
Almost two thirds of employees want their firms to take a more active interest in their health, acco...
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