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Businesses naive about product recall cover
The insurance industry faces a challenge educating businesses about product recall cover, according ...
Appointment at Oval
Oval has appointed Peter Matthews to the role of regional managing director of the east Midlands. Pr...
CBG asks investors to respect independence
Broker CBG has said the door is not closed if other insurance companies want to buy stakes in the fi...
Penny Black's insurance week
Liberty International Underwriters chief executive Sean Rocks is certainly one who likes to test him...
Fortis admits slow half-year performance
Fortis UK has described the commercial market as "sluggish" as it unveiled a 14% increase in gross w...
Appointment at CDL
CDL has added to its strata account management team with the appointment of Chris Blackwell. He has ...
Appointment at Financial Services Skills Council
The Financial Services Skills Council has appointed Sam Rees-Adams as its new director of education....
FSA to offer consumers PPI best buy advice
The Financial Services Authority is set to introduce "best buy" tables for payment protection insura...
MMA shops joins Acturis
MMA Insurance has added its shops product onto the Acturis broker platform as part of its ongoing gr...
Appointment at Aegis
Chief engineer Dave Bainbridge and underwriter Carl Bennett have joined Aegis London's power underwr...
Syndicate forecast
Heritage Underwriting Agency has maintained its forecasts for its syndicates 1200 and 3245 for the 2...
Towergate TLC promotion
High risk specialist Towergate TLC has promoted Andy Smallwood to the position of managing director....
Motor premiums rise
Motor insurance premiums in the UK are set to rise by around 10% in the coming year, according to an...
Profits increase for QBE
A 9% improvement in its claims ratio for business written in Lloyd's has helped QBE's European opera...
Temple takes binder battle against QBE to High Court
Underwriting agency Temple Legal Protection has appealed to the High Court after QBE Europe was give...
S&C seals 54th acquisition
Smart and Cook has acquired Willis' Cumbrian operation, representing the firm's 54th acquisition. Wi...
Modern buildings vulnerable to flooding
Concerns about fire prevention and insulation are making modern buildings more susceptible to floodi...
Appointment at Activus
Activus has expanded its Bristol development team through the appointments of Kevin Smith, Etienne G...
RSA head defects to bank in November
Mike Canniffe, who last week announced his resignation as Royal and Sun Alliance chief operating off...
Merger rush costs Link £5m in motor premiums
Gibraltar based Link Insurance is set to lose £5.5m in motor insurance premiums to rivals due to its...
Appointment at Aspen
Richard Bucknall and Matthew Botein will be joining the Aspen board as non-executive directors. Mr B...
What the papers said this week
The Times Britain is facing a flooding time-bomb this autumn and winter, with huge amounts of u...
Beazley clarification
Lloyd's insurer Beazley's chief executive and founder Andrew Beazley will not be relinquishing contr...
First cat option transacted on Gallagher Re NYMEX contract
The first catastrophe risk trade on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) has been brokered by inter-dealer broker GFI.