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Appointment at Beachcroft
Law firm Beachcroft has appointed former home secretary Charles Clarke MP as a consultant. Mr Clarke...
Merger for Hill Dickinson
Insurance litigation specialists Hill Dickinson and Hill Taylor Dickinson are to merge on 1 November...
Oval eyes East for European expansion
Oval is considering its options for international expansion, with South-east Asia and Eastern Europe...
Appointment at QBE
QBE has promoted David Woodruff to the role of active underwriter of Syndicate 2000. He will also be...
Broker counters property team loss with acquisition
Erinaceous has moved swiftly to counter the loss of one-third of its residential property team (PM, ...
Brit backs German firm's UK start-up
Brit Insurance has emerged as capacity provider for German insurer Arag's new legal expenses busines...
LUC-styled centre to open
Glasgow's self-styled version of the London Underwriting Centre is set to open in the city centre ne...
Catlin Group reports record net income
Catlin Group has reported a 'record' net income for the six months ended 30 June 2006. The company s...
Offshore venture targets insurers
The Loss Management Group is to offer the services of its Indian-based support company to smaller in...
Axa in major bodily injury claims push
Axa Insurance plans to push as many claims as possible through its tie-up with claims resolution fir...
Kiln: Lloyd's has value over Bermuda
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Lancashire Insurance obtains authorisation
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Getting from A to B
Aviva is claiming it is the first advertiser to dominate an entire London Underground line, albeit o...
Howden Medical launches new office
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Insurance giant has global eye
The boss of US property insurance giant FM Global has said the company could ultimately underwrite a...
Body concerned over tight deadline
The body representing run-off insurers has welcomed a government invitation to consult on new legisl...
Noise claims rise predicted for 2010
Employers' liability insurers will see a sharp rise in industrial deafness claims in 2010, unless ne...
Esure creates MP3s of policy documents
MP3s of policy documents have been created by insurer Esure for customers to carry around and listen...
Oxygen Insurance Brokers announces new launch
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Penny Black's insurance week
Penny is happy to report that the 50th anniversary of the Monte Carlo Rendezvous was blessed with th...
Windsor to de-list
Executive directors of Lloyd's broker Windsor have said they are considering making a formal approach to buy the insurance broker and take it private.
Medical Protection Society CEO to step down
After more than 21 years at the Medical Protection Society, 5 years as chief executive, Dr John Hickey today announced his decision to retire in June 2007.
Hodgson moves to MMA to head up underwriting
MMA Insurance has appointed Paul Hodgson FCII as head of underwriting.He joins MMA from the UK underwriting division of Royal and Sun Alliance and previously held senior positions at Zurich UK.
Bupa launches online applications for protection business
Bupa Individual Protection's new instant online quote and application system for critical illness and life cover products launched to Intermediaries this week.