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Homeserve acquires Recommend
Homeserve has acquired Recommend, trading as Improveline in a deal worth up to £18m. The home insura...
Motor insurers are given fraud investigation boost
Motor insurers' hopes of containing whiplash claims have received a boost, after the Court of Appeal...
Snowball takes on UK first for Aviva
Aviva plans to bring its general insurance and life businesses together under one group board direct...
Appointment at Speedwell Health
Speedwell Health has appointed Heather Ridge as its rehabilitation and business development manager....
Aioi Europe sells business
London-based Japanese insurer Aioi Europe has sold its run-off book of business to Enstar Group and ...
FSA demands improvement by retail networks
The Financial Services Authority has demanded improvement by retail networks in their supervision of...
Appointment at Intech Solutions
Intech Solutions has appointed Roger Hulett to the role of London market sales executive. Mr Hulett ...
Former Marsh staff join Leeds broker
Marsh's Leeds office has lost three members of its new business development team. They have joined u...
Indie fraud trial not expected until 2007
The highly anticipated Independent Insurance fraud trial is not expected to begin for another 12 mon...
Appointment at Integro
Integro has appointed Ben Fidlow as principal and head of the company's risk modelling and actuarial...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Allianz Cornhill has appointed Katy White as underwriting academy manager. Ms White joined Allianz C...
Appointment at Highway
Highway has appointed Steve Loose as operations director of its retail division. Mr Loose will assum...
Appointment at The Caudwell Group
Crewe-based Lifestyle Services Group and Policy Administration Services, have appointed Simon Markey...
House of Lords to decide on CSC suitability
The House of Lords will be provided with an assessment of the Claims Standards Council's suitability...
Wilkins sells shares
Kevin Wilkins, active underwriter of Atrium Syndicate 570, sold 500,000 ordinary shares in the compa...
Appointment at Broker Network
Broker Network has appointed Matthew Clatworthy as sales manager of the southern region. Mr Clatwort...
Appointment at Towergate Partnership
Towergate Underwriting Agency Management has appointed Kirk Peattie and Phillip Knight as area devel...
Garwyn completes MBO
Garwyn Liability Adjusters has today completed a management buy out from parent company QBE.
Towergate acquires Hobson Insurance Brokers
The Towergate partnership has acquired Romford based Hobson Insurance Brokers. The business has 10 staff and currently controls £3m of predominantly commercial insurance business.
Aviva unites UK life and GI businesses under Snowball
Aviva today announced that Patrick Snowball, currently group executive director, general insurance, will become group executive director, Aviva UK. In his new role he will be responsible for the group’s UK businesses – Norwich Union Life, Norwich Union…
AM Best confirms Quanta Europe at A-
AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of a- of Quanta Europe and removed the ratings from under review following similar rating actions on Quanta Re Bermuda, the main operating company of the group…
Forbes swoops for Heath's regional boss in northern push
Alexander Forbes has expanded its corporate risks and international business in Manchester with the appointment of Peter Mitchell who joins from Heath Lambert. He will be responsible for business development in the northern region, which covers the…
Scottish Re rating affirmed by AM Best
AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a-” of Scottish Re. The outlook on both ratings remains stable.
S&P rates Flatiron Re
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has assigned a 'BBB-' counterparty credit rating to Flatiron Re and its 'BB+' senior secured debt rating to Flatiron Re's $256m term loan facility. S&P also said that the outlook on Flatiron Re is stable.