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Appointment at DAS
Bristol-based DAS has promoted Victoria Scott to head of claims and assistance. Formerly claims mana...
Survey Association announces plans
The Survey Association has announced plans to help the insurance industry by providing detailed info...
Insurers expectant as landmark ruling nears
Norwich Union and Zurich are expected to find out today whether the long-awaited judgement in the la...
Appointment at Davies Lavery
David Rogers has joined Davies Lavery as a consultant. He brings more than 30 years' experience in t...
FSA accused of failing the public
The regulator's obsession with bureaucracy is exacerbating the problem of underinsurance, claimed Lo...
AM Best affirms rating of FM Global
AM Best has affirmed the A+ (superior) financial performance rating of FM Global and retained a 'sta...
Oops! I did it again
Britney Spears is taking a group of nine insurers to court to recover £5.3m in damages for breach of...
Commerzbank buys the Lloyd's 1986 building
Commerzbank has bought the Lloyd's 1986 building for £231m from DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale. Comm...
Appointment at Hill Dickinson
One Liability Services, the lawyer-led claims management division of Hill Dickinson, has made Lauren...
Moorhouse Group announces expansion plan
Moorhouse Group has announced a £1.5m expansion plan, adding an additional 8500 square feet of offic...
Appointment at One Business Insurance Solutions
Southampton-based One Business Insurance Solutions has recently made Mike Byrne senior consultant. H...
Allianz Cornhill to open new offices
Allianz Cornhill is planning to expand its branch office network in a bid to grow its commercial lin...
HCC Insurance Holdings completes acquisition
US-based HCC Insurance Holdings has completed the acquisition of credit insurer De Montfort Insuranc...
Appointment at SVB
SVB has employed Mike Roffey as head of its discontinued business unit to manage the run-off of liab...
GAB Robins and Agrical expand their strategic alliance
GAB Robins and Agrical have expanded their strategic alliance for professional services in the high-...
Appointment at Heath Lambert
Heath Lambert has appointed Nick Dunn as divisional director of business development. Mr Dunn moves ...
Hiscox Insurex acquisition
Hiscox has acquired Insurex Expo-Sure as part of plans to extend its business in the events and exhi...
Appointment at Chadbourne and Parke
Chadbourne and Parke has recruited Adrian Mecz, Christopher Cardona, Michelle George, John Barlow an...
Quinn Direct officially announces launch of motor cover
Quinn Direct has officially announced the launch of low-cost private motor cover in the UK. The insu...
Pregnancy discrimination claims rise
The growth in discrimination claims filed by pregnant women against their employers is exposing smal...
Events
10 February National Security Inspectorate - Reducing Risk Together seminar Holiday Inn Cardiff No...
Penny Black's insurance week
It would appear that the insurance industry may have played its part in Arsenal's defeat against Man...
Axa restructures UK operations
Axa Insurance's chief executive, Peter Hubbard, has insisted its UK business reshuffle is directed a...
Appointment at Tokio Marine Global
Adrian Ballardie has joined Tokio Marine Global as chief underwriting officer. Mr Ballardie was prev...