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US broker body predicts change
The insurance industry is unlikely to return to "business as usual" in the wake of New York Attorney...
Appointment at Comite Europeen des Assurances
The Comite Europeen des Assurances has appointed Olav Jones as chairman. He is head of insurance ris...
PO aims for 5% of home market
The Post Office is aiming to gain a 5% share of the home insurance market over the next five years, ...
Fraud us
Jamie Taylor provides an update on the proposed Fraud Bill
Appointment at Select and Protect
Select and Protect has made Bruce Reid managing director. He was previously employed by AIG as regio...
Lloyd's: jailed broker is a one-off
Lloyd's and the Serious Fraud Office have said the imprisonment of a broker last week is the excepti...
Appointment at Milliman Global
Consulting and actuarial firm Milliman Global has appointed Dominique Piermay as chair of its board ...
Appointment at Liberty International Underwriters
Liberty International Underwriters has made Tim Bartlett senior underwriter. His most recent positio...
LMG moves last division to Bath
Jewellery claims specialist the Loss Management Group has completed the consolidation of its operati...
NU puts pleural plaque claims on hold
Norwich Union has suspended paying claims relating to pleural plaques to await the outcome of test c...
Case could lead to PI overhaul
Professional indemnity cover could experience an overhaul following a landmark court case that allow...
Appointment at Alwen Hough Johnson
Charles Bray has joined Alwen Hough Johnson, from Heath Lambert, to establish a North American divis...
What the papers said this week
- More than 13,000 suspected criminals have been arrested in a revolutionary crackdown using secret ...
Highway plots household entry
Highway Insurance's retail subsidiary insists it wants to shrug off the tag of being exclusively mot...
Crawford and Company completes transfer
Crawford and Company has completed the transfer of Agil's claims-handling business in Norway. Agil i...
Appointment at Searchlight Solutions
Peter Farmer has joined training provider Searchlight Solutions as a director, rejoining the company...
Appointment at Oak Underwriting
Oak Underwriting has made Robert Trott managing director. For the past 10 years he has been a region...
Swiss Re issues liability cost warning
Growing liability costs and the spread of a US-style tort system could make some liability risks "un...
Appointment at Kynixa
Independent provider of rehabilitation services Kynixa has made Heather Smith insurance relations ma...
Allianz signs 10-year deal with CGI
The Allianz Group has signed a ten-year contract with CGI, IT and business process services providers, to support CGI’s global insurance administration solution GIOS.
BPO firm in underwriting claim
BPO firm Wipro claims it can reduce insurers’ combined ratios via an underwriting tool for property and casualty cover, developed by the company’s insurance arm.
NAIC forms task force to look at Spitzer allegations
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has formed a new task force to investigate the alleged criminal misconduct and violation of insurance laws claimed by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.
US P/C sector suffers record Q3 loss
US property/casualty insurers suffered a record $21.3bn in insured property loss claims from eight catastrophes in the third quarter according to preliminary estimates by ISO’s Property Claim Services (PCS) unit.
FM Global hires new production underwriter
Anna Spink has joined commercial property insurer Affiliated FM as a production underwriter to assist with the rapid expansion of its products and services in the UK.