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Insurer voices Gibraltar concerns
The head of the non-standard motor insurance start-up, First Alternative, has taken a swipe at rival...
ALM abandons Perry EU fight
Roy Perry MEP is continuing the fight for Lloyd's Names seeking compensation for the insurance marke...
RSA outsourcing deal imminent
Royal & Sun Alliance is understood to be close to signing a major outsourcing contract with Accentur...
Allan Gore correction
Alan Gore, Norwich Union head of claims technical development, pictured, is not the treasury of the ...
Assurex forms Bermuda-based captive
International broking group Assurex, which numbers HSBC Insurance Brokers as its UK representative, ...
Merged adjuster targets panels
Yorkshire-based loss adjuster Williams and Partners is aiming to win a place on the larger insurers'...
Munich Re to raise billions following losses
Munich Re intends to raise EUR3.8bn (£2.66bn) through a rights offering, in order to enhance its cap...
Usdaw appoints UIA as provider
UIA Insurance, the specialist affinity insurer to the not-for-profit sector, has been appointed the ...
Standard & Poor's upgrades its Hiscox Insurance rating
Standard & Poor's has upgraded its credit and financial strength ratings for Hiscox Insurance to A- ...
The IUA to wait until December for Commissioner's decision
The International Underwriting Association will have to wait until December to learn the US National...
Car muggings increased by 20%
Car muggings - where crooks target cars for mobiles, cash and credit cards - have increased by 20% d...
Appointment at DWF
North-west law firm DWF has promoted three of the solicitors in its Liverpool office to partners, br...
Appointment at Belmont International
Sevenoaks-based Belmont International has appointed Alison Etchells as compliance & HR director and ...
Vic Thompson increases its holding in THB
Vic Thompson, chairman and founder of acquisitional Alternative Investment Market-listed broker THB,...
Appointment at Apex Contractors
Refurbishment, maintenance and interiors specialist Apex Contractors has bolstered its senior manage...
Bennetts Insurance Services joins forces with MAC course
Motorbike specialist Bennetts Insurance Services has joined forces with the Motorcycle Appreciation ...
Asbestos fund faces Senate rejection
The latest plan by US Congress to set up a trust fund to compensate asbestos victims is unlikely to ...
The OFT threatens to take legal action against the Law Society
The Office of Fair Trading is threatening to take legal action against the Law Society if it does no...
Brit aims for 50/50 split
Brit Insurance Holdings' chief executive Neil Eckert has told PM the company's premium split between...
Insurers' GM role still unclear
The first of three government reports into the implications of growing genetically modified crops in...
AM Best affirms its rating on Beazley's two syndicates
Rating agency AM Best has affirmed its A (excellent) financial strength rating on Lloyd's insurer Be...
Have motor insurers learnt the rates lesson?
Motor insurers may have learnt the lessons of previous downcycles and refused to chase market share,...
XL blames US for poorer results
Bermudian insurer XL Capital has said its third-quarter results will be lower than anticipated due t...
EU employers will be required to carry out risk assessments
EU employers will be required to carry out risk assessments of the dangers to their staff from radio...