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Aviva Malaysian sale "last of the heavy lifting"
The sale of Aviva's 49% stake in a Malaysian joint venture to Sun Life should be the last major deal of the UK insurer's disposals, Panmure Gordon has said.
Ex-Swinton regional manager moves to Staveley Head
Motor insurance intermediary Staveley Head has appointed Craig Shaw as operations manager.
DWF merges with Fishburns
Business law firm DWF and professional indemnity practice Fishburns will merge on 1 February.
Buckley appointed MD of Legal & General GI division
Legal & General has revealed that managing director Diane Buckley will lead the firm's general insurance division, following a string of high-profile managerial changes.
Asian insurers urged to be selective in current climate
Growth opportunities exist for insurers in wealth management and personal insurance, despite the economic slowdown and evolving regulatory change in Asia Pacific, according to Ernst and Young.
Cunningham Lindsey programme boosts adjusters' numbers
Cunningham Lindsey's ACILA support programme has produced just over 30% of the newly qualified loss adjusters at the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters.
Sterling strengthens property and liability claims team
Sterling Insurance has appointed Catherine May as an in-house lawyer in its property and liability claims team.
Groupama schemes made available to Transactor clients
Transactor Global Solutions clients will be the first to benefit from the new classic vehicle products launched by Groupama Insurances.
Towergate launches commercial legal protection policy
Towergate Insurance has teamed up with Abbey Legal Protection to create a legal insurance product designed for the transport and logistics industry.
Co-op Insurance names life and savings boss as new MD
The Co-operative Insurance has recruited the managing director of its sister life and saving business to serve as MD.
Biba warns on increasing payout battles
Two-thirds of brokers have had to fight harder to get claims paid, according to research from the British Insurance Brokers' Association, blaming fraud and the economy.
Agricultural insurance could rise 'three to four times' in emerging markets, says Swiss Re
Increases in agricultural production and lack of insurance cover in Asian countries is good news for the emerging market agricultural insurance sector, according to Swiss Re.
China's economy grew 7.9% in Q4 2012
Year-on-year Q4 Chinese economic growth of 7.9% beats expectations of 7.8%, but growth slowed to 7.8% overall in 2012 compared with 9.3% in 2011.
Acquisitive regional broker bolsters equestrian offering
Middlesex broker Bryan James & Co has followed up on a pledge to continue to dip its toe in acquisitive waters after completing the takeover of a property management firm's insurance division.
'Crane light was on,' says St George's Wharf developer
A spokesman for Berkeley Group, the parent company behind the St George's Wharf developer, has claimed that the warning light on top of the Comedil crane, which was damaged by a helicopter in a collision yesterday, was on and fully functional.
Large number of claims reported from Jakarta floods
Loss adjusting firm Cunningham Lindsey has been notified of a large number of losses resulting from flooding in Jakarta on Thursday.
Jakarta floods force 20 000 people to evacuate
Widespread flooding in Jakarta has prompted the Indonesian government to evacuate nearly 20 000 residents, according to Cunningham Lindsey.
Ace reshuffles EMEA claims team
Ace Group has reshuffled its accident and health team for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Ace shuffles EMEA claims leadership
Ace has restructured the leadership of its EMEA claims management team with three promotions and a recruitment.
BLD names former Drive Assist supplier management head as CFO
Claims management firm BLD Group has named head of supplier management and claims liaison David Hancox as chief financial officer.
Teen 'ghost broker' sentenced to 12 months
A teenager who sold worthless vehicle insurance on Gumtree has been handed a 12-month conditional discharge at City of London Magistrates' Court.
Acturis launches free reporting dashboard for brokers
Insurance technology provider offers software that analyses the causes of business performance problems.
Software firm launches Solvency II tool for Lloyd's market
Insurance investment information specialist Camradata has introduced Solvency II-compliant software to its Lloyd's clients for reporting and accounting.
Jakarta grinds to a halt after widespread flooding
At least four people were killed and 20,000 evacuated on Thursday as widespread flooding hit the Indonesian capital of Jakarta.