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National Windscreens expands insurance team
National Windscreens has recruited an additional national account manager to manage its portfolio of insurance accounts.
AIR joins with Intermap for European cat modelling
AIR Worldwide has entered into an agreement with Intermap for it to provide high-resolution elevation data to be used in the development of new catastrophe models for select European countries.
Jelf names business development director
Jelf Insurance Brokers has appointed Towergate’s Steve Careford business development director.
Howden announces two new hires
Howden Insurance Brokers has appointed Karen Kutger and Dawn Sequeira to its wholesale and reinsurance division.
DAS buys specialist legal website firm
The DAS UK Group has bought Bristol-based online legal services company Everything Legal.
CCV Leicester buy opens doors in East Midlands
Callum Capital Ventures has bought Leicester broker LFE Insurance Services from family owners Helen and Adrian Paintin.
Insurers hopeful on Autumn Statement
Insurers are more optimistic about future tax policy in the UK compared to a year ago; a PwC poll has revealed.
Uniqa tops enterprise poll for Ukraine non-life insurers
Uniqa has come top in The League of the Best International Economic Rating survey for non-life insurance.
Online client contact is not possible without personal attention
In the future, personal client contact will be replaced principally by online client contact according to a poll by CED.
Allianz appoints two board members
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has made two new appointments to its Board of Management.
Travelers unites ceded reinsurance role
Travelers has promoted Callum Rainy Brown to the newly created role of head of ceded reinsurance for both its insurance company and Lloyd’s syndicate.
Allianz Global boosts its board
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty has announced two new appointments to its board of management with effect from 1 January 2012.
LMA explains motor rises to OFT
The Lloyd’s Market Association has issued a plea to the Office of Fair Trading to consider the underlying causes of rising motor premiums before it reports next month.
Global compliance database gets go ahead
London market movers have put aside concerns over competitive advantages to build a jointly owned compliance database for global insurance programmes, providing details of regulations on a territory-by-territory basis.
Axa considers Bluefin Advisory sale
Axa has appointed advisors to line up Bluefin Advisory Services for a sell-off, but has made it clear that the general insurance broker business is not for sale.
The Rehabilitation First Awards
Incisive Media, the organisers of the annual Rehabilitation First Awards, would like to clarify some confusion that has just emerged. It was in no way responsible for the 2011 Eclipse Personal Injury Awards which took place on the 24th November at the…
DWF and Crutes to merge
Law firms DWF and Crutes have announced that they will merge in January 2012.
Aviva pairs up with UAE insurer for expat medical insurance
Aviva’s UK health business has set up a new arrangement with Abu Dhabi based Emirates Insurance Company to provide expatriates based in the United Arab Emirates with compliant international private medical insurance solutions.
Ace appoints new UK and Ireland boss
Ace has named Duncan Green as head of UK and Ireland for the insurer’s accident and health business.
Axa promises more hubs as Bristol and Newcastle open
Axa Commercial has opened new offices in Bristol and Newcastle and pledged to open more branches in the future.
In conversation with Thunderhead: Customer engagement and the need to shift from an ‘inside-out’ to ‘outside-in’ culture
There is a lot of talk about enterprises changing their cultures from ‘inside-out’ to ‘outside-in’, but what does this mean, how does this impact the customer and who is best positioned to oversee it?
IAS to handle riot claims for West Midlands police
IAS Chartered Loss Adjusters has been appointed by the West Midlands Police Authority to handle large and complex claims arising from the summer riots in England.
Market runs risk of undermining low cost legal expenses
Arc Legal Assistance has cautioned some in the legal expenses market on making premature comments regarding the impact of the High Court ruling in the Webster Dixon v Equity Syndicate case on the UK’s “thriving” low cost before the event legal expenses…
Aviation poll result
Will aviation rates pick up soon?