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Libya plane crash losses to hit Catlin, broked by Aon
A Libyan Airbus crashed when trying to land at Tripoli airport early on Wednesday, killing 103 passengers and crew aboard.
FSB welcomes Con-Lib pact plans on CGT and personal tax
Business leaders have welcomed the agreement between the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties to form the next Government.
AIG approves $380m bonuses in 2010
AIG has approved a plan to award executives $380m based on their performance according to newswire Bloomberg.
Samsung Life rises after record IPO
Samsung Life Insurance rose on its first day of trading in Seoul after raising $4.3bn in South Korea’s biggest initial public offering.
QBE to partner with rugby stars at this years Biba conference
QBE are joining with Guinness premiership players to welcome brokers to their rugby-themed stand at this years BIBA conference.
5 years ago: Licence issue for industry investigators
Loss adjusters and claims investigators may have to be licensed from next year, under the plans to regulate private investigators.
20 years ago: Lloyd's offers training for EU working
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance new, as this highlight from a past-articles reveals.
50 years ago: No need for legislation on bad drivers
Looking back through Post's back catalogue points a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this story from 50 years ago reveals.
Kennedys promotes five solicitors
Kennedys has promoted five solicitors to partner within the UK, and two Hong Kong partners to the global partnership.
Miller enahnces financial institutions business
Insurance and reinsurance broker Miller has enhanced its financial institutions business with the appointment of Alexander Dreyer.
William Russell expands global sales team
International expatriate insurance specialist William Russell has restructured and expanded its global sales team with the appointment of six new sales professionals.
New MD for Towergate Underwiritng Financial Risk
Towergate Underwriting has appointed Peter Newson as managing director of Towergate Underwriting Financial Risk.
Evolution appoints commercial underwriter
Commercial underwriting specialist Evolution Underwriting has appointed James Curtin as a commercial underwriter working within the new business team.
Antares appoints non-executive director
Antares has appointed Ewen Gilmour as non-executive director of Antares Holdings, the group's Bermuda-based holding company.
One Group assists charity with £25 000
Travel claims specialist One Group has backed the Willow Foundation, a charity set up by football legend Bob Wilson and his wife Megs to provide special days for seriously ill 16 to 40-year-olds, and pledged to raise £25 000 in 2010.
Time to test yourself: A selection of topical questions from the question banks of ED.Learn - The CII's online training resource
Whether studying for Chartered Insurance Institute exams, or just to test yourself, see how you do. The following is a selection of self-test questions fro mIF1, the certificate in in surance, within the ed.LEARN online learning module. For more details…
Career development & CSR news: Salary offers fall back as vacancies climb higher
The number of positions that employers are seeking to fill within the general insurance sector has risen to its highest level since December 2009, according to recruitment firm Reed.
Career development & CSR news: 40 artists make up Catlin Art Prize shortlist
The shortlist has been announced for the 4th annual Catlin Art Prize, celebrating the work of recently graduated artists.
Five is magic number for benchmarking
Challenged as to whether there is a an ideal number or critical mass of companies that need to take part in external benchmarking exercises to render them effective, Jeff Rieder, president of the Ward Group, suggested five is the magic number.
Lowest common denominator curb
Although modern software systems can potentially track and monitor an almost infinite number of metrics, the ability to externally benchmark these against competitors will always be constrained by the "lowest common denominator effect", said Eugene Lee,…