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Fortis announces recruitment drive
Up to 550 new recruits following deals with Tesco Bank and Toyota
Biba appoints new board members
Brendan McManus and Ken Davidson join the British Insurance Brokers’ Association board.
Antares receives approval to form managing agency
AMAL to manage Lloyd’s syndicate 1274
Swiss Re closes retro transaction with Berkshire Hathaway
Swiss Re transfers risk from closed block of US individual life reinsurance business to Berkshire Hathaway in order to redeploy capital at more attractive returns
UK government failing exporters
UK government must support contract bonds for exporters.
MMA partners with Risk Stop for SME offering
Link-up to provide risk management for MMA policyholders
Private equity firm secures majority stake in £20m claims firm
Lyceum Capital backs UKDN.
Environment Agency publishes indepth report into 2007 floods
It estimates £3.2bn worth of damage was caused, but a quarter of households were not insured.
Admiral and Hannover Re strengthen ties as part of new reinsurance deals
Group CEO Engelhardt unveils contracts covering UK, Europe and the US
US P&C industry finding it hard to attract new talent - McKinsey
The US property & casualty industry is having troubles attracting new talent, McKinsey says.
RBSI: Jackson review to lower premiums and cut costs
Jackson Review will benefit claimants in personal injury cases.
MIB and Top Gear join forces to tackle uninsured young drivers
Top Gear website to quiz young site visitors on value of insurance
Haiti earthquake could cost billions - Eqecat
Eqecat upgrades economic damage estimates to the earthquake-damaged island.
Aviva upgraded to "buy" as analyst predicts £200m of additional cuts
Execution believes back office and property and casualty arm has too much fat and overhang.
LEIG reveals Jackson review concerns
Group claims the report is a “step too far”
AMA accuses Jackson report of “reducing access to justice”
Accident Management Association slams Review of Civil Litigation Costs
Broker's share price rises as directors up stakes
CBG up to 45 pence on news.
APC boosts underwriting and claims units
Lauren Wickes and Mellissa Gill join underwriting agency
Law firm reveals concerns over Jackson review
Addleshaw Goddard outlines civil litigation costs “reservations”
Brit adds to Global Markets team
Neil Russell and Joachim Tolle join insurer
Villers gets Aspen Insurance CEO job
Aspen has reshuffled its management, with Rupert Villers getting top job at Aspen Insurance
Change in recoverability of ATE premiums significant to Jackson proposals
Stevens & Bolton: Review not so good for claimants
Nadra Bank losses helping to drive trade credit prices up
Nationalised Ukranian bank helping to drive rates skywards, Reinsurance has learned.
Solicitors claim civil costs review benefits insurers
Thompsons: Insurers have got everything they lobbied for