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Environment Agency warns of overnight flood risk
Heavy rainfall expected overnight
Canada reinsurance prices said to be surging
Reinsurance prices are moving upwards in Canada thanks to a change in catastrophe models, Reinsurance has learned.
One in four US mortgages 'underwater'
One in four US mortgages are in negative equity, a study by First American has shown.
Sixth insurer joins Coverbox pay-as-you-drive panel
Markerstudy adds its support to broker
Lloyd's reinsurers unlikely to be hit by UK floods
Damage estimates of around £100m are unlikely to affect the reinsurance market, Reinsurance has learned.
AM Best turns upbeat on Qatari insurer
AM Best revises outlook on Qatar General Insurance and Reinsurance Company to positive from stable.
QBE sued for bad faith claims handling
QBE is being sued for over $500m in Miami for bad faith claims handling practices
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QBE grows casualty team
Jon Hesketh joins insurer from AIG
Jelf Group unveils new MD
Consolidator confirms Les Brewin as MD of its network, The Purple Partnership.
Equity Direct Broking appoints new MD
Former sales director given promotion
Max appoints reinsurance president
Max Capital has announced that David Kalainoff has been appointed president of reinsurance operations.
Event brokers combine forces
Long Reach International and W&P will cover everything from sports events to theatre productions.
Swiss Re launches mortality bond covering H1N1
Swiss Re has entered into a transaction with VITA Capital IV to receive up to $75m of payments in the event of severe population mortality in US or the UK.
Validus appoints new head of business development
David Dering joins from Capita
Two out as Glacier completes strategic review
Morten Pahle replaces Steve Price as UK boss in shake up.
Allianz launches protection products
Private motor and household products launched
Marsh the broker for Pennsylvania nuclear radiation leak, sources
Marsh are the broker for the Three Mile Island nuclear plant where a radiation leak is currently being investigated according to sources.
Aon poaches aviation staff from Marsh and Willis
Aon has made six new appointments to its aviation team including Marsh’s former vice president of aviation and an executive director from Willis.
Torus adds to US and UK casualty teams
Torus appoints Charles Stauber VP and head of casualty claims. Alison Timson also appointed assistant vice president for US casualty.
Argo appoints new PA class underwriter
Lindsay Taylor joins from CNA Financial
ICAB helps homeless policyholders affected by the floods
Insurance Claims Hotel Accommodation bails out policyholders who have been evacuated from their homes.
Climate near “tipping point”, Allianz
Clemens von Weichs, head of Allianz’s reinsurance unit, says (re)insurers have a vital role to play.
Miller P&C specialist joins Howden
Mark Hutchinson appointed North Amercican director