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Teceris joins CEDR
Loss adjusting firm Teceris is to join the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution as part of an ini...
Reflections on 2004
With five weeks to go until the British Insurance Brokers' Association conference, Post travels back...
Appointment at Crawford & Company
Crawford & Company UK has appointed Mike Woolston , managing director of SLS, to its UK executive c...
Heath closes in on five more deals
Heath Lambert has revealed its five-year commercial insurance deal with Fortis and Post Office Finan...
Portmore plans national growth
Hampshire-based start up Portmore Insurance Brokers, has set its sights on double-digit growth and n...
QBE unveils SME e-trading strategy
QBE has kick-started a concerted push into the SME market by launching a range of electronically-tra...
ASL set to expand with key Kearney hire
Specialist loss adjuster ASL is set to grow its liability offering, having recruited Suzanne Kearney...
Bluefin rebrands arm after snubbing network acquisitions
Broker network Layton Blackham Business Solutions has become part of the Bluefin brand and been rena...
ETD recommendation
The Association of British Insurers has welcomed a European Parliament recommendation exempting the ...
Contents cover cut
Homeowners are reducing the amount they spend on home contents cover in a bid to beat the credit crunch,
Appointment at Cunningham Lindsey
Cunningham Lindsey UK has made two appointments to its board: David Aiston , director of business d...
Insurer backs fast-track scheme for rehab fund
Legal expenses and healthcare insurer Lamp has backed a scheme providing prompt payments for victims...
Health check for visitors
The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries is warning UK visitors to the Channel Islands to...
Looking Back
Looking at Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as these highlights from past-articles show
RBSI heralds landmark contempt of court victory
Insurers have a new deterrent to fight exaggerated personal injury claims following a landmark High ...
Keep it casual
Legal Update: Employment Law
Pick of the week
Senior reporter Louise Meeson looks at the major stories in this week's Post: the UK Rehabilitation Council can press ahead with plans to become a fully fledged membership body following government cash injection; CNA Europe to launch southern regional…
IPC board unanimously backs Max merger over Validus
The board of directors of Bermudian (re)insurer IPC Holdings' board of directors has turned down a $1.68bn takeover offer from rival Validus, and backed its agreed all-share merger with Max Capital.
QBE appoints new Americas CEO
At today’s annual general meeting QBE announced the appointment of John Rumpler as chief executive officer of the Americas Division.
RSA acquires
RSA Insurance has acquired Benchmark Underwriting in Ireland. Benchmark provides a range of Household and Commercial insurance products and has gross assets of Euros 3m.
Pleural plaques announcement due after Easter
The Prime Minister has revealed that a decision on pleural plaques will be made when Parliament resumes after the Easter recess.
Lancashire ups Ike impact by a further $38.4m
Lancashire Holdings has increased the estimated negative financial impact of Hurricane Ike on its financil results to $189.2m - an increase of $38.4m from the previous estimate of $150.8m.
US insurers sued for $1bn over food dumping claims
A news report in The National Law Journal this week claims that US producers of fresh garlic, crawfish meat, canned mushrooms and honey have filed a $1bn lawsuit against major insurance companies for enabling the "dumping" of competing food products from…
Chaucer recruits Richardson for US property fac arm
Andrew Richardson has taken on the role of US facultative property class underwriter for Chaucer Syndicate 1084. He was previously at Sagicor Underwriting where he launched and built a book of worldwide property direct and facultative business.