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Novae reels in Horn
Novae Insurance is building its presence in the Midlands with the appointment of Bronwen Horn as its...
AIG boss: brokers will benefit from restructure
The AIG UK brand has an uncertain future after its parent outlined plans to form a separate holding ...
Allianz boss hints at SME initiative
Allianz Commercial is targeting growth in Scotland in small-ticket regional business, following the ...
Top 10 Post stories
The top 10 stories on postonline.co.uk over the last week were: 1. RSA to cut 1200 jobs 2. Former ...
Appointment at JLT
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has recruited Ian Thompson to join its new transport, engineering and water...
Heath Lambert's Midland growth plans
Heath Lambert has pledged to grow its Brierley Hill branch following the opening of a branch in near...
Charles Taylor after Axiom
Charles Taylor Consulting is in talks to buy consultancy Axiom Holdings. In a London Stock Exchange ...
What the papers said this week
The Daily Mail The boss of an accident claims company was jailed for 18 months after engineering ...
Credit worthiness
Credit insurers have taken over the mantle from ratings agencies in determining UK companies' credit...
AM Best stable on US commercial lines
Ratings agency AM Best has completed its assessment of the U.S. commercial market and continues to view the outlook as stable despite the ongoing soft period in the cycle, a contracting economy and the existence of a financial market crisis.
Staysure to offer new motor and home range online
Travel insurance specialist Staysure is set to launch new motor and home insurance brands online in partnership with Open GI.
New computer equipment product available by UK Facilities
Bolton-based wholesale broker UK Facilities and Norwich Union have released a new product to provide computer equipment insurance cover.
Post pick of the week
Post reporter Louise Meeson looks at the major stories in this week's issue of Post which is published tomorrow. Top stories include: Saga-owned aggregator Confident Cover closes down; Axa Insurance consolidates 11 area branch managers into four regional…
S&P downgrades outlook on Emirates Insurance
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it revised its outlook on Abu Dhabi-based Emirates Insurance (EIC) to negative from stable in response to the heavy decline in the company's capital adequacy at Dec. 31, 2008, and the heightened…
JLT sees rise in demand for football agent product
Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) has seen a rising demand for its professional indemnity insurance for licensed football agents in the UK.
Fed chief angered by AIG bailout
Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, said he was angered by the AIG situation - but had no choice but to bail out the stricken insurer.
Fed Chief says was angered by AIG bail-out
Ben Bernanke, the chairman of US Federal Reserve Bank, said that he was angered by the AIG situation - but had no choice but to bail out the stricken insurer.
Compare the Market expands motor panel
Price comparison site Compare the Market has added twelve motor insurance brands to its panel in recent weeks.
Bluefin hires former Travelers marketing chief
Former Travelers marketing leader Peter Elliott has joined Bluefin Insurance Services as head of marketing.
Scor stays in black despite asset writedowns
Scor, the French reinsurance giant, recorded a net income in 2008 despite recoreding €260m of asset writedowns.
Pick of the week
Post reporter Louise Meeson looks at the major stories in this week's Post: Saga-owned aggregator Con...
AM Best maintains 'stable' outlook on global non-life reinsurance sector
Ratings agency AM Best said it is maintaining a stable outlook in 2009 for the global reinsurance sector for the third consecutive year. This current outlook implies that the majority of 2009 reinsurer rating actions are likely to be affirmations with…
Greenberg lost $2bn in AIG disaster
Hank Greenberg, the former head of AIG, said that he has lost $2bn in personal wealth as the result of the collapse of AIG.
IPC CEO says merger will not lead to job cuts
The merger between Bermudian reinsurers IPC and Max Capital will not see any redundancies and may create jobs, IPC's chief executive has told Reinsurance.