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Survey says ..
Underwriting fraud is inflating motor claims costs - that was the message of delegates at the event,...
Appointment at Glencairn
Glencairn has appointed Alan Brooks as chief executive officer of Glencairn Energy. Mr Brooks is a...
Penny Black's insurance week
Having finally completed the management buyout of Hastings earlier this month , Post readers probab...
Commission remuneration days are numbered
The recession will put commission-based broker remuneration under even greater pressure as insurance...
Fairer scheme for not-at-fault drivers
Enterprise Rent-A-Car asserts that its new not-at-fault direct hire model for insurers could cut cla...
Hampden buys Nameco
Hampden Underwriting, the Lloyd's investment vehicle, has bought a corporate member of Lloyd's for £...
Advice for corporate
Jersey-based marketing company Adding 1 has launched an online resource for broker members to help t...
Marsh recruits to plug under-serviced SME gap
Marsh is reaching out to disenfranchised regional brokers in its drive to recruit a network of clien...
Driving databases join forces
The Motor Insurers' Bureau and insurance industry should invest in an advertising campaign to persua...
Perils enters market
Zurich-based Perils has been established to aggregate and provide industry-wide European catastrophe...
'Bored' judges inconsistent
The only judicial trend in credit hire litigation is a complete lack of consistency in judges' decis...
Cunningham Lindsey outlines benefits of GAB Robins deal
The chief executive of Cunningham Lindsey UK has said the company will benefit from access to strong...
Appointment at Hyperion Insurance
Hyperion Insurance Group has appointed John van Kuffeler as non-executive chairman. He brings 40 y...
Swiss Re replaces chief exec
Swiss Re has replaced chief executive Jacques Aigrain amid heavy investment losses. Mr Aigrain resig...
Groupama looks to remove unhealthy tension
Groupama Insurances has decided to split its operational structure into three distinct divisions - p...
Fire claims rise rings alarm bells
The cost of insured fire claims on commercial and domestic properties hit a record high of £1.27bn l...
MoJ reforms raise issues for brokers
Insurers need to engage and educate brokers on the proposed Ministry of Justice personal injury refo...
Appointment at Open GI
Open GI has recruited Antony Davies as a new business sales consultant. Mr Davies joins Open GI fr...
QBE acquires in move to be top five property player
QBE has moved closer to its ambition to become a £500m specialist property player and top-five UK pr...
Ex-Towergate boss plans start-up
The founder and ex-chief executive of Alliance Insurance Management has left the business to set up ...
Beazley goes to Dublin for 12.5% advantage
Beazley is to take advantage of the 12.5% corporate tax regime in Ireland by re-domiciling to Dublin...
Appointment at Barbon
Barbon Insurance Group has appointed Joe Murphy as head of business for Farr - part of its propert...
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
Investment into claims line crucial to aid fight on fraud
Anthony Gould, group editor-in-chief of Post, asked whether insurers are confident in securing fraud...