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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...
FSA warns consumers
The Financial Services Authority has issued a consumer warning about A Razzaq Insurance Brokers. It ...
Aon CEO replaced
Aon has replaced Steve McGill as non-executive chairman with the former chairman of stockbroker Brid...
Alec Finch outlines plans after giving up chair role
Alec Finch has revealed he will focus on other business interests after stepping down as chairman of...
XL to cut staff globally
Bermuda insurance giant XL Capital has said it will cut its global workforce by 10% to cope with the...
Cash-for-crash crime stifled by data sharing
Data sharing is crucial in the fight against cash-for-crash gangs, according to the chairman of the ...
Biba finds fee increases 'devilishly unfair'
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has called the proposed changes to the compensation schem...
Broker only insurers feel the heat in CHO debate
The practice among brokers of taking referral fees in the credit hire industry sparked criticism for...
Appointment at Liberty
Liberty International Underwriters Europe, a division of Liberty Mutual Group, has appointed Christ...
Appointment at Markel International
Markel International has recruited Tomas Nilsson as claims manager for Markel International Sweden...
Appointment at Canopius
Canopius has appointed Sally Coryn as head of business development. In this newly created role, Ms...
Appointment at Delta Claims Services
Stephen Fitzgerald has joined Delta Claims Services as non-executive chairman. Mr Fitzgerald was p...
Appointment at Howden
Howden has recruited Patrick Gilham as chairman of Howden International. Mr Gilham was formerly ma...
Appointment at AMII
The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries has appointed Michael Payne as its first gener...
Underwriters and claims must collaborate, say Zurich heads
The future success of the insurance industry depends on underwriting and claims departments working ...
Aggregators await decision
Aggregators must decide "which side of the grey line they are on" if they are to avoid paying VAT fo...