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Appointment at Liberty
Liberty International Underwriters Europe, a division of Liberty Mutual Group, has appointed Christo...
Hampden buys Nameco
Hampden Underwriting, the Lloyd's investment vehicle, has bought a corporate member of Lloyd's for £...
Perils enters market
Zurich-based Perils has been established to aggregate and provide industry-wide European catastrophe...
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...
Survey says ..
Underwriting fraud is inflating motor claims costs - that was the message of delegates at the event,...
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...
McCarthy entertains delegates
Perry McCarthy, the original Stig from television's Top Gear, entertained delegates in the final ses...
Appointment at Barbon
Barbon Insurance Group has appointed Joe Murphy as head of business for Farr - part of its property ...
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...
Penny Black's insurance week
Having finally completed the management buyout of Hastings earlier this month, Post readers probably...
Word from our event partner
Enterprise Rent-A-Car specialises in the provision of replacement vehicles and courtesy cars that ar...
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
Ex-HBoS insurance boss steps down from new role after 13 months
Former HBoS claims boss Jim Pittman has left anti fraud firm VFM after just over a year.
FSA appoints new COO
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has appointed of Mark Norris as its new chief operating officer (COO).
Willis networks attracts eight new members
Willis Group Holdings has secured eight new members to its Willis Networks.
(Re)insurance giants combine for new Cat data service
Eight major reinsurance players have established an independent Zurich-based company to aggregate and provide industry-wide European catastrophe insurance data as a subscription service.
Investment losses send Flagstone to Q4, FY loss
Bermudian (re)insurer Flagstone Re reported net losses for the fourth quarter and full year.
Market Reform Group in new electronic policy move
The Market Reform Group (MRG) has announced that with effect from 1 March 2009, all requests for a policy will be submitted to Xchanging electronically via the Insurers' Market Repository.
2009 expected to be another tough year for credit insurers - Moody's
This year is expected to be another tough year for the credit insurance industry, Moody's has said.
Brown & Brown Q4 net income steady as FY results drift down
Brown & Brown, the giant US broker, said that fourth quarter net income was steady - although full year result fell by 15%.
Paris Re says Jan 1 premiums off 13%
Paris Re said that premiums at the January 1 reinsurance renewals premiums dropped 13%, the company said today.
Copart secures major contract after tender
Copart has renewed its contract with Jaguar Land Rover group after a competitive tender.
Biba concerned over levy hike
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has voiced its concerns over the proposals contained in the FSA's Consultation Paper CP09/7.
AIG Financial Products in $60.5m sale
AIG Financial Products, the struggling subsidiary of AIG, said that it has closed the sale of its interests in two transactions and related commodity hedges from its energy and infrastructure book of business for total net proceeds of $60.5m. The…