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Appointment at Brit Insurance
Brit Insurance has appointed Sean McGeary to the newly-created role of director of investments and t...
Swiss Re replaces chief exec
Swiss Re has replaced chief executive Jacques Aigrain amid heavy investment losses. Mr Aigrain resig...
Lancashire: conservative rules
Lancashire's full year results have beaten market expectations despite reporting a fall in pre-tax p...
Appointment at KPMG
KPMG has appointed Stuart Shepley as a partner in the insurance risk and actuarial services group. M...
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...
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...
Appointment at Aon
Aon has appointed Leroy Hobson as managing director of its new UK/Europe surety & guarantee centre o...
Marsh group revenue rises
Marsh and McLennan group companies saw global revenue across the risk and insurance services busines...
MMA offers new cover
MMA Insurance has re-launched its commercial combined SME policy as part of an overhaul of its comme...
US insurers face crash payout
Global Aerospace and US aviation underwriting pool US Aviation Insurance Group are the lead insurers...
What the papers said this week
The Sun A comical insurance form has been leaked on the internet, calling a compensation-seeking ca...
Appointment at Arista
Arista has appointed Nigel Johnstone as development underwriter to focus on south Wales. Prior to jo...
Appointment at Lockton
Paul Denny has joined Lockton Manchester as a partner. Mr Denny, previously national sales director ...
Appointment at Open GI
Open GI has recruited Antony Davies as a new business sales consultant. Mr Davies joins Open GI from...
SSP secures biggest contract win with legacy deal
SSP has secured its largest ever contract with a South African bank that will see the technology pro...
Catlin reports £9m loss
Lloyd's insurer Catlin has reported a loss before tax of $13m (£9.1m) for 2008 (2007: $543m profit)....
Brokerbility plays down member's departure
Brokerbility has downplayed the departure of Yorkshire-based risk specialist Proaktive Risk Group fo...
Advice for corporate
Jersey-based marketing company Adding 1 has launched an online resource for broker members to help t...
Underwriters and claims must collaborate, say Zurich heads
The future success of the insurance industry depends on underwriting and claims departments working ...
Groupama looks to remove unhealthy tension
Groupama Insurances has decided to split its operational structure into three distinct divisions - p...
Appointment at Canopius
Canopius has appointed Sally Coryn as head of business development. In this newly created role, Ms C...
Government to look into £2m black hole at failed broker
The government is investigating an alleged £2m black hole in failed intermediary Shakespeare Underwr...
FSA warns consumers
The Financial Services Authority has issued a consumer warning about A Razzaq Insurance Brokers. It ...