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QBE replaces Allianz in Asda tie up
QBE Insurance (Europe) has signalled its intent to ramp up its personal lines business after replaci...
NIG in online broker deal
Welsh intermediary Caleb Roberts Insurance Services has become one of the first regional brokers to ...
Apil calls on Straw to address compensation
The president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers is set to call on the Secretary of State...
Lockton risk service gets backing of three insurers
Ace Global Markets, Hiscox and Brit Syndicates are backing a set of risk management services launche...
Rasche awards double
David Rasche, executive chairman of insurance IT provider SSP, has been named chairman of the year a...
DMS relocates
Dispute Mediation Services has relocated its head office to larger premises in Harrogate. The disput...
Appointment at Canopius Managing Agents
Canopius Managing Agents has recruited Tim Carroll as underwriting director. In his new role, Mr C...
Top ten Post stories
The top 10 stories in postonline.co.uk over the last week were: 1. Mitsui UK seeks new CEO as Guest...
Ex-Singer head slams FSA
The former head of Singer & Friedlander has said the Financial Services Authority failed to heed war...
Appointment at Ryan Insurance Group
Tim Larke of Ryan Insurance Group has been promoted to associate director. Tim joined Ryan's nearl...
Towergate aims to tap into "potentially huge" opportunity
Towergate is looking to strengthen links between its 62 broking businesses to improve cross-selling ...
Biba head quits broker
The chairman of the British Insurance Brokers' Association, Derek Thornton, has left Cooper Gay, whe...
Bluefin buys Lakeland
Bluefin Insurance Services has made its first post-rebrand acquisition with the purchase of Lakeland...
Chaucer raises capital
Chaucer, the Lloyd's insurer, has confirmed that it is looking to raise £75m via a share placing. Th...
Airmic report to rebuild claims from ground up
A long-awaited best practice guide that could raise the bar in terms of insurance companies' claims ...
Torus offers £35m EL
Torus Insurance is offering up to $50m (£35m) excess liability capacity that can be accessed through...
Mitsui's Guest to retire
Allan Guest, pictured, chief executive officer of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance (London Management), is ...
JLT hires Bear from Aon
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has built on its specialised industry practices with the recruitment of Andy ...
Jelf not interested in any deals, says CEO
Jelf's revenues increased 59% to £63.1m (2007: £39.7m) for the year ended 30 September 2008, driven ...
Appointment at Barrie & Hibbert
Barrie & Hibbert has recruited Phil Mowbray as head of product risk. He will help to deal with the...
Post pick of the week
Post reporter Louise Meeson rounds up the top stories from the general insurance sector. This week: Lockton International has been awarded more than £250 000 in damages and costs after rival Bristol-based broker Ntegrity Insurance Solutions unlawfully…
HSBC manager joins Barbon
Barbon Insurance Group has a full senior management team in place following the appointment of Kate Coulson as compliance director.
Mapfre FY profits up 23%
Mapfre, the Spanish (re)insurer, gave a boost to investors when it said that full year profits rose over 23% to €900.7m.
Insurers back Lockton risk management tools
Cyber insurance underwriters Ace, Hiscox and Brit are backing a set of risk management services launched by Lockton aimed at helping companies build response plans to deal with data breaches before they occur.