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IAG to enter affinity
Insurance Australia Group UK has set up a new company to oversee its affinity deals following the £7...
Appointment at Robertson Taylor
Robertson Taylor has recruited Victoria France as managing director, fine arts. Ms France has 20 y...
Lockton handed £15m fund by investors
Lockton International has been handed £15m of further investment by its original backers to enable i...
RBSI chief: sale remains "too close to call"
The chief executive officer of Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance has admitted it is still "too close ...
Top five Post stories
The top five most popular stories on postonline.co.uk over the last week were: 1. AIG sells subsidi...
What the papers said this week
The Guardian He may have walked away from the wreckage of his £200,000 sports car with barely a h...
Appointment at Kiln
Kiln has hired Ashley Gayton to its Syndicate 510 property and special lines division, where he wi...
Giles in SE England push
Giles has strengthened its position in greater London with the acquisition of Watford-based LRG Insu...
Jubilee in global roll out
Lloyd's managing agency Jubilee has launched a global property account. The business is underwritten...
Appointment at Brit Insurance
Brit Insurance Holdings has appointed Nick Forti as divisional director - financial risks, within ...
Adaptable Kwik-Fit appoints new MD
Kwik-Fit Financial Services has appointed a new managing director of insurance to replace Martin Oli...
Farm Web make NI foray
Farm Web is set to enter Northern Ireland for the first time through Longmynd Insurance, which has j...
Penny Black's insurance week
Where once he was the personal lines industry's very own calendar boy, Martin Oliver was not too bi...
Mobile Doctors boost
Mobile Doctors has announced a 30% increase in turnover for the year running 1 December 2007 to 30 N...
Barbon hires Letsure head
Barbon Insurance Group has appointed Ian Fraser to head Letsure, its Glasgow-based rented property i...
Aon hit by record FSA fine
Bribery and corruption cases involving insurance companies could rise this year following a clampdow...
Appointment at Fortis
Fortis has recruited Paul Lynes to the newly created position of head of external communications. ...
Igo4 plans motor and home expansion
Online intermediary Igo4 has outlined plans to expand its motor and home propositions. Matt Munro, ...
Dual management roll out
Dual Corporate Risks has launched a new range of management liability products for the UK broker mar...
Broker describes household market as "fiercely competitive"
The household insurance market remains "fiercely competitive", according to AA Insurance.
AA Insurance expects motor premiums to rise by up to 12% in 2009
Car insurance premiums took another sharp upward jump over the last three months of 2008, rising by an average of almost 1 per cent per month, according to the latest benchmark British Insurance Premium Index from the AA.
FSA equipped with new immunity power
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has welcomed the proposals announced by the government to give it new statutory powers, including the power to grant immunity, when investigating criminal cases such as insider dealing.
Al Fayer Retakaful's ratings put under review by AM Best
Kuwaiti retakaful insurer Al Fayer Retakaful Insurance's financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of "a-" of Al Fajer Retakaful Insurance Company KSCC (Al Fajer Re) (Kuwait) has been put under review with negative implications.
Pick of the week
Post senior reporter Sarah Hills rounds up the top stories from the general insurance sector. This week: Aviva arm signs up insurers after broker distribution deal; broker boss says market must drive price hikes; RBSI chief says sale remains "too close…