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Marine specialist in US
Yacht specialist Underwriting Risk Services, a Talbot subsidiary, has expanded into the mainstream U...
Barbon adds to division
Steve Brindley has been appointed sales and marketing director for Barbon's property and commercial ...
Beazley rejigs senior team
Beazley has made several senior-level management changes. Head of reinsurance Neil Maidment will tak...
ABI in road safety call
The Association of British Insurers has called on the government to step up plans around young drive...
UKRC releases draft of rehab standards
Stakeholders have until 21 November to influence the final shape of the UK's inaugural set of standa...
Entrepreneurial spirit
Homeserve chief executive officer Richard Harpin has been crowned UK overall entrepreneur of the yea...
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
Appointment at Axa Insurance
Jean Drouffe has been appointed as finance director by Axa Insurance, with responsibility for managi...
Cobra upbeat despite broken expectations
Cobra has claimed its results "have fallen short of expectations" due to difficult conditions in the...
Appointment at Allianz
Allianz Engineering has appointed Jonathan Oldfield as regional business manager for London. He will...
Appointment at Solaglas Windowcare
Solaglas Windowcare has appointed Phil Rogers as national account manager, with responsibility growi...
Oval ends deal exile as it snaps up two
Oval has ended its self-imposed acquisition hiatus with the purchase of two regional brokers. The c...
Appointment at Zurich
Adrian Zweig has been appointed to the newly created position of head of risk analytics in group ris...
Appointment at Vision Underwriting
Liability specialist Vision Underwriting has appointed Rob Price as liability manager and Richard Tr...
Appointment at XL Insurance
XL Insurance has expanded its global design professional team by hiring Stuart Essex as senior under...
European parliament agrees Solvency II text
A vote in the European parliament on Tuesday (7 October) is likely to determine the future framework...
Giles confirms management reshuffle
Consolidator Giles has confirmed a series of changes in its management structure.
Post Pick of the Week Video
Post reporters Alwynne Gwilt and Sarah Hills look at the major stories from the general insurance market. This week: Towergate tipped to sell Open GI; Hiscox threatens to sue Arab Investments over disruption to business; Ex-A Plan directors invest in…
Travelers offers new clinical trials cover
Travelers UK has launched a new, combined property, liability and clinical trials package policy for medical technology industries. This new medical technology product is aimed at UK domiciled businesses.
Marsh global clients division appoints new head
Marsh has appointed Gilbert Van den Eynde as the global leader of G5, its division that serves Marsh’s largest global clients.
Bespoke high street home policy
West Bromwich Building Society (WBBS) has introduced a new household insurance product underwritten by Norwich Union (NU) administered by chartered insurance brokers Millennium Insurance.
Oval secures refinancing to fuel new £100m acquisition push
Consolidator Oval has managed to secure refinancing to help fuel its growth.
Hardy confirms syndicates merger
Hardy Underwriting Bermuda has confirmed the merger of its two managed syndicates 382 and 38Twenty and its new management structure.
Buyers have less confidence in AIG than brokers
A survey has concluded that brokers are more confident than risk managers in the financial security of AIG's commercial insurance units.