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Annual insured breakdown cover for truck industry
Truck Assist has launched an Annual Insured Breakdown Scheme for the UK and Europe.
Lloyd's claims Brazilian market first
Lloyd’s said it has received approval from the Superintendence of Private Insurance (SUSEP) to become the first admitted reinsurer in Brazil.
ABI corporate affairs head to quit
The Association of British Insurer's director of corporate affairs for the last seven years, Alan Leaman, will leave the association later this summer. He will become chief executive of the Management Consultancies Association.
Takaful course gets CII nod
The Chartered Insurance Institute has accredited the Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance's rece...
Team G's tough three
Groupama staff in Portsmouth are preparing for a day of outdoor pursuits to raise money for a local ...
City takes action with aid 'match' database
The City of London Corporation has launched a 'matchmaking' online database to help City firms and s...
Second award win for Esure call centre
Esure Manchester call centre agent Sarah Pogson has won the Integra Insight contact centre agent of ...
Munich Re warns of less good Q1 2008 vs 2007
BESTWIRE — Munich Re, the German reinsurance giant, predicted its profit for the first quarter of 2008 will not be as good as the figures it saw over the same period of 2007 thanks to exposure to a number of major cat losses.
Pick of the Week
Post editor Jonathan Swift looks at the week's major general insurance news including Peter Hubbard a...
Award for Christine Knox
Christine Knox of HR Consultancy has been named permanent recruitment consultant of the year in the ...
Captive research released
Captive insurers reflect 20% of the total property and casualty insurance spend in the world today, ...
Pleural plaques consultation to be considered
A consultation by the Scottish government into the financial impact of overturning a House of Lords'...
Appointment at Lorega
Claims advocate Lorega has recruited Andy Mintern as its financial director. He was previously the L...
Appointment at Heritage
Paul Aitchison has taken the newly created position of business development manager at Heritage Mutu...
National Deposit PMI plan
National Deposit has launched a new private medical insurance plan designed for small to medium-size...
Under performing brokers in firing line after Axa shake up
Axa brokers with underperforming accounts have been warned that they could find their agencies revie...
'Chip-and-run' costs £225m
Insurers are paying out more than £225m a year in claims to repair the damage caused by 'chip-and-ru...
Appointment at Marsh
Marsh has appointed Jeremy Cooke to global head of market relationship management. Mr Cooke will als...
What the papers said this week
The Sun Britney Spears must pay a bob or two for insurance. She barely gets out of her driveway...
Appointment at Crawford and Co
Kirsten Watson has joined Crawford and Company UK's key account management team in its Midlands offi...
Endsleigh goes online
Endsleigh is set to expand its business through new products targeting small and medium-sized enterp...
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
Napoli shipwreck fallout could hit EUR70m level
A multi-million pound legal battle is under way as the final section of the MSC Napoli shipwreck is ...
Liberalisation delayed
Brazilian authorities were expected to announce a delay in the opening up of the country's reinsuran...