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Davies Lavery makes Cat injury appointment
Law firm Davies Lavery has appointed David Brown to its catastrophic injury team.
Direct Line targets home workers
Direct Line has launched an insurance product for people who run a business from home.
CCV acquires Protectagroup
South Wales-based Protectagroup has been acquired by CCV - the group's 27th acquisition in a little over eighteen months. It boasts a gross written premium of over £33m and has a number of areas of specialism.
Survey: Smaller Lloyd's brokers squeezed in softening market
Lloyd’s brokers painted a mixed picture of resignation and resilience in a survey published today by international accountancy and advisory firm Mazars.
Cobra reports rise in profits
Cobra Holdings has reported an increase in its operating profit by 56% after releasing its 2007 annual results.
Allied World launches US reinsurance platform
Allied World Assurance Company Holdings today announced the official launch of its US reinsurance platform, Allied World Re.
Howden joins Biba panel
Howden has been appointed to the British Insurance Brokers' Association professional indemnity panel.
Cooper Gay acquires Creechurch
Cooper Gay has acquired Canadian managing general agent Creechurch International Underwriters.
Oxygen hires former Giles team for new Manchester office
Oxygen Insurance Brokers has hired five former employees of rival broker Giles to staff a new office in Manchester.
Rehab minister to head vocational push
Lord McKenzie, minister for health and work at the Departmment for Work and Pensions will tell the Post Rehabilitation First Forum on 14 May in London, how the government plans to put rehabilitation at the centre of future policy. Rehab is also expected…
NIG joins Keychoice panel
NIG has become the fifth insurer to join the commercial lines panel of Keychoice, a business network run by systems provider SSP.
Close Premium Finance acquires competitor
Close Premium Finance has acquired Amber Select, the premium finance company known as Amber Credit and previously owned by Skipton Building Society, effective from 26 March.
Fitch downgrades SCA and subsidiaries to below investment grade
Fitch Ratings has downgraded the insurer financial strength (IFS) ratings of Security Capital Assurance Ltd. (SCA) and its financial guarantee insurance subsidiaries, XL Capital Assurance (XLCA), XL Capital Assurance UK (XLCA-UK) and XL Financial…
S&P: outlook touch and go for reinsurers
Ratings agency Standard and Poors has maintained its stable outlook for the reinsurance sector in 2008, but has warned it will be looking ever more closely at demand trends and pricing and reserve adequacy as the softening market progresses.
RMS unveils commercial fire risk model
Risk Mangement Solutions has today unveiled to the market what it claims is the first commercial fire risk probability model.
MOJ reform deadline - latest
The Ministry of Justice looks set to further delay the release of the much anticpated reform paper on personal injury claims. The MOJ told Post today that the reforms will be published by the end of March “or as soon as possible afterwards” indicating…
FSA admits failings over Northern Rock
The Financial Services Authority has admitted a series of failings in its supervision of Northern Rock.
Care advice offered in health insurance deal
CS Healthcare has joined forces with care advisory firm Grace Consulting to offer customers advice on caring for sick and elderly relatives as part of their insurance package.
Cardif Pinnacle launch PPI motor finance range
Cardif Pinnacle (part of BNP Paribas group) has launched a new range of PPI products for the Motor Industry.
Watson joins Crawford from Cunningham Lindsey
Kirsten Watson has joined loss adjuster Crawford's key account management team based in the Midlands.
New chair elected for Brokers' Committee
Aon deputy chairman Jonathan Palmer-Brown has been elected chairman of the London Market Insurance Brokers’ Committee.
Lloyds wins call centre award
David Sexton of the Lloyds TSB Insurance call centre in Ipswich has won the Direct Excellence contac...
Insure and Go scoops 'fastest growing' gong
Insure and Go has won the top award at a ceremony celebrating the UK's fastest growing businesses, w...
Focus on output not input to counter a long-hours culture
When there are deadlines to meet we all have to put in a few extra hours at work, but research by th...