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Capita buys broker
The Capita Group has acquired HFR Holdings and Lancaster Insurance Services for a consideration of a...
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Hyperion group secures private equity warchest
Private equity house 3I this week became the largest investor in Hyperion after giving the underwrit...
Appointment at GI Group
Specialist insurance recruitment agency GI Resource Management has appointed four senior staff membe...
Oxygen benefits from Giles 'non core' pull out
Oxygen Insurance Brokers has hired five former employees from rival broker Giles to staff a new offi...
RSA buys insurer
Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance has announced the acquisition of Sertus Underwriting. The business,...
Appointment at RFIB
RFIB has appointed Jonathan Turnbull as group chief financial officer. He is a chartered accountant ...
Ectimo launch announced
A new solution is being launched to improve the detection of financial leakage.
Lawyers welcome new fraud authority
Law firm CMS Cameron McKenna welcomes the government’s new fraud authority.
Insurers say banks should do more to fight fraud, according to research
Payment fraud is a continuing headache for the UK insurance industry, according to new research.
Chubb launches $200m three-year cat bond
Chubb has launched a $200m three-year catastrophe bond in an effort to protect it from natural disaster losses in North America, according to a release from US ratings agency S&P.
Groupama acquires Choicequote
Groupama UK has confirmed that its GAN UK subsidiary has completed the purchase of Choicequote Insurance Services for an undisclosed sum. The change of ownership has received formal regulatory approval from the FSA.
Post pick of the week
Post reporter Alwynne Gwilt and supplements and online editor Stephanie Denton provide a run down of the major news in this week's issue of Post Magazine including: Private Equity 3I's investment in Hyperion; Towergate head Peter Cullum's stall on…
RSA appoints new non-executive director
Johanna Waterous has been appointed, subject to regulatory approval, as a non-executive director of Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance Group with effect from 20 May.
Well known industry figure joins Whittington's team in Asia
Insurance investor and services provider Whittington Group has appointed Herman Lischer to its senior management team in Asia.
Argo to acquire Heritage
Argo Group International Holdings has agreed a cash deal to acquire the share capital of Heritage Underwriting Agency.
ABI launches guide for small firms
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has launched an insurance guide for smaller businesses in an attempt to raise awareness of the result to small firms if the worst happens.
XL adds to London environmental presence
XL Insurance has continued the expansion of its environmental insurance team with the hiring of Philip Hogg as environmental underwriter in London.
ABI and Government warn on SME insurance failings
The Association of British Insurers has today joined forces with the Government to raise the level of contingency planning among the 4.3 million small to medium-sized businesses in the UK.
Allianz to ramp up aggregator profile
Stewart McAlpine has joined Allianz Personal as channel manager - aggregators to help develop this important channel to market.
BGL hails RMIF director swoop
Gary Elliott has been appointed as the new director of sales for Junction, the affinity insurance division of the BGL Group.
Teceris boosts liability division with former loss adjusting MD
Teceris have recruited Andy Merchant to its liability division as senior technical liability adjuster. Mr Merchant will be taking up the new position this month and will be based at the Teceris offices in Glasgow.
Infrassure obtains off-shore E&S licenses in 19 states; added to NAIC list
Infrassure, the specialist engineering and infrastructure (re)insurer, said it has obtained off-shore Excess & Surplus licenses in 19 US states.