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Appointment at MI Adjusting
Dr Christopher Ingham has recently been appointed to the position of supervising adjuster at the spe...
Guillaume joins Open GI
Chris Guillaume, research and development director of Open GI, is set to take charge as managing dir...
Interest rate insurance mooted to protect home owners
A new market sector is set to open up to the insurance industry after the Treasury publishes its Hou...
CBG eyes acquisitions
Manchester-based broker CBG will continue its "selective" acquisition drive after announcing a 22% g...
L&G further in the red
Legal and General has reported an operating loss in 2007 of £67m for its UK general insurance busine...
Dutch courage
Lloyd's has announced it will insure a leading European wine maker and taster's nose for EUR5m (£3.8...
Appointment at Home and Legacy
Home and Legacy has appointed David Cleverley as motor products manager. Mr Cleverley's responsibili...
Claims People scopes market for deals
The Claims People is looking at increasing the company's breadth through acquisitions, its chairman ...
Marsh fined EUR5000
Marsh Ireland has been fined EUR5000 (£3907) following suspected regulatory requirement breaches. Th...
Hardy buoyed by record profit surge
Hardy Underwriting has reported record profit before tax, even after absorbing "chunky costs" from r...
Omega talks continue
Bermuda-domiciled insurance group Omega Insurance has said takeover discussions are ongoing as it re...
Appointment at Arista
Commercial lines underwriter Arista has enlisted Stuart Bulbrooke as Southern regional manager and N...
Plumeri wants appreciation
Willis chair Joe Plumeri has criticised the massive amounts of consolidation in the insurance market...
Cunningham enlists former Axa manager
The former general manager of Axa Solutions has been appointed commercial director of Cunningham Lin...
Heath Lambert boss moves to head up rival
Oxygen Holdings has appointed a managing director to help its broker subsidiary conntinue to develop...
Post pick of the week
Post reporter Alwynne Gwilt and editor Jonathan Swift provide a run down of the major news in this week's issue of Post Magazine including: Heath Lambert CEO reveals the findings of Hawkpoint internal review; Towergate linked with acquiring insurer; the…
IUMI reports surge in ship total losses
Ship total losses have dramatically increased, according to figures release today by the International Union of Marine Insurance.
JLT Re in partnership with UCL Environment Institute
Reinsurance broker JLT Re has announced that it has entered into a research partnership with the University College London Environment Institute (UCLEI)in the UK.
Clive Briault to leave FSA
Hector Sants, chief executive of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), has announced that Clive Briault is to leave his position as managing director of the Retail Business Unit.
New outsource company enters UK insurance market
The London market has been too slow in upgrading its technological systems, according to senior consultant at software solutions claims management company Zylog.
Flooding number 1 threat to UK insurers
Insurers need to make better use of modelling techniques to prepare themselves for the growing problem of UK flooding, according to consultancy firm EMB.
Briault out in FSA shake up
The Financial Services Authority has announced that Clive Briault is leaving by "mutual agreement" at the end of April. David Kenmir will take on the role as managing director of the retail business unit until a successor is found.
Pick of the Week
Post reporter Alwynne Gwilt and editor Jonathan Swift provides a run down of the major news in this w...
Freight carbon emissions could be cut, according to new RSA report
Road haulage could be reduced by 22% within the next decade cutting carbon emissions by 12%, according to a new report from Royal and Sun Alliance.