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Appointment at Thatcham
Thatcham has recruited two new training assessors. Les Minton joins as senior training assessor from...
VP: care homes not prepared
With just weeks to go before the Corporate Manslaughter Act comes into effect, a new study by Ventur...
Survey offers hope of rare motor profit
New research from Datamonitor suggests the motor insurance market will become profitable in 2009 for...
Chaucer looks to motor upturn
The chief executive of Chaucer has said the company will still consider redomiciling if the insuranc...
NU to unveil new fraud figures by end of May
Norwich Union Healthcare has announced it is confident of being able to accurately quantify its expo...
RSA unveils new brand
Royal and Sun Alliance considered six different names before eventually deciding on rebranding to RS...
KSF pushes PF sell-up
Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander has appointed an adviser and drafted an information memorandum foll...
Appointment at Highway
Broker-only insurer Highway has appointed Sandra Inglis as a regional account manager to cover Scotl...
Fortis CEO: sticking to guns cost us
Fortis chief executive Barry Smith has bemoaned the rating actions of rivals as the insurer increase...
Appointment at Brit
Brit has appointed Andrew Dodd as head of motor fleet within the London region. Mr Dodd has more tha...
Top 10 web stories
The top 10 most popular stories on postonline.co.uk over the last week were: 1. SBJ snapped up by i...
Appointment at Munich Re
Munich Re UK life branch has expanded its client management team with the appointment of Lee Lovett ...
Capital Gains Tax reforms criticised
The Capital Gains Tax reforms contained in today’s Budget have “caused a lot of confusion and uncertainty”, according to a business expert.
IAG acquires London broker
Insurance Australia Group's UK operation has acquired Isleworth-based corporate commercial broker, Barnett and Barnett and its subsidiaries.
Post pick of the week
Post reporter Alwynne Gwilt and supplements editor Stephanie Denton provide a run down of the major news in this week's issue of Post Magazine including: Insurers warn of ghost brokers in immigrant communities; VAT reforms could earn insurers millions;…
ABI demand Governent to spend green taxes on flood defences
The Association of British Insurers has called on the Chancellor to spend some of his green taxes on flood protection.
Chancellor announces 2008 Budget
Alistair Darling had mixed news for the protection industry in his first Budget speech as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Brit Gibraltar reinsurance PCC successfully launches
Rockhampton Insurance has successfully commenced business in Gibraltar from 1 January 2008, and expects to write some £60m of reinsurance business through its first cell this year as revealed by Post in September last year .
Bell steps down as Open GI CEO
Chris Guillaume, research & development director of Open GI, is set to take charge as managing director with effect from 20 March. The change coincides with current CEO Phillip Bell’s decision to step away from a direct executive role.
Harbor Point in frame for Omega - sources
Bermudian (re)insurer Harbor Point may have Lloyd's insurer Omega in its sights, sources have told Reinsurance Magazine.
Willis Re wins broking account for Norwich Union
Willis Re has won the account to exclusively broker reinsurance for Norwich Union, Reinsurance Magazine has learned.
Montpelier appoints new CFO
Bermudian (re)insurer Montpelier Re Holdings has announced the appointment of Michael Paquette as chief financial officer, effective from May 1st 2008. Mr Paquette, who currently serves as Montpelier’s principal accounting officer, will keep his job as…
Hannover Re FY net income rises 42%
Hannover Re, the German (re)insurer, said that full year net income rose over 42% to €733.7m, up from €514.4m a year before.
Ace launches new PFI cover
Ace has launched a new comprehensive cover for private finance initiative contracts.