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Penny black's insurance week
PENNY BLACK'S INSURANCE WEEK Penny was treated to an amusing night on the town last week with ...
Difficult 2007 stalls Benfield revenues
Reinsurance broker Benfield has admitted it was "swimming against the tide in heavy weather" last ye...
Appointment at 3XD
3XD has appointed Rick Riding as its non-executive chairman. He was a founder director and chairman ...
DAS reports 87% profit rise
DAS has described 2007 as a "difficult year" for the legal protection insurance market despite repor...
D'Netto joins DWF
Law firm DWF has announced that partner Philip D'Netto has joined its Manchester-based catastrophic ...
Appointment at ICS
Insurance Compliance Services has appointed Andy Crane as a consultant. He will cover London and the...
NU prepares reshuffle
Norwich Union has announced two new appointments to its underwriting, pricing and product team ahead...
Britain sickest nation in Europe, says ABI
A new government report stating the British economy loses £100bn per year to sick days backs up the ...
Oval awarded six-figure sum after team poach
Oval has been awarded a "substantial" six-figure sum in compensation, following successful court pro...
Major BMS shake-up
BMS has announced the appointment of Hugo Crawley as chairman of the board among a series of interna...
FSA to seek feedback on commission white paper
The Financial Services Authority is set to release its 'white paper' on broker commission disclosure...
Allianz UK CEO - reserve release holiday is over
A UK insurance boss has warned the market that the "reserve release holiday is coming to an end", as...
Appointment at Marsh
Marsh has appointed Gordon Springett as leader of its power and utility practice for Europe, Middle ...
Act amendment rejected
Conservative MP Stephen Crabb was dealt a political blow last week when his private members' bill to...
Appointment at CLB Littlejohn Frazer
CLB Littlejohn Frazer has promoted John Perry to partner. Mr Perry has a broad range of experience i...
Appointment at Lockton
Lockton's reinsurance division has appointed Julian Wood as an executive director. In previous roles...
Heath Lambert CEO rules out sale after Hawkpoint review
Heath Lambert insisted this week it has no plans to succumb to consolidators, following the completi...
Consolidator Towergate places insurance company in its acquisition sights
Towergate is understood to be in discussions to buy all or part of a small UK insurance group, with ...
Appointment at HSA
Glenn Rhodes has been promoted to head of business-to-business marketing while Richard Halley become...
Appointment at Realty Insurances
Realty Insurances has recruited Tony Latham as a non-executive director. Mr Latham recently stepped ...
Appointment at CAP Monitor
Van and truck specialist Ken Brown has taken the helm at CAP Monitor. He has more than 35 years' exp...
Novae expecting trading trouble ahead
The non-executive chairman of Novae expects challenging trading conditions to "worsen" during 2008, ...
What the papers said this week
Independent on Sunday A-Plan Insurance is courting private equity bidders with an auction for the c...
New XL CEO admits he has "no magic potion"
XL Capital's new chief executive has told Post he hopes his "outsider's perspective" will bolster th...