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Hughes opens trio of offices
Northern Ireland-based insurance broker Hughes and Company is investing £1m in opening three new off...
Appointment at Alec Finch
Alec Finch and Company has appointed Paula Williams as managing director. Ms Williams joined Alec Fi...
Airmic investigates routine use of lawyers
Corporate insurance buyers have expressed concern that lawyers are being "routinely involved" on lar...
Appointment at Ascot
Ascot Underwriting has made two changes to its Ascot Renewco and cargo teams. Alex Lumby, chief unde...
Appointment at Aon
Aon Global has appointed Rob Woods as chief executive of its London broking teams. He has 20 years' ...
Sub-prime crisis costs AIG
AIG's full year net income tumbled more than 55% after the insurance giant wrote down $11.3bn (£5.67...
Penny Black's Insurance Week
Last week one woke up on Wednesday morning to the shock news that the UK had been shaken by an earth...
Davies Group bought out
The private equity backing behind the £27m management buyout at loss adjusting company Davies Group ...
Appointment at Zurich
Zurich has appointed Alan Wilkins to the newly created role of head of marine cargo for its UK gener...
Confused warns of tough aggregator conditions as Lloyds TSB confirms launch
Confused.com owner Admiral has admitted it expects the aggregator space to get more congested as it ...
Aon commercial changes
Aon has announced a number of appointments to its UK commercial insurance operation, a part of the A...
Indie confiscation hearing
Representatives for Michael Bright, Dennis Lomas and Philip Condon reconvened at Southwark Crown Cou...
Kiln takes stocks in rock
Kiln has announced it has taken a minority shareholding in Gibraltar-based expatriate insurance prov...
Appointment at Munich Re
The Munich Re group has appointed Philip Wright as head of health for the company's UK healthcare bu...
Highway buoyed by Hero growth
Highway has announced its broking division Hero has improved its overall performance in 2007, growin...
MMC vice-chair to retire
Marsh and McLennan's vice-chairman Mathis Cabiallavetta is to retire, the company announced. Althoug...
IFB ready to take fraud battle inside
The Insurance Fraud Bureau has confirmed an expansion of its remit is on the cards, following concer...
Willis extends CEO reign
Willis has extended the employment agreement with its chairman and chief executive Joseph Plumeri (p...
SBJ Group receives formal buy-out offer
Axa has made a formal offer to buy broking group SBJ, which it intends to run alongside its other in...
Giles seeks talks with Oval, Jelf and Heath
Giles chief executive Chris Giles has reiterated his desire to talk to the major consolidators and b...
Axa faces Biba's wrath after "bully boy tactics"
Axa has come under the scrutiny of the British Insurance Brokers' Association for a second time in s...
Northern Rock turns to brokers to sort D&O claims quagmire
Northern Rock has enlisted the help of brokers Lockton and Smart and Cook in a bid to resolve its co...
Appointment at JLT
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has appointed Paul Welling as chairman of its real estate team. Mr Welling ha...
Tradex buys Westminster after Santam steps down
Tradex has acquired taxi specialist Westminster after its previous owner, Santam pulled out of the E...