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Olympic role announced
The Olympic Delivery Authority has begun seeking a person to fill the role of head of insurance for ...
Aon ready to battle £75m Standard Life judgment
Aon has said it will appeal against a High Court decision that has left it facing a £75m claim from ...
Appointment at Fountain Court
John Taylor has rejoined Fountain Court Chambers, by taking the newly created position of director o...
Henderson is keen to make Manchester splash
Independent broker Henderson has said it hopes to channel over £1m in brokerage through its new Manc...
Giles facing legal action from bosses of broker acquisition
Giles Insurance Brokers is understood to be facing legal action from the directors of a company it a...
Appointment at Ignition NBS
Ignition NBS has recruited Derek Findlayson as sales and distribution director. Mr Findlayson has pr...
Appointment at Liberty
Liberty International Underwriters has recruited Paul Kurgo as head of commercial for the UK and Ire...
Axa buy-to-let launch
Axa has launched its new buy-to-let product designed to meet the needs of small property investors a...
FM Global reveals growth
Commercial property insurer FM Global has reported that gross premium in force grew by 4.2% to $4.7b...
Odyssey Re appoints Young global insurance/London market CEO
Odyssey Re, the Bermudian reinsurer said it has appointed Brian Young as the chief executive for its global insurance and London market operations.
Northern Irish broker in £1m expansion
Northern Ireland-based insurance broker Hughes and Company is investing £1m in opening three new offices in the province.
Northern Irish broker invests £1m in network expansion
Hughes Insurance has announced plans to expand its local branch network in Northern Ireland by opening three new branches in the next three months.
Teceris promotes to avoid loss adjusting 'brain drain'
Teceris has promoted six staff to associate.
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 including: Giles facing a legal threat from a broker it acquired in 2006; why Peter Cullum and the private equity firm linked with…
New MMA prodcts available on Acturis
MMA Insurance has made its home and profile household products are now available to brokers with full cycle Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) functionality via the Acturis platform.
Royal and Sun Alliance to drop historic name
Royal and Sun Alliance has announced plans to rebrand.
Lloyds confirms Levene was asked to stay on as chairman
Lloyds has confirmed that its chairman Lord Levene has been asked to stay on as chairman of Lloyd’s as part of an overhaul of its corporate governance rules
HBOS general insurance profits down 24% after £135m flood hit
Halifax Bank of Scotland this morning reported that its general insurance profit decreased by 24% to £232m (2006 £304m) reflecting the £135m cost of the floods in June and July 2007, which it claims outweighed the "positive impact from good volume growth…
Marsh appoints forensic head
Marsh has appointed Neil Greaves as leader of its forensic accounting and claims services (FACS) Practice in the UK.
RSA reports £628m profit but UK commercial premium dips as it holds underwriting nerve
Royal and Sun Alliance this morning reported a profit after tax of £628m. This includes release of £103m of deferred tax reserves in Codan following the minority buyout.
Moody's: Surge in Middle East markets to continue
Ratings agency Moody's has said that rates of growth of insurance premiums in the Middle East region have been far in excess of those registered globally in recent years and the trend is set to continue.
Ace recruits senior duo
Ace has announced the appointment of two new senior underwriters in its Glasgow branch.
Aggregator slams Direct Line 'offer'
Internet aggregator Gocompare.com has slated Direct Lines latest market offering.
Lloyd's named as one of UK's strongest brands
Lloyd's has been named as one of the strongest business brands in the UK.