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APC adds new commercial let product to QuoteMac
Commercial insurance underwriting agency APC Underwriting has unveiled the first of its planned new products for 2008 with the launch of a commercial property owners scheme on QuoteMac, its market leading broker on-line trading platform.
PwC appoints new UK insurance boss
PricewaterhouseCoopers names Andrew Kail as new UK insurance leader
CBG acquires again
CBG has completed the acquisition of Barclay Brown Holdings for £1.45m.
THB reports "dissappointing" results
THB this morning reported profit before tax £1.07m lower on turnover down 7%.
THB launches underwriting arm
Lloyd's broker THB has announced the launch of a new division outside its core broking operation. Unicorn Underwriting has received Financial Services Authority authorisation and will operate as a separate company.
Marsh shares up on speculation of Willis takeover
Shares in broking giant Marsh & McLennan closed 3.14 percent higher at $27.28, yesterday after it was reported to be a takeover target for smaller rival Willis
Thompstone verdict will cost NHS £1.6bn
Today's judgment in the Thompstone appeal will cost National Health Services £1.6bn, according to Christopher Malla, partner at Kennedys Healthcare Department, who was instructed by the NHS Litigation Authority to represent the NHS Defendants in Corbett…
ABC products on Open GI
ABC Insurance, part of the LV Group, has announced that its private car insurance policy is now available on the Open GI system.
Credit crunch forces $200m Partner and RenRe write-downs
Bermudian reinsurers RenaissanceRe and Partner Re have announced write-downs of the full value of their investments in Bermudian reinsurer, ChannelRe, which writes financial guarantee reinsurance for troubled US bond insurer MBIA.
ABC Insurance products now availble on Open GI
ABC Insurance, part of the LV= Group, has made its private car insurance policy available on the Open GI system, currently used by 40% of the general insurance broker market.
ASHE 6115 index judged appropriate
The appropriateness of indexation on the basis of ASHE 6115 has been established and insurers will not be able to re-open that issue before judges, the Court of Appeal said on Thursday in the Thompstone v Tameside & Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust case.
Thompstone judgement handed down
The Thompstone v Tameside & Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust has been upheld at the Court of Appeal this morning
Witness: Ex-Gen re execs told AIG transaction a deposit, not reinsurance
HARTFORD, Conn. January 16 (BestWire) — For the deal to proceed, the former top executives at General Reinsurance Corp. who were in charge of crafting an allegedly fraudulent reinsurance transaction for American International Group's convenience wanted…
Insurance boss surprised household rates have risen so little as average flood claim hits £52 000
Premiums for both car and home insurance have once again risen, the latest findings from the benchmark AA British Insurance Premium Index show.
Broker to recruit 85 more staff as it targets £100m GWP
Independent Welsh broker Moorhouse has unveiled ambitious growth plans targeting £100m in gross written premiums via organic growth by 2010.
Lloyd's syndiacte announces senior management changes
Cassidy Davis Insurance, the specialist personal lines Lloyd’s insurer and part of the Jubilee Managing Agency, has today announced a reorganisation of its senior management team.
AA in Allianz tie up
The AA has struck a deal with Allianz which will see all new and existing fleet policyholders now have access to a wide range of AA breakdown and recovery services at preferential rates.
Chubb in NIG swoop
Chubb Insurance has appointed Steve McGuinness as its new personal lines motor manager.
Lloyd's broker unveils acquisition
Oxygen Insurance Brokers announced today the acquisition of a portfolio of specialist technology and new media professional indemnity business from Digital Risk Solutions.
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Thatcham to open VDA training centre
Thatcham is launching phase one of a new training strategy with the opening of its first regional ve...
Insurance giants attract top talent
Aon and AIG are expected to be "talent magnets" in 2008, according to Darwin Rhodes. The financial ...