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Benfield shares dip after profit warning
Reinsurance broker Benfield has blamed the weak dollar and soft reinsurance markets for its profits ...
Lord Sheikh accepts role
Lord Mohamed Sheikh has agreed to chair a policy forum that could help UK brokers break into the Isl...
Quinn added to sub-contractor list
Liability insurance specialist Quinn Direct has now joined construction giant Balfour Beatty's list ...
BMS in P&C team catch
BMS has announced that it has acquired a nine-member Cooper Gay property and casualty team based in ...
Willis to use new brand in UK SME market push
Willis is looking to enter the online UK small to medium-sized enterprise market on the back of a US...
Liberty cuts capacity
Liberty Syndicates announced that its capacity for the 2008 underwriting year will be £830m, down fr...
Appointment at Crawford and Company
Crawford and Company UK has made three additions to the marine and transportation team in its global...
Commission disclosure furore set to continue in 2008
The debate over commission disclosure will continue in the New Year, as the Financial Services Autho...
LFC sets sights on top 25
LFC has said it hopes to become one of the country's top 25 independent brokers by 2009 after settin...
New Fortis launch
Fortis has announced the launch of its commercial vehicle product Van Guard into Northern Ireland. T...
Crawford casualty deal
Crawford and Company UK has integrated its casualty operation with sister company Specialist Liabili...
JLT in tune for Symphony
The Symphony Group has appointed Jardine Lloyd Thompson to manage its insurance and risk management ...
Water companies hit back
Yorkshire Water has dismissed claims it was partly responsible for the summer floods, after it emerg...
Top five stories online
The top five most popular news stories on postonline.co.uk over the last week were: 1) Two out at R...
Appointment at Advent
Advent Solutions Management has promoted Jo Roberts to the board as finance director. Ms Roberts has...
Pye joins Equity
Equity Syndicate Management has appointed David Pye as its chairman. Mr Pye began his career as an u...
Industry youth push
The Prince's Trust Insurance Leadership Group is to launch a code of conduct under plans to improve ...
Venture gains Manchester foothold with deal
The acquisition of Manchester-based Chambers and Newman by Venture Preference has been hailed as an ...
MMA ratings boost
Intermediary-only insurer, MMA Insurance, has been assigned a financial strength rating of 'A' from ...
Appointment at PWS
Richard Cirsch has joined PWS Holdings as managing director of its marine division. Mr Cirsch has mo...
Europa replaces Santam
Zenith is looking to benefit from South African insurance giant Santam's decision to put its Dublin-...
Appointment at Aon
Aon's Esolutions group has appointed former client Ilka McHugh as sales manager for Europe, Middle E...
Appointment at Marsh
Daniel Glaser has been appointed chairman and chief executive officer of MMC's broking subsidiary Ma...
Law firm warns insurers over contingent liabilities
Insurers are being urged to calculate the risks behind contingency liability agreements before enter...