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Penny Black's insurance week
Penny has heard from a little dickie bird, or should that be canary, that Towergate chairman Peter C...
Industry search engine
Post Online has launched a new industry-wide online search engine - www.postresearch.co.uk. This ver...
Appointment at Cunningham Lindsey
Geoff Ball, current Cunningham Lindsey director for subsidence services, is to join its UK board as ...
Appointment at Halliwells
Halliwells has appointed insurance journalist Ralph Savage as an editorial consultant. He will work ...
Hiscox predicts record results
Hiscox has predicted that its 2007 results will surpass 2006, which was a record year for the group....
Lanes opens call centre
Lanes Assistance Services has opened a 50-seat call centre in Salford, Manchester as part of its pla...
Major reshuffle for SBJ
The SBJ Group has announced organisational changes following Jim Clark's decision to retire as chair...
Terrorism outranks climate change in BC planning
The Environment Agency has asked to be put in charge of surface water flooding, as it released its r...
What the papers said this week
Times The number of writs filed in the US relating to the sub-prime mortgage crisis has surged to 8...
LaSalle Team to join Aon
Jones Lang LaSalle's seven-strong insurance team is to join Aon as part of a deal to form a new join...
Appointment at Ntegrity
David Gleeson has been recruited into Ntegrity as a director from Lockton, while Alison Duffield joi...
Appointment at Barlow Lyde and Gilbert
Barlow Lyde and Gilbert has employed Emily Benson as an associate director in the firm's financial s...
Admiral targets retention
The Board of Admiral Group today announced that it plans to increase its UK motor premium retention ...
Plug pulled on Lloyd's syndicate funding
A planned Lloyd's syndicate fronted by Adrian Ryan, the former chief underwriting officer of Axis Re...
Thatcham slams lack of bumper design standard
Insurance research centre Thatcham has called on motor manufacturers to improve bumper design as the...
Appointment at EMR Europe
EMR Europe has recruited Tim Murphy as assistant vice-president for business partnerships. Mr Murphy...
RSA takes over pet deal
Royal and Sun Alliance has taken over underwriting of Marks and Spencer's pet insurance product from...
Paris Re plans to lever up in $400m capital return
Reinsurer Paris Re has announced a €20m share buy-back program and plans to organize a return of up to $400m million of capital to shareholders via a debt raising early in 2008.
Post pick of the week
Jonathan Swift, editor, Post Magazine outlines the major stories in tomorrow’s issue of Post including: Willis looks to enter the online SME market on the back of acquisition; Quinn Direct and RBSI’s Direct Line for Business gain construction approval;…
EMR eyes healthcare expansion
Outsourcing partner EMR Europe has confirmed plans for significant development of its healthcare business in Europe with the appointment of Adrian Fisher.
CBG Group confirms offer
CBG Group, the insurance broker, financial adviser and healthcare specialist, today announced it has made a £186 000 recommended offer for PenMc
Insurance boss strips for charity
Kwik-Fit Insurance managing director Martin Oliver has stipped naked in the name of charity.
Aon Re announces new reinsurance model launch
Aon Re global fac has launched a reinsurance private clients suite model, which will consist of some of the industry's most talented and respected facultative insurance professionals in 15 different locations worldwide.
FSA confirms changes to regulatory returns
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has confirmed that the Complaints Return and the Retail Mediation Activities Return (RMAR) will be simplified and shortened.