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Primary General founder Davey quits
Primary General chairman Jonathan Davey is looking for a new job having quit the company he founded in 2002.
Equity unveils latest buy
Representing its 15th regional purchase so far this year, Equity Insurance Group has today acquired Cleethorpes broker, Martin Anderson Insurance Consultants.
Algerian oil giant forms captive in Luxemburg
Algeria’s state-run oil company Sonatrach has opted to set up a captive reinsurance company in Luxemburg.
Broker Direct appoints commercial sales director
Broker Direct had appointed Paul Brierley as director of sales and marketing to spearhead development of its commercial business.
S&P: Bermuda riding high but tough renewal looms
Ratings agency Standard & Poors has published a report highlighting a financially strong Bermuda (re)insurance market, but one facing difficult challenges as the market softens.
Lockton recruits Oxygen boss as MD of international construction
Lockton International has appointed Duncan Urquhart as managing director for its international construction team.
Aon sells wholesale travel book to Citybond
Citybond Suretravel has acquired Aon's wholesale travel insurance book of business with effect from 1st November 2007.
Euler Hermes boss to take over as AMG CEO
A recent strategic review at AMG has led to number of senior management changes: the appointment of a new chief executive officer and a revised role for Kevin Wood.
Allianz wins Royal Albert Hall contract
Allianz Engineering has been selected to provide engineering insurance / inspection services and computer cover for The Royal Albert Hall.
Ecclesiastical fight backs against thieves with team up
Ecclesiastical has teamed up with experts in forensic security Smart Water to protect every Anglican church it insures from metal thieves – totalling more than 16 500 churches.
Venture Preference acquires three brokers
Axa-owned Venture Preference has acquired two brokers through its Smart & Cook business and one via its Stuart Alexander business to boost its SME broker’s GWP by £25m.
Jon Dye to head up enlarged Allianz personal lines division
Allianz Insurance is restructuring its operation to create a new trading division focussing exclusively on the insurance needs of individual customers.
Melling joins Marsh to head up European consumer practice
Mike Melling has been appointed as chief executive of Marsh's consumer practice in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Based in London, Mr Melling will report to Alex Moczarski, CEO of Marsh EMEA and Hank Allen, CEO of Marsh’s global consumer practice.
Appointement at Mondial
Mondial Assistance has appointed Jody Baker as business development manager for corporate and travel.
Berville takes over from Geden as AMI chairman
The Association of Mutual Insurers has announced the appointment of Graham Berville as its new chair.
Saudi Reinsurance Company approved
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has approved the establishment of a reinsurance company, Saudi Re, or E'ada.
Why not join your rivals?
Insurers Allianz and AIG, consultant Watson Wyatt and technology provider SSP have signed up for the Prince’s Trust Insurance Leadership Group challenge next year in Namibia, to raise money for the trust. The challenge is open to all companies working in…
APC rolls out re-brand with Shopkeepers’ product launch
Recently re-branded commercial insurance underwriting agency APC Underwriting is adding a new Shopkeepers’ product to its broker trading platform QuoteMac.
Arista launches new property owners product
Arista Insurance, the commercial lines underwriting operation, has reinforced its growth credentials with the addition of a property owners’ product to its suite of products at the same time as expanding its existing underwriting arrangements.
Evolution teams up with Allianz for public liability product
Commercial underwriting specialist Evolution Underwriting has added Excess of Loss Public Liability to its portfolio of online products.
Original investor bought out of Lancashire
Class of 2005 start-up (re)insurer Lancashire has announced that it has bought out one of its founding investors as part of its ongoing $100m share buyback programme.
Reshuffle at Guy Carp's European and Asia Pacific operations
Guy Carpenter has announced a number of key executive appointments to its European and Asia Pacific broking operations.
APC rolls out re-brand with Shopkeepers' launch
Re-branded commercial insurance underwriting agency APC Underwriting will add a new shopkeepers’ product to its broker trading platform QuoteMac from tomorrow.
Iprism adds four to underwriting team
Iprism has appointed four to its underwriting team.