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Howden hits Buenos Aires
Lloyd's broker Howden has announced the opening of a new office in Argentina by its joint venture, V...
Axa into space insurance
Axa Corporate Solutions (Specialty Markets) has entered the space insurance market. The risks will b...
Carvill wins £2.5m unpaid brokerage fight
London Market reinsurance broker Carvill's US subsidiary is celebrating a $5m (£2.5m) court settleme...
ECIC launches SME underwriting arm
The Electrical Contractors' Insurance Company has launched a new underwriting arm, Facilitas, specia...
Appointment at URS
Ultimate Risk Solutions, has appointed Chuck Thayer as managing director, North America. Before his ...
Banking giant targets UK broker M&A deals
Australian banking giant Macquarie is set to make a play for the UK broker financing market, lending...
Appointment at ASL
Helen Watts has been appointed a director of ASL Ms Watts joined the company five years ago after qu...
Giles triples capital target
Giles Insurance Brokers has decided to raise over three times more capital than originally planned a...
Appointment at CLB Littlejohn Frazer
CLB Littlejohn Frazer has promoted financial services specialist, John Needham, as a partner. Mr Nee...
Lloyd's act to be updated
The government has announced its decision to develop legislative proposals to modernise the governan...
Axa aims for £90m UK broker profit
AXA UK will make up to a fifth of its profits from the advisory side of its business by 2012, accord...
Appointment at Hardy
Charles Scott-Hopkins has been given responsibility for the development of the marine hull, war and ...
Appointment at GAB Robins
GAB Robins has appointed Neil Matthews as business development manager in its continued drive to str...
Independent trial: A sketch from Southwark Crown Court
As the trial continues to pour over witness testimony, Southwark Crown Court has had some fascinating insights into working life at Independent during its latter days. As Ralph Savage reports, much of the evidence has focused on the intense pressure…
Appointment at NMB
Newman Martin and Buchan, the independent Lloyd's insurance and reinsurance broker, has named David ...
Appointment at Ironshore
Ironshore has unveiled Mike Mitrovic as president of its professional liability facility, Iron Pro c...
Appointment at Belfast Insurance Institute
Tom McGrath has been elected president of the Belfast Insurance Institute. Mr McGrath is regional di...
Appointment at Miller
Miller has appointed Simon Boxall as associate director of its property team. Mr Boxall joins from P...
Hasta la vista Tony
California's Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger met with the former Prime Minister Tony Blair and 19 bus...
North of the Border: striking out in Scotland
For 40 years, England has enjoyed a means of disposing of cases involving dilatory claimants, while ...
Enterprise relaunches CPI
Countrywide Property Inspections, the national specialists in insurance claims validation, liability...
Appointment at Groupama
Barbara Spurr has joined Groupama Healthcare in the newly created role of provider relations manager...
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Terror Bill to Commons
The House of Commons has taken its first look at the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Bill which could ...