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North of the Border: damages in fatal asbestos cases
Damages in Scottish fatal asbestos cases are increasing. Several recent developments make Scotland a...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Ian Pugh has been appointed as regional operations manager in the claims division of Allianz Cornhil...
Biba: e-certificates a boost
Brokers and insurers were congratulating themselves this week after the government heeded calls to a...
Giles expands network
Giles Insurance has opened two new offices in Cardiff and Chester, taking its network across the UK ...
Appointment at Towergate
Towergate has made two promotions. Matthew Bray is now regional managing director for its central re...
Rock ups Pavilion holding
Rock Holdings continued to build its stake in Pavilion Insurer Network this week. The firm bought 5 ...
Davies subsidence move
Iain MacLean, former UK chief engineer with Crawford and Company, has joined Davies Chartered Loss A...
Insurance Partnership launches JV with trio
The Insurance Partnership Financial Services Group is touting expansion outside of East Yorkshire th...
Appointment at CII
The CII has added four new members to its London Market faculty advisory board: Sian Fisher, head of...
Appointment at Chubb Europe
Chubb Europe has appointed Andrew McKee as manager of its London operation and Andy Francis as UK an...
Charity insurer launches
New specialist insurance broker, Aqmen, is collaborating in the launch of Case Insurance, a social e...
ABI updates guidelines
The Association of British Insurers has updated its code of practice for the disposal of motor vehic...
Bartlett to establish Paris-based outpost
Bartlett Group is aiming to service its clients' interests in France with a Paris-based office. Mic...
That was the week that was
Anthony Gould, editor in chief of Post Magazine runs through this week’s major news including: FSA investigates offshore insurer solvency concerns; RBSI in new launch; Defection fear led to resignations; Jelf asserts autonomy after insurers buy-in;…
FSA – Principles-based regulation - looking to the future!
In a recent speech by John Tiner, chief executive officer, FSA at the FSA Insurance Sector Conference, Mr.Tiner covered the followed points.
FSA frees up rules for unit-linked investments
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has set out proposed changes to its ‘Permitted Links’ rules that govern which assets the £650 billion unit-linked insurance sector can invest in.
Axis buys media liability specialist from Aon
Bermudian (re)insurer Axis has announced that it has agreed to acquire the assets and operations of Media/Professional Insurance (Media/Pro), a managing general underwriter specialising in professional liability lines of business, from Aon Underwriting…
Heath Lambert launches trade associations scheme
Heath Lambert has launched a new scheme designed for trade associations and their members, which will deliver directors’ and officers’, employment practices liability, and fidelity/crime insurance protection.
Securah changes name to GISecure
Securah has announced that from today the new company name will be GISecure.
Heath Lambert Group launches scheme for trade associations
Mike Owen, group marketing director at Heath Lambert, commented: “Our scheme has been designed to offer a simple, cost-effective way for directors, officers and senior managers to put in place protection against the very real exposures they, and their…
JLT aims to buy Pavilion in £6.6m deal
The boards of JLT Corporate Risks Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group, and Pavilion Insurance Network announced that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer for the whole of the issued and to be…
Heritage reports bumper year despite Rock loss
Fledgling Lloyd’s insurer Heritage has reported bumper 2006 annual profits.
Equitas sale sees Lloyd's rating upgraded to A+
Fitch Ratings has today upgraded Lloyd's Insurer Financial Strength rating by one notch to 'A+'. At the same time, the agency has upgraded the Society of Lloyd's Issuer Default rating by one notch to 'A'.
Giles moves into Cardiff and Chester and recruits non executive chairman
Giles Insurance has opened two new offices in Cardiff and Chester taking its network across the UK to 26.