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Appointment at Ropner Insurance Services
Ropner Insurance Services has appointed Richard Steel as deputy managing director. He will continue ...
Baxter: building standard aim
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FSA holds off change
The Financial Services Authority has revealed that it will not introduce "fundamental change" to the...
RSA boss: not so good at the simple
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Appointment at Stewarts
Stewarts has appointed James Healy-Pratt as a partner and head of its aviation department. He will j...
Appointment at MMA Insurance
MMA Insurance has appointed Paul Booth as financial crime manager. Previously, he worked for the Pos...
WTC is single occurrence
Swiss Re has welcomed a decision by the US Court of Appeal for the second circuit upholding the jury...
Coversure levels increase
Coversure Insurance Services has reported a huge increase in enquiry levels over the past 12 weeks. ...
Solvency II could hit profits
Richard Burden, insurance analyst at Goldman Sachs, said he believed insurers' profits could be hit ...
Raising claims sector profile
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Wellington open to takeover bids as Catlin moves first
Catlin shocked the London market this week by opening takeover talks with rival Wellington, just day...
Equity in Ireland bid
Equity Insurance Group has acquired the Lurgan branch of County-Armagh-based broker, Dawson Whyte. T...
Allianz legal win offers D&O market reprieve
Allianz has won the latest battle in one of the largest and longest-running European directors' and ...
Allianz chooses Crawford
Crawford and Company has been selected by Allianz Cornhill to provide supply chain management servic...
Appointment at Aascent
Aascent has appointed Paul Lipscombe as an accountant. Mr Lipscombe joins from Barclays Bank where h...
Former adjuster trio in legal battle over bonus
A trio of ex-GAB Robins senior managers has issued a legal challenge against the loss adjuster, Post...
I-market rival on target for Christmas launch
Leeds-based broker SME Insurance Services is set to launch a new internet solution for smaller broke...
Capita staff boosts investigation start-up
Medico-legal and rehabilitation supplier Premex will be launching a fraud investigation business in ...
Aquilo wins contract
Aquilo Motor Services has won a two-year contract with The Claims Service to provide outsourced moto...
Lloyd's approves Hardy
Hardy Underwriting has received approval from Lloyd's to establish a new syndicate, (3820). The synd...
Supplier standards as useful as GCSE exams
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Insurer warning over £100bn hole
Heritage properties across the UK could be underinsured by up to £100bn, according to insurer Eccles...
Appointment at Ri3k
James Read has joined Ri3k as sales and marketing manager, responsible for assisting customers devel...
Appointment at Berrymans Lace Mawer
Berrymans Lace Mawer has appointed two partners, James Harvey (Birmingham) and Sara Wendel (Leeds). ...