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Appointment at Helphire
Helphire has appointed Gordon Craig as Angel Assistance account development manager for northern Eng...
Events
12 September - Stress at Work Summit, The Law Society's Hall, London, www.symposium-events.co.uk - ...
LMA reveals wordings goal
The Lloyd's Market Association launched its own wordings repository this week, claiming half the mar...
Appointment at Corpore
Corpore has made Yvonne Lane client relationship manager. Previously with HCML, Ms Lane has eight ye...
North of the Border - Claims Spotlight - Scotland awaits English stress ruling
In July, the House of Lords held that employers are vicariously liable for their employees who haras...
Appointment at Parabis
Parabis has recruited Sally Young as operations director of its human focus division. Ms Young joins...
Singer and Friedlander Insurance Finance champions backer
Singer and Friedlander Insurance Finance has championed its new backer, Scandinavian bank Kaupthing,...
LMG reveals India move to cut costs
The Loss Management Group has made 35 employees redundant by relocating their jobs to Delhi in order...
Appointment at Fortis
Fortis has recruited Stephen Jenkins, formerly at the Portman Building Society where he was insuranc...
Group buys European platform
Cooper Gay has reached an agreement with German energy giant E.ON to buy out the remaining shares of...
THB acquisition strengthens PI capability
Broker THB has strengthened its London market specialist operations with the acquisition of broker F...
Zurich steps up lobbying of government
Insurance giant Zurich has stepped up its lobbying of the government, urging MPs to make fire sprink...
ABI to produce response to findings
The Association of British Insurers will shortly produce a response to findings of the closed paymen...
NU launches stripped down motor policy
Norwich Union has launched Simple Cover, a new online-only motor policy which strips out features it believes are unnecessary for many customers.
Gallagher open to mega-acquisitions
The chief executive of Arthur J Gallagher (UK) has said there is 'no cap' on the size of London Market acquisitions it is seeking to make.
Agency URS launches pleasurecraft site for AIG book
Underwriting Risk Services the specialist yacht, marine trades and fine art underwriting agency, has launched Yacht-Mark.com a fully automated electronic insurance solution for personal watercraft available across Europe.
Miller made MD at Brett & Randall
Brokerbility company, Brett & Randall has appointed Andy Miller as managing director of its non-life insurance division.
Aon Global Marine launches new cargo group
Aon Global Marine has pooled its cargo market expertise and launched a Global Cargo Group (GCG).
Beazley announces solid first half results
Lloyd's (re)insurer Beazley has announced that it made a profit before tax of £28.3m in the first half of 2006, down slightly on the £35.2m it made over the same period of 2005 because of exchange rate fluctuations.
CCR hires former SCOR exec
French state reinsurer CCR has appointed Pierre-Denis Champvillard as executive vice-president, head of market operations as from 1st September 2006.
Moody’s downgrades Atlantic Mutual
Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the surplus note rating of Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company (Atlantic Mutual) to C from Caa3.
Highway revolving door keeps turning as Gibson returns
The Board of Highway Insurance Holdings has re-appointed former CEO Andrew Gibson only a year after he walked out.
Deloitte swoops for Mazars partner
Deloitte has hired Ian Sparshott, previously an insurance partner at Mazars, as a new partner in its rapidly expanding UK insurance industry team.
Groupama sells Minster business
Groupama UK has confirmed that it has agreed to sell its Minster Insurance Services subsidiaries for an undisclosed sum to The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. Contracts were exchanged on 24th August 2006 and subject to regulatory approval and due diligence,…