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What the papers said this week
The Scotsman A Dutch insurer is offering employers in the country the chance to insure themselves a...
Appointment at Liverpool Victoria
Liverpool Victoria has announced the appointment of Mike Rogers as its new group chief executive. He...
RSA CEO speeds up restructure
Royal and Sun Alliance's UK chief executive, Bridget McIntyre, has stamped her authority on the insu...
Lords ruling hailed for smoothing out Fairchild
Last week's House of Lords' judgement in the Barker v Corus case has polarised opinion between claim...
Fortis signs deal
Fortis has signed a three-year deal to provide travel insurance for Coventry Building Society. Barry...
National and foreign regulation as a barrier
Almost one-third of insurers regard national and foreign regulation as a barrier to acquisition acti...
Motor insurer in fleet move
Motor insurer Highway has launched a commercial approved repairer network in partnership with TMS Fl...
Appointment at Lloyd's Markets
Lloyd's Markets has recruited Ian Faragher as chief operating officer of its Chinese onshore reinsur...
Broker lays down insurer challenge
The boss of a leading travel insurance provider has challenged underwriters to provide cover for peo...
Appointment at Marsh
Stanislas Chapron has been appointed chief executive of Marsh in France following the retirement of ...
QC to test legality of offshore cover
A barrister has been commissioned to undertake a definitive study into the legality of products sold...
Arc Legal Assistance developes new cover
Arc Legal Assistance has developed a motor legal costs product for broker Carole Nash, promising to ...
Marsh defends decision about bankrupt firm
Marsh has defended its decision not to inform underwriters in London about complaints against a bank...
Senior Lloyd's figure launches new venture
A $100m (£53.7m) reinsurance venture, Tiger Re, is set to launch with the backing of former Council ...
Allianz signs three-year deal
Allianz Cornhill has signed a three-year deal for commercial vehicle claims with CCL UK Group, repre...
LMA urges market to adopt proposals
The Lloyd's Market Association has called for its proposals on mandatory commission disclosure to be...
Underwriter run-off date set
The solvent run-off of failed London market liability insurer The Underwriter could last until 2022,...
Heath closes its City office
Broker Heath Lambert is set to merge its London offices into one as part of a cost-saving exercise. ...
Rehab provider boosted by reinsurance market
Pressure from leading reinsurers has led to rehabilitation provider Working Transitions expanding it...
Cardif Pinnacle and Equity Insurance Group creates quotation system
Cardif Pinnacle and Equity Insurance Group have joined forces to create a web-enabled general insura...
Fusion extras are undersold
Fusion Insurance has said a lack of knowledge among customers of its risk management products has pr...
Jelf adds another buy
Broking consolidator Jelf has acquired Swansea-based Brian D Thomas Insurance Services, increasing g...
Appointment at Ascent Insurance Brokers
Ascent Insurance Brokers has made Rob Butcher director of the its new French subsidiary, Ascent Inte...
Claimant network to push into mediation
Inter Resolve, the claims resolution firm fronting a network of claimant lawyers called the Law Alli...