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Swiss Re's latest sigma study
A study has claimed that insurers' received wisdom regarding the use of the combined ratio as a meas...
Link and Zenith complete acquisition of Rubicon
Link and Zenith, the European arms of Caribbean financial services company Guardian Holdings, have c...
28 join mutual plan
A total of 28 London boroughs are set to pool their resources with the planned creation of a mutual,...
Appointment at Aon
Martin Welsh, formerly of Commerzbank, has been appointed to Aon's BankAssure team as executive dire...
RSA launch to take on claimant lawyers
Royal and Sun Alliance has launched a rehabilitation pilot to get injured parties back to work and '...
Beachcroft Wansbroughs plans to rebrand
Defendant law firm Beachcroft Wansbroughs has revealed that it plans to rebrand the company and conv...
Appointment at Cardif Pinnacle
Carl Oakes has been appointed by Cardif Pinnacle as business development manager. Mr Oakes joins fro...
Appointment at Room Solutions
Room Solutions has made Richard Tyler head of its financial business unit. Mr Tyler was formerly str...
Office of Fair Trading launches market study
The Office of Fair Trading has launched a market study to look at the payment protection insurance s...
CMGL makes Jonathan Piper chief actuary
Claims management and insurance services firm CMGL has made Jonathan Piper chief actuary. Mr Piper j...
Lark Group acquires Argent Insurance Brokers
Lark Group has acquired Argent Insurance Brokers, an intermediary based in Sandhurst, Berkshire. Fol...
Appointment at Heritage Underwriting Agency
Heritage Underwriting Agency has appointed Marc McLean to underwrite personal accident business. Joi...
Appointment at Equity Insurance Group
Equity Insurance Group has made John Castagno managing director of direct broking. Mr Castagno was u...
Appointment at Axiom Consulting
Mark Sullivan has become the new head of claims at Axiom Consulting. Mr Sullivan was formerly head o...
WNS relaunches in response to concerns
Motor claims management specialist WNS Assistance has relaunched its online claims monitoring facili...
Marsh trio stand firm
Broking giant Marsh has lost just three of its employees, following its 1 April deadline for employe...
Appointment at Validus Holdings
Validus has appointed Joseph Consolino as chief financial officer and executive vice-president of th...
FSA grills brokers on TCF
Brokers' complaints handling procedures are likely to come under greater regulatory scrutiny after t...
Appointment at Anglo Pacific Consultants
Anglo Pacific Consultants has promoted Ian Russell as underwriting director. He has been with the co...
Ruined carpets could be restored according to expert
Carpets that are either permanently ruined or thrown away could be restored if they were treated at ...
Portfolio of Berry Birch and Noble relaunched
The high net worth portfolio of Berry Birch and Noble has formally relaunched as Private Insurance P...
Fortis Insurance recruits head of motor claims
Fortis Insurance has recruited Richard Harris as head of motor claims. Fortis Insurance claims direc...
British Gas launches into GI market
Halifax Bank of Scotland has started a major push into the affinity and intermediated household insu...
Appointment at Impact Underwriting
Katherine Newberry has been appointed by Impact Underwriting as accident and health underwriter. Ms ...