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Win Gold Cup Cheltenham tickets
Post Magazine has teamed up with Brit Insurance to offer five pairs of admission tickets with Club E...
Driving law threat to motor insurers
Motor insurers could be exposed to rising claims for legal expenses if a new offence of causing deat...
Appointment at Alan Boswell
Alan Boswell Insurance and Financial Services Group has appointed Roy Himpleman as an account manage...
Heist insurer slams soft rates
Underwriters are hoping the £53m robbery from the Securitas cash depot at Tonbridge will lead to a h...
Limit Underwriting reports slower growth
QBE-owned Limit Underwriting reported slower growth than the rest of the group for the year ended 31...
Advisers tout Highway link
Guardian Holdings, owner of motor insurers Link and Zenith, said it expects to complete its purchase...
Coface reports consolidated sales increase
Credit insurer Coface reported consolidated sales were up by 8% to EUR1.2bn (£81.6m), with the insur...
Oval rules out IPO after cash injection
Broking consolidator Oval has discouraged talk of taking the company public. The broker confirmed i...
TUC launches awareness campaign
The Trades Union Congress launched an awareness campaign to highlight the dangers of asbestos this w...
Update in EL legislation
The Federation of Small Businesses has blamed the Government for not publicising new employers' liab...
Appointment at Beachcroft Wansbroughs
Beachcroft Wansbroughs has recruited Patrick Hill as a partner in its professional and financial ris...
Broker giant freezes pay in UK shake-up
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has told almost 1500 employees affected by a major overhaul of the business t...
Appointment at RIAS
RIAS has made Janet Connor managing director. Ms Connor was previously at Abbey, where she was the d...
Advent hopes for upturn
Catastrophe reinsurance specialist Advent has banked on 2006 returning the business to profitability...
Appointment at Genworth Financial
Genworth Financial has appointed Angel Mas as managing director of its global payment protection ins...
Lothbury UK acquires assets of PI Select and Target Underwriting
Broker Lothbury UK has acquired the assets of PI Select and Target Underwriting, including offices i...
Groupama strikes out in top five push
May will see the launch of Groupama Healthcare's first new product offering for small to medium-size...
Appointment at Citybond Suretravel
Citybond Suretravel has appointed Ian Reynolds, who spent 11 years as chief executive of the Associa...
Lloyds TSB blames market
Lloyds TSB Insurance has blamed the creditor insurance market running out of steam for a negligible ...
Appointment at Halliwells
George Dawson has joined Halliwells' Manchester-based marine and transport team as an associate. Mr ...
Plimsoll Publishing study on aging directors
A study by industry analyst Plimsoll Publishing has looked at the impact aging directors might have ...
Questgates buys RBSI adjuster
Loss adjuster Questgates has made its second acquisition in nine months, adding another regional off...
Financial institutions gain from unpaid overtime
Private sector union Amicus has claimed that financial institutions are raking in over half a billio...
HCC acquires share in Heritage Underwriting
Acquisitive US insurer Houston Casualty Company acquired a 23% share in Lloyd's managing agent Herit...