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Argos suspends insurance sales
Retail giant Argos had to suspend the sales of its car insurance, following Rubicon Corporation goin...
New acquisition for Standard Life Healthcare
Standard Life Healthcare's proposed acquisition of First Assist's private medical insurance business...
Appointment at Berrymans Lace Mawer
The partners of Berrymans Lace Mawer have elected Terry Renouf to be their new national senior partn...
Appointment at GAB Robins
GAB Robins has appointed Trevor Cameron, pictured, as managing director, London market. He will repo...
Insurers to reclaim £42m compensation
Insurers have decided to clawback £42m from the industry's compensation scheme, despite the fact the...
Events
1 February - Insurance Institute of London Lunchtime Lectures - The long-term future of the airline ...
Alexander Forbes Professions launches new product
Broker Alexander Forbes Professions has launched Designed 2 Deliver, a new professional indemnity in...
DAS closes Glasgow office
Legal protection insurer DAS has closed its Glasgow office in a move described as a new approach to ...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny was delighted to bump into former Royal and Sun Alliance stalwart Rick Hudson at last week's W...
UK Injury claims could increase
The £2m payout awarded to former Tottenham Hotspur footballer Dean Richards could expose insurers to...
Berkeley Berry Birch sells HNW business
Beleaguered financial services group Berkeley Berry Birch has sold its high net worth broking busine...
What the papers said this week
The Times Admiral Group will launch the UK's first multi-car insurance this month, cutting the cost...
Appointment at Alexander Forbes
Alexander Forbes has appointed Chris Hewitt and Jon Vocking as directors' and officers' and errors a...
Motor insurer moves to buy Rubicon business
Guardian Holdings, owner of motor insurers Link and Zenith, has moved to head off interest in third-...
Banker set to take over RIAS top job
RIAS, the over-50s specialist broker, has appointed Janet Connor as managing director. Ms Connor, wh...
Primary Group acquires Travellers Protection Services
Primary Group has acquired Travellers Protection Services, a Norwich-based insurance intermediary sp...
Blanc move heralds new era for broker
Groupama distribution director Amanda Blanc will be primed to jointly take the reins of Towergate, f...
Business starts for Giles' Chicago office
Scottish broker Giles' Chicago office is due to start taking business in March. Chief executive Chri...
Swiftcover.com introduces travel insurance to its site
Online insurer Swiftcover.com, has introduced travel insurance to its site, its second offering, sev...
Group warns over claims limit increase
A newly formed pressure group for small claimant lawyers has warned insurers that claims farmers wil...
Expacare appoints DKV as principal underwriter
JLT subsidiary Expacare has appointed private medical insurer DKV as its principal underwriter. Acco...
Pleural plaques payouts to fall
Insurers are expecting settlements for the asbestos-related condition pleural plaques to be cut afte...
Speedy launch
Chubb Insurance has launched an electronic data interchange multi-vehicle prestige car policy for br...
Stackhouse aims for £5m increase in GWP
Broker Stackhouse Poland is on course for acquisitive growth, following its purchase of RHB Insuranc...