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RSA rating still negative after good results
Royal and Sun Alliance's rating outlook remained negative, despite strong interim results. AM Best ...
Hannover Re posts operating profit
Hannover Re posted an operating profit of EUR347.8m (£236.9m) for the first half of 2005, down sligh...
Appointment at Kynixa
Lorna Moore has joined Kynixa as a case manager, working out of its Leeds office. A former orthopaed...
AIG announces 50% increase in profits
AIG last week announced a 50% increase in profits for the second quarter of 2005, posting $3.99bn (£...
Helios crash: liability questions
Insurance claims resulting from the Helios Airways jet that crashed in Greece on Sunday could be sub...
What the papers said this week
Daily Mail Leaseholders are being cheated out of £50m a year by rogue landlords and managing agents...
QBE acquires MBP Holdings
QBE has acquired MBP Holdings, the holding company of UK underwriting agency Minibus Plus. Minibus P...
Cancer code to be drafted
A code of practice for medical insurers on the provision of cancer care will be drawn up at the star...
ABI: compensation cost-cutting needed
The Association of British Insurers has argued that the streamlining of conditional fee agreements, ...
Appointment at Aon
Aon has made transport expert Bob Smallwood risk management director for its transport team. He will...
Penny Black's insurance week
One still cannot get used to the phenomenon of mobile phone ringtones and is more than slightly bemu...
Briscoe denies imminent return
Former broking big-hitter Andy Briscoe has moved to quash market rumours that he is weeks away from ...
GLP throws down the gauntlet
General Legal Protection has issued a challenge to home assistance giant Homeserve, by revealing tha...
Highway: 2004 results boosted under IFRS
Motor insurer Highway Insurance has announced that the impact of new accounting standards has improv...
City ups security after bombings
Insurance businesses in the City have considerably tightened security to reassure employees and visi...
Appointment at Medisure
Medisure has made Rayne Ward commercial client director. Mr Ward will be responsible for the develop...
Appointment at Health Sure
Health Sure has recruited Laura Hickman as brand marketing manager. Ms Hickman will take responsibil...
Appointment at Giles Insurance
Giles Insurance has appointed Sean Finnegan as its executive director. Mr Finnegan, formerly a manag...
Rainbow International appoints David Marshall
Disaster restoration specialist Rainbow International has appointed David Marshall, left, as commerc...
Zurich conitnues Commercial/Municipal convergence
Zurich has announced the structure of its Commercial and Municipal market management team following the convergence of the two businesses this year.
QBE produces £200m profit in first half
QBE Insurance Group today announced a record profit after tax of AUS$491m (£207m) for the half year to 30 June 2005, an increase of 43% on the profit after tax of AUS$343 million for the same period last year. Profit before tax was up 57% to AUS$675…
CMGL appoints ex-Marsh risk manager
Claims Management Group has appointed Andrew McNamee as client services manager. Mr McNamee will be responsible for the management of claims management programmes for CMGL’s multinational clients and the development and implementation of new corporate…
Westinsure broker celebrates winning National Trust account
South-west broker Michael Pavey Westinsure has signed a three-year agreement to handle the insurance requirements of the National Trust.
White Rock launches new terrorism cover option
White Rock has announced the formation of White Rock Insurance (Europe) PCC in order to provide corporate insurance buyers with more flexibility and choice around their purchase of terrorism cover.