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Appointment at Markel
Markel has appointed Joe Considine to head its new regional office in Cambridge. Mr Considine joins ...
Appointment at HSBC Insurance Brokers
HSBC Insurance Brokers has made Roger Oldham development executive in the major risks team, with a f...
Biba acts to help resolve client money confusion
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has published an A-Z guide on client money for its member...
Wellington Underwriting appoints Rob Littlemore
Wellington Underwriting has appointed Rob Littlemore to underwrite a new casualty treaty account for...
HCML plans expansion with two new offices
Health and Case Management is to continue its expansion by opening offices in at least two new locat...
Appointment at Zurich Municipal
Zurich Municipal has appointed Ronan Ball to look after the needs of single-tier authorities. As the...
Guardian Holdings announces strong operational performance
Guardian Holdings has announced strong operational performance for its insurance businesses for the ...
NU argues ability to buck price trend
Norwich Union has insisted that it will maintain its underwriting and pricing discipline, after repo...
Appointment at Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Pricewaterhouse Coopers has appointed four new partners in its forensic services practice. John Fish...
Police hunt motor scam ringleaders
Police are hunting the masterminds behind a motor insurer selling invalid cover. West Midlands poli...
Appointment at Business and Decision
Business and Decision has appointed David Last to head up business development in the sector. Mr Las...
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...