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MPs to receive briefing over Bill
MPs will receive a series of high-level claims briefings in the autumn, amid fears that politicians ...
New India opens Lloyd's company desk
The Indian state-owned insurer New India opened a company desk in Lloyd's this week as predicted by ...
PwC fears dismissed by new hires
Pricewaterhouse Coopers has confirmed its commitment to its forensic services practice, with the app...
Lloyd's confirms intention to double Central Fund levy
Lloyd's has confirmed that it will be doubling the Central Fund levy next year from the current 0.5%...
RBSI boss price warning
Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance has added its voice to the raft of companies commenting on competit...
Penny Black's Insurance Week
Penny is not one to gossip, but rumours are that at least one of the former Churchill Insurance Grou...
Appointment at Tokio Marine
Tokio Marine Europe Insurance has announced three senior appointments. Geoff Wilkinson is appointed ...
Appointment at Towry Law
Barbara Valentine has joined Towry Law Insurance Brokers as a senior account handler in the corporat...
Appointment at Aon
Aon has appointed Mike Henthorn as managing director of Isle-of-Man-based Aon Insurance Managers, a ...
Lloyds TSB: 12 month test
Lloyds TSB Insurance has given itself a year to make a splash in the commercial market. The news co...
Converium makes loss
Converium made a loss before taxes of $16.4m (£9m) for the first half of 2005, an improvement on the...
Helphire acquires Swift
Helphire has agreed to acquire Swift Rentacar, the prestige car credit hire business, for up to £25....
MMA expands agreement
MMA has expanded its agreement with Computer Sciences Corporation and Conversant Data to use Advance...
Motor insurer buy could treble size
Broker-only motor insurance specialist Markerstudy is planning to step up its expansion through acqu...
Premium income increase
Halifax Bank of Scotland General Insurance has seen premium income increase by 12% to £941m in the f...
CFA shake-up plans revealed
The government has promised further legal cost savings after it revealed its long-awaited review of ...
What the papers said this week
- Last year insurance companies paid out for 40 000 stolen dogs. The crime has become so serious tha...
Aviva chairman
Lord Sharman, former chairman of Securicor, has been tipped to become chairman of Aviva when current...
Appointment at Heath Lambert
Heath Lambert has made two senior appointments within its reinsurance division. Jean-Michel Lewis ha...
ITMU opens office
ITMU, freight forwarding and marine underwriting specialist of AUM Group, has opened its third UK of...
Senior trio seeks VC funding for new underwriting agency
A trio of former directors from the Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance stable has teamed up to launch ...
Novae appointed
The Towergate Partnership has appointed Novae Underwriting to supply a web-based delivery system to ...
Quintet forms new action group to recover millions
Insurers owed money following the failure of broker BPS Insure have decided to team up to consider w...
Falling pound helps Markel
The falling value of the pound against the dollar during quarter three of 2005 should help Markel In...