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Giles puts off MBO to await Spitzer impact
Broker Giles has postponed its management buyout until 2007, it emerged this week. The Scotland-bas...
Ace looks to new offices
Ace European Group has continued its strategic push into the regions with three new business units t...
Appointment at Berkeley Berry Birch
The board of Berkeley Berry Birch has made Nicholas Davenport, a non-executive director of the group...
SVB keeps its options open over Fusion stake
London Market News
Standard and Poor revises outlook for Axa
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Fraudster gets five years
Carol Birrell was sentenced to five and a half years in prison at Liverpool Crown Court this week fo...
CIS takes on NU in top-five bid
The Co-operative Insurance Society this week claimed it can become a top-five UK insurer once its bu...
Appointment at Cunningham Lindsey
Cunningham Lindsey UK's complex loss liability team has recruited Gill Cooke from GAB Robins. Ms Coo...
Computer use could spark EL claims epidemic
Insurers have been warned about a potential employers' liability claims epidemic linked to long-term...
Swiss Re's income increases
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Appointment at International Underwriting Association
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Alea Group reports sharp fall
London Market News Brief
Appointment at Stanmore Insurance Brokers
Julie Simpson of Stanmore Insurance Brokers has been promoted to head its personal insurance team. M...
Appointment at Budget
Kal Samra, previously senior manager at Bennetts, has been promoted to associate director. She joine...
FSA warned against 'overkill'
The Financial Services Authority has been warned not to get caught up in "the hysteria" that has fol...
Appointment at Allianz Global Risks
Doug Pennycuick has joined Allianz Global Risks as general manager. He takes over the position from ...
Government accused over London failure
London Market News
Insurance Directory 2005 now available
News in brief
Brokers resist new markets
Insurance brokers are holding back from entering new markets but, after much hype, more are now look...
Admiral profits soar 30%
Motor insurer Admiral recorded adjusted core profits of £100.6m for the year to December 2004, an in...
What the papers said this week
The Guardian Accident and emergency nurses are being offered cash to refer road traffic accident vi...
Torrance in plea for database action
Allianz Cornhill chief executive Andrew Torrance has admitted his concern at the delay in implementi...
Stamp duty to continue
Budget News
AA in personal injury drive
The AA is set for an aggressive push into the personal injury market later this year. The news coinc...