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White Mountains posts reduced Q2 profit
White Mountains Insurance Group has announced that its comprehensive net income for the second quarter of 2004 was $38m, down on the $163m posted over the same period of 2003.
NHS and insurers team up against healthcare fraud
The NHS Counter Fraud Service and a group of private healthcare insurers have signed an agreement to work together in the fight against healthcare fraud. This is the first agreement of its kind between the NHS and the private sector.
Lloyds TSB finance £17m package for BDML
Lloyds TSB Corporate Acquisition Finance has provided the BDML Group with a £17m funding package to fund an investor buyout, enabling the management team to gain full control of the company.
Groupama expands Optima suite
Groupama Insurances has expanded its suite of Optima products with the addition of a new commercial policy for the SME sector.
Insurance arm boosts Misys
Software giant Misys' general insurance business has reported £14m operating profits for the year en...
NU attacks construction industry safety
Norwich Union has hit out at the construction industry, accusing it of adopting a culture of inertia...
Appointment at The Jelf Group
The Jelf Group has made John Harding group finance and operations director. He will be responsible f...
Broker targets two more after acquisition
Broker Alan Boswell Group has set its sights on two further acquisitions after snapping up intermedi...
New cross-market group established
A new cross-market group of senior practitioners has been established to drive the implementation of...
CNA Insurance launches web-based product
CNA Insurance has launched a web-based excess liability product for the contracting industry in coll...
Capita tight-lipped on adjusting deal
Capita Insurance Services has confirmed it has signed a contract worth £10m over the next two years ...
Appointment at Lark Insurance
Lark Insurance has appointed Guy Erskine-Naylor as introducer manager. He will be responsible for ma...
Staff from Aon join rival Marsh
Fifteen staff from Aon have joined rival Marsh as Marsh ups its recruitment drive in the regions. Th...
UK and Ireland Insurance Services launches new product
Manchester-based UK and Ireland Insurance Services has launched a new product to help brokers offer ...
Fusion to up market share
Fusion Insurance has increased the level of cover it offers to commercial property owners in a move ...
Expanding BDML eyes commercial
South coast insurance broker BDML is to pursue a fresh growth strategy through recruitment and new b...
Lloyd's appoints new finance director
Lloyd's has appointed Luke Savage as its new finance director, responsible for finance and risk mana...
Aon report adds fuel to compensation debate
The debate about whether or not the UK has been swamped with the compensation culture ethos has evok...
Bermuda players report leap in GWP
Bermuda-based Alea Group Holding has increased its gross written premium by 30% in the first half of...
Brokers warned over Zurich's Folgate plan
The British Insurance Brokers' Association this week warned the intermediaries Zurich is using to wi...
Appointment at GE Financial Insurance
Payment protection provider GE Financial Insurance has made David Lane regional manager for western ...
CII contract talks as Lloyd's deal done
Lloyd's has outsourced its training and development centre to the Chartered Insurance Institute in a...
Taking personal injury claims to small courts
Taking personal injury claims to small courts could leave accident victims out of pocket or unable t...
Appointment at Amber Credit
Dawn Wilson and Emma Parr have joined Amber Credit. Ms Wilson was previously at Singer and Friedland...