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Appointment at Alarm
The Association of Local Authority Risk Managers has made Simon Wills chief executive. He joins the ...
The IUA appoints new chairman
The International Underwriting Association has appointed Tony Medniuk as its new chairman. Mr Medniu...
Appointment at Spectrum Syndicate Management
Lloyd's underwriting agency Spectrum Syndicate Management has made former Lawrence Graham reinsuranc...
RS Group buys into Lloyd's broker
Toronto-based broker the RS Group has acquired 49% of the issued share capital of Lloyd's broker Das...
BlueSky appoints three directors
The aerial photography company BlueSky has appointed three directors following a management buyout f...
Hiscox enters new PI sector
Hiscox is aiming to capture 25% of the new professional indemnity market for secondary insurance int...
Halifax pilots TV push
Halifax General Insurance this week launched a television campaign for its household products in an ...
Appointment at Garwyn
Garwyn has promoted Kevin Foakes and Simon Hiscock to the position of regional claims manager. Mr Fo...
Appointment at FMW
Kirsty Blois has become account handler in the construction and specialist liability team for Chelms...
Gibraltar faces legal battle over tax laws
Gibraltar Chief Minister Peter Caruana this week claimed he is confident the territory will continue...
Appointment at Zurich
Zurich has promoted Martin Clark to head of Global Energy London and Nick Hodges to international en...
Appointment at Ricksons Solicitors
Defendant insurance firm Ricksons Solicitors has appointed Edward Page to its management board, supp...
Appointment at The Jelf Group
The Jelf Group has made Jason Rayner marketing associate. He has 13 years of marketing and communica...
NAIC calls for TRIA extension
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has urged Congress to adopt a two-year extension...
MP calls for claims protocol
The chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Financial Services, John Greenway MP, has calle...
Quinn Direct confirms it is on course
Irish insurer Quinn Direct has confirmed it is on course to write the £100m of business in the UK ov...
Simplified CFAs and new regulations by year's end
Conditional fee agreements should be simplified and a new set of regulations introduced by the end o...
Marsh creates SME think-tank
The battle for the regional middle-market commercial broking business intensified this week, with Ma...
National Australia Bank awards trave insurance contract
National Australia Bank has awarded a travel insurance contract to Axa in the UK. Under the contract...
Lloyd's hit by bogus cover
An investigation into bogus excess liability trucking insurance that was sold using the Lloyd's bran...
Willis acquires market leader
Broking giant Willis has said its acquisition of Coyle Hamilton will enable the Irish intermediary t...
What the papers said this week
Daily Mail The wash-out at Wimbledon on the first Wednesday at the All England Championships last w...
THB appoints new board members
AIM-listed broking group THB has appointed a number of new board members. Group human resources dire...
Biba offers to step in over Zurich row
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has offered to intervene in the row over Zurich's decisio...