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Appointment at Ace
Bermuda-based Ace has announced that Simon Burton has been appointed president of Ace Financial Solu...
Appointment at Benfield
Professor Russell Blong has joined Benfield's team of natural hazards experts in Australia. He will ...
Appointment at Faraday Group
Faraday Group has announced that the appointments of Mark Rayner as chief underwriting officer and P...
Appointment at Miller
Miller has appointed Nicolas Lyons as a non-executive director to the company's holdings board. Mr L...
Appointment at Marsh
Broker Marsh has appointed Iain Pickard as UK retail chief operating officer. Mr Pickard will work w...
London Market - LMP slips into place
New research has revealed that only 5% of open market business will be exempt from the requirement t...
Office move - Swiss Re goes to DC
Swiss Re has opened a new office in Washington DC, in an effort to get closer to policymakers in the...
Appointments at HBOS creditor insurance subsidiary
HBOS General Insurance has announced two management appointments at its 3rd Party creditor business, St. Andrews Group based in Esher, Surrey.
Professional body to vet consultancy firms in the offing
Following an invitation from the FSA, the Compliance Consultants Steering Group has announced plans to facilitate comments between consultants and the FSA,and look at creating a professional body to provide a framework for accreditation, including a code…
Nat Cat deaths at record level in 2003
A Munich Re study finds that five ‘great’ natural catastrophes were major contributors to the record 75,000 deaths caused by natural hazard events in 2003. The US tornadoes, Algerian earthquake, European and American heatwave/forest fires and the Iranian…
Europ recruits team after RSA win
Europ Assistance has won the motor breakdown assistance account for Royal & SunAlliance and its direct operation More Th>n after a competitive tender.
Kiln posts profit for 2001, despite WTC losses
Lloyd's insurer Kiln has announced positive performance for the 2001 year of account, describing results as "paricularly strong despite the World Trade Centre disaster".
Bodyshops threaten to quit RMI
Twenty bodyshop members have resigned from the Retail Motor Industry federation's consultative committee Post Magazine has learnt.. In a letter sent to chief executive Matthew Carrington the members of the consultative group of the bodyshop services…
Marsh to hold Witham recruitment fair
Marsh is hosting a recruitment fair at its Witham office following the expansion of the Finance Service Centre (FSC). The fair is scheduled to take place from 6.30pm to 9.00pm on 16th March.
Talbot takes on Goshawk book and staff
Talbot Underwriting’s Syndicate 1183 at Lloyd’s has broadened its range of operations by taking up the contingency account previously written by Goshawk Syndicate 102, and the underwriting team. Franchise approval from Lloyd’s has been obtained.
Appointment at Helphire
Vehicle supply group Helphire has appointed Maurice Power as national sales manager.
Winners and Losers: Post Magazine's monthly round-up of job cuts and gains
WINNERS 1250 Aon staff are set to transfer to Capita after the outsourcing giant took over the mana...
Ex-Churchill boss heads up staff drive
Specialist claims management company Town & Country Assistance has appointed former Churchill claims...
Growing concern over health costs
The rising cost of healthcare is prompting employers to explore other areas where costs can be lower...
Chaucer confident of 02 and 03 forecasts
Chaucer Holdings, has published an update on current trading with initial syndicate forecasts for 2003, updated forecasts for 2002 and results for the 2001 year of account.
Capita says loss adjusting remains challenging
Capita said group turnover increased by 20% to £1 081m in 2003 and earnings per share increased by 25% to 13.04p.
Scor puts brave face on renewals reductions
Scor has suffered falls in both non-life and life renewals as a result of the “difficult context” which saw the necessity of a capital increase and the fall in the group’s rating during 2003. Property & Casualty, large corporate accounts and credit and…
Government awards grants to tackle road safety
Four local authorities have been awarded over £4m by the government for extra road safety measures to reduce casualties in deprived areas.
General insurers confident of achieving FSA compliance on time
96% of general insurance brokers are confident that they will be fully prepared and on time to submit their application by 14 July 2004, to seek authorisation from the Financial Services Authority, according to a report from Grant Thornton's Financial…