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Appointment at Homeowners
Friendly society Homeowners has made Chris Lazenby operations director. Mr Lazenby will lead the com...
Terror threat may affect aviation rates
Insurers appear likely to avoid exposure to claims arising from recent and expected future flight de...
Cox Insurance's broking division buys book of motor business
Cox Insurance's broking division has bought a book of rural/commercial motor business from Marsh's p...
Appointment at Bank of Scotland
Bank of Scotland Commercial Insurance, part of Halifax General Insurance, has made Peter Thompson he...
Appointment at MMA Insurance
Kate Penrose has joined intermediary-only insurer MMA as marketing strategy and planning manager. He...
Folgate acquires insurance portfolio of Markfield Group
Folgate has acquired the insurance portfolio of West Midlands-based Markfield Group, a subsidiary of...
Reinsurers hold back on third party caps
Reinsurers have not carried through with their threat to impose caps on motor third party liability ...
Global aviation sector suffered 17 total losses in 2003
The global aviation sector suffered 17 total losses in 2003, according to claims specialist Airclaim...
Sandy Leitch to leave Zurich next spring
Sandy Leitch, chief executive of Zurich's operations in the UK, Ireland, South Africa and the Asia P...
Insurers pass the buck over criticism
The Audatex advisory board has side-stepped accusations that the body repair estimating system provi...
Budget to recruit 200 for African office
Broking group Budget is opening a 200-seat contact centre in Cape Town to accommodate ambitious grow...
FSCS faces £60m in extra payouts
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme could face £60m in extra payouts relating to the collapse...
Arthur J Gallagher & Co acquires Connor Hale Kerslake
US broker Arthur J Gallagher & Co has acquired Lloyd's broker Connor Hale Kerslake for an undisclose...
Australian blow for DVT claimants
Air travellers seeking compensation for blood clots allegedly related to international flights have ...
Axa to appeal cancelled cover decision
Axa may appeal the decision of the Cologne district court last month that the insurer's cancellation...
Appointment at Omni Whittington
Omni Whittington Group has appointed three directors to the board of Reliance National Insurance Com...
Appointment at Markel International
Stuart Willoughby has joined Markel International as claims director. He will be responsibile for ma...
Heath Lambert restructuring now complete
Broker Heath Lambert Group has completed the financial restructuring it announced in November (PM, 1...
Run-Off Solutions formed by members of ASP
The Association of Insurance and Reinsurance Services Providers has formed Run-Off Solutions. The co...
Birthday wishes
The FTSE 100 celebrated its 20th anniversary this week with only two of the original 10 insurers fea...
Insurers fear environmental liability rules
Insurers have expressed concern about a compulsory environmental liability market being forced on th...
Rating agency Fitch affirms Axa group's strength
Rating agency Fitch has affirmed the Axa group's major insurance entities' Insurer Financial Strengt...
Appointment at Kennedys
City-based law firm Kennedys has promoted two of its senior assistants to partner. This brings the n...
MMA looks to new distributors
Broker-focused insurer MMA is planning a significant expansion of its distribution strategy in 2004,...