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Appointment at Markel International
Gerry Albanese has taken up the position of president and chief operating officer, and Richie Whitt ...
Groupama consolidates claims operations
Groupama Insurances is centralising its large ticket employers' liability and household claims opera...
Zurich Insurance reveals results
Zurich Insurance is to reveal the results of its long-awaited legal panel review this week, which, s...
PI may hit networks
Brokers have expressed concern that appointed representative schemes, given the go-ahead last week b...
Appointment at Keelan Westall
Commercial property insurance specialist Keelan Westall has recruited Ashley Canning as its chief ex...
Marine hull market is close to collapse
The hull insurance market is close to collapse after six to eight years of underwriting losses and l...
Appointment at Vanwise
Specialist niche insurance intermediary Vanwise has recruited Phill Wheeler as its commercial vehicl...
Home and Legacy eyes affinity deals
High net worth specialist underwriting agent Home and Legacy is looking to target several affinity d...
Merrior Re directors' trial to start in October
The trial of the directors of Dublin-based reinsurer Merrion Re is due to start on 27 October, after...
Groupama manager quits to join Camberford Law
Lloyd Hanks, group agency manager at insurer Groupama, has quit to join Camberford Law. Mr Hanks has...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny was delighted to attend the Insurance Institute of York's first ever Insurance Question Time i...
Appointment at Cunningham Lindsey International
Cunningham Lindsey International has opened new offices in Buenos Aires, which will be managed by Pa...
Fleetwise
Motor fleet managers could face increased prosecutions under more rigorous guidelines unveiled this ...
Biba plans new liability move
The British Insurance Brokers' Association is hoping to have an excess liability product back on the...
Beachcroft Wansbroughs appoints Nigel Frudd
Nigel Frudd, previously group legal director of Scottish Amicable, has been appointed by law firm Be...
ESG Re sues Deloitte & Touche
Bermuda-based reinsurer ESG Re, which has a Dublin-based insurance and reinsurance subsidiary, is su...
Appointment at Fineos Banking and insurance software provider
Fineos has taken on Tom Wall as chief financial officer and company secretary. Mr Wall joins the com...
Paragon Strategic Solutions sells Unisure assets
Benfield subsidiary Paragon Strategic Solutions has sold the assets of Unisure, a provider of reinsu...
Davies acquires Wrenmores
Loss adjuster Davies has acquired agricultural adjuster Wrenmores. The deal involves 10 staff includ...
GI financial strength low
Despite hard market conditions in most lines of business, the financial strength of the UK general i...
Appointment at Special Risks Bureau
Peter Le Beau has joined the board of the Special Risks Bureau as a non-executive director. The SRB ...
Airmic addresses D&O concerns
The risk management trade association Airmic is set to address its members' concerns over rising dir...
Royal & Sun Alliance selects Crawford & Company
Royal & Sun Alliance has selected Crawford & Company to handle its subsidence claims in a three-year...
Sectornet launches commercial terrorist contingency scheme
IT service provider Sectornet has launched a disaster recovery scheme to cater for demand from comme...