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RSA Care pilot to be rolled out
Insurer RSA is rolling out its before-the-event legal expenses offering across all its personal inju...
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Direct Line ups the ante with aggregators
Direct Line's talking red telephone is set to make a comeback in the new year as part of a multi-mil...
More staff for bigger HQ
Broker Network is to recruit 70 members of staff after relocating to new headquarters (below). The £...
Appointment at KGM Motor Insurance
KGM Motor Insurance has appointed Sandeep Sehmi as marketing executive. Ms Sehmi will support the ...
Going public in Scotland
Marsh has launched a dedicated public sector practice in Scotland. The new division will service Mar...
MIB waits on credit hire case decision
Insurers could be left counting the cost following a forthcoming European Court of Justice case set ...
Zurich name change
Zurich Financial Services Group has confirmed that Zurich Insurance Ireland, the group's Ireland-bas...
Appointment at Barlow Lyde and Gilbert
Barlow Lyde and Gilbert has announced London insurance partner John Hanson will relocate to the fi...
IAG UK: sell-off deals will be done before Christmas
Insurance Australia Group was poised to unveil the first successful bidders for parts of its UK busi...
E-certificates geared up for spring launch
The electronic delivery of motor insurance certificates is on course to be launched in spring follow...
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
Penny black's insurance week
'Tis the season for rumour and speculation. And this month's flavour seems to be who is up for sale....
Analysts advise European reinsurance stocks safe bet in 2009
Reinsurer and property/catastrophe stocks are the safest place to be in 2009, say analysts at Citi.
Willis releases aviation report
Willis has said it expects aviation insurance prices to rise and the insurance market to harden further through the end of 2008 and into 2009.
Brown & Brown make another acquisition
Brown & Brown, the acquisitive US broker, said that it has acquired the assets of Indiana-based broker R.E. Sutton & Associates.
Product recalls up 20% to new high, claims law firm
The number of product recalls in the UK has jumped to a new high, up 20% over the last year to 230 (to 31 October 2008) compared to 192 in the previous year, according to annual research by Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP.
Aon appointed by Birmingham International Airport
Birmingham International Airport has appointed Aon to manage its insurance programme and provide strategic advice on risk matters.
US baseball team sues Ace subsidiary
(BestWire) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have filed a lawsuit alleging an insurance company it used to insure one of its pitchers has not paid the more than $9 million in claims the club says is owed to them.
AIG and others awarded $141m in Banc of America lawsuit settlement
(BestWire) - American International Group and a group of insurance and financial institutions have been awarded $141m from Banc of America Securities LLC in a lawsuit charging misrepresentation of risk in a 1998 securities sale.
Marsh predicts hardening in accountants' PI
Deteriorating economic conditions and a subsequent rise in company insolvencies will increase the number of claims against accountants and auditor firms, according to Marsh.
Lloyds TSB introduces monthly PPI product
Lloyds TSB will launch a new payment protection insurance (PPI) product for personal loan customers in January 2009.
Aon launches new export guide
Aon has issued a new guide which aims to help British companies take advantage of the weak sterling and associated export opportunities.
AIG's Liddy cools down asset sale rumours
AIG chief executive Edward Liddy has scotched rumours that the company may be selling up to $15bn of assets by the end of the year.