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JLT associated with Lloyd's broker buy
Broking giant JLT is understood to be in discussions with HWS Holdings that could see it buy all or ...
Swinton high street move
Swinton has completed a multi-million pound acquisition of 13 of the 19 outlets belonging to persona...
SBJ announces rebrand
SBJ has rebranded as SBJ Global Risks. The company said the change reflected the its global reach an...
Ex-broker boss slams government over VAT
A senior industry figure has slammed the government for "cashing in on public adversity" following c...
Bonfire of the indemnities
Fire Risks: Modelling
Renew chooses CDL
New broker Renew Insurance Services has selected CDL software as its broking platform. ...
Appointment at Chubb
Chubb Insurance has appointed James Steele-Perkins as structured credit underwriter within the polit...
CL relaunches £100m capacity repair business
Cunningham Lindsey has relaunched its repairs business under a new brand. Oriel, which replaces Cun...
Appointment at AIG UK
AIG UK has appointed Charl Bouwer to development underwriter in its private client group. He will fo...
Snubbed
Insurance Australia Group has revealed that it is to review its entire operation, including its UK b...
In pole position
David Newman
Brokers must check small print
Brokers are being urged to check policy wordings carefully following the implementation of the Corpo...
What the papers said this week
Financial Times Private equity groups have been shut out from bidding in the first round of the £...
Open GI signs new deal with A and A Group
Open GI has signed a three and a half year deal with non-standard motor insurance broker A and A Group to provide IT systems to its UK-based staff.
Motorcyclists face hike in premiums as car drivers swap vehicles
Motocyclists looking for affordable insurance will need to search harder for the best quote as premiums rise in response to the swelling ranks of riders taking to the roads, Onlyinsurance.com has warned.
Beazley Group selects new claims handling system
Beazley Group has selected Guidewire Claim Center as its new claims handling system.
Europ Assistance and Marsh claim 'first' for travel insurance
Club Méditerranée, the Europ Assistance Group and Marsh have signed what they claim is a "ground-breaking agreement in the tourism market allowing the first international travel insurance programme to be launched".
IAG rejects QBE's latest takeover bid
Insurance Australia Group has rejected QBE’s latest takeover bid, describing it as being “inadequate and incomplete”.
AM Best: Foreclosed US property poses heavy fraud hazard this wind season
The next big hurricane to hit the US mainland may cross a landscape with an unusually high number of vacant houses – foreclosed, abandoned or unsold as the residential real estate and mortgage markets endure relentless turmoil, according to ratings…
Innovation Group acquires National Service Network
Innovation Group, which provides outsourcing services and solutions to insurance providers, has announced that it will acquire a 100% shareholding of National Service Network for an initial consideration of £1.1m.
Police crack down on plant theft
More the £60 000 worth of plant equipment has been recovered as part of nationwide police initiative Operation Crassus.
SBJ reveals rebrand
SBJ has rebranded itself as SBJ Global Risks.
US remains top for medical expense claims
The US is still the most expensive country in the world to have a medical problem when on holiday, according to new data from Insure and Go.
Cunningham Lindsey launches new business
Cunningham Lindsey has launched Oriel a new business that aims to deliver assured repairs for the insurance market and property owners.