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Somerville to merge underwriting operations
Somerville has planned to merge its Oak HNW and Plum home underwriting operations in early 2008, subject to regulatory approval.
Smart and Cook launches new brand for football tie-up
Broker Smart & Cook has joined forces with Premiership club Wigan Athletic to create a bespoke package of insurance services for fans. The deal with Wigan has been signed on a three year arrangement.
BiB predicts underinsurance issue in farming sector
Farmers are being warned to check their crops insurance amid fears that recent increases in grain prices may leave them without enough cover.
DAS expands legal expenses offering
Legal expenses insurer DAS has announced plans to make personal fraud protection cover available to millions more people.
Greenwoods opens Manchester office
Greenwoods Solicitors has announced the opening of a new Manchester office at York House in Manchester on the 1st November 2007.
New chairman elected to the Joint Hull Committee
Simon Stonehouse, hull underwriter at Brit Insurance, has been elected chairman of the Joint Hull Committee, the body that represents the interests of the London underwriting community on marine hull issues.
APC Underwriting extends scheme to Northern Ireland
Commercial insurance underwriting agency APC has extended its delegated-binding-authority Property Owners scheme to include brokers in Northern Ireland.
Actuarial perspective - The best medicine
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Flood pledge is woeful
It is now 20 years since the Great Storm of 1987 and the £3bn costs of this summer's floods are well...
Legal perspective - An inflating issue
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CCL hires eight before 2008 float
Car Crash Line has completed its latest round of restructuring with new management hires, as the £40...
Finger pointing
Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs defende...
ABI reshuffle as Milne departs
The Association of British Insurers has been forced to reshuffle one of its leading policy groups fo...
Appointment at ACM ULR
Gary Elliott is the new associate director for account development for ACM ULR. Mr Elliott has exper...
Barometer News
Last week on its website, www.postonline.co.uk, Post posed the question below. The barometer shows t...
Fraud fight
Fraud 2007
What the Papers said this week
Sunday Telegraph Andrew Moss, the chief executive of insurance giant Aviva, is expected to lay ...
Groupama trials PAYD
Groupama UK has said it will await the results of a large-scale telematics pilot by its parent compa...
Provident uses Acturis
Provident insurance, recently acquired by international financial services company GMAC, has reveale...
Marsh expands risk team
Marsh has appointed Chris Houston as a senior consultant in its property risk consulting team. Based...
Fortis: commercial vehicle web sales are still lagging
Fortis' new director of digital strategy has said commercial vehicle is still five years behind priv...
Provident launches on Acturis broker platform
Provident Insurance - recently acquired by GMAC – has revealed that its products are now on the Acturis broker platform.
EA in sales restructure
Europ Assistance has re-organised the structure of its sales and account management functions.
DWF hails staged accident victory
Six men suspected of conspiring to cause accidents at roundabouts in Leeds have had their claims for compensation thrown out of court. They have also been ordered to pay the legal costs of their cases following a successful defence by law firm DWF on…