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MTA seeks new staff
MTA Solicitors is looking to boost its Clarity Legal brand with two new managerial roles. The firm, ...
NI firm hopes to capitalise from lax insurers
A Northern Ireland-based credit hire firm is beginning a major marketing campaign designed to take a...
Poor weather blamed
Zurich said the UK storms and floods were largely to blame for a two point increase in its global ge...
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TLN creates twin divisions
The Liability Network has created two separate divisions, TLN casualty and TLN special risks, to bet...
British Touring Car Championship
Driver and TV personality JasonPlato has joined forces with Royal Bank of Scotland-owned Tracker, ...
Fortis admits slow half-year performance
Fortis UK has described the commercial market as "sluggish" as it unveiled a 14% increase in gross w...
MMA shops joins Acturis
MMA Insurance has added its shops product onto the Acturis broker platform as part of its ongoing gr...
Motor premiums rise
Motor insurance premiums in the UK are set to rise by around 10% in the coming year, according to an...
Profits increase for QBE
A 9% improvement in its claims ratio for business written in Lloyd's has helped QBE's European opera...
Temple takes binder battle against QBE to High Court
Underwriting agency Temple Legal Protection has appealed to the High Court after QBE Europe was give...
Merger rush costs Link £5m in motor premiums
Gibraltar based Link Insurance is set to lose £5.5m in motor insurance premiums to rivals due to its...
Group Direct strikes deal with More Than Business
Group Direct has announced a partnership with More Than Business to handle its small business referral business.
Gable to resume trading on AIM
Gable Holdings has posted its audited annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2006 to shareholders. The Company’s shares will recommence trading on AIM at 7.30am on Wednesday 22 August 2007.
UK Motor premiums to rise 10% says actuary's report
Motor insurance premiums in the UK are set to rise by around 10% in the coming year, according to analysis by EMB, Europe’s largest firm of non-life actuaries. Despite the widespread public feeling that premiums are already too high, researchers found…
Government in cash call from EU for floods
The Government has today submitted an application to the European Commission for support from the European Union Solidarity Fund to help recovery from the recent flooding in the UK.
Eqecat puts Dean insured loss at $1.5-$3bn so far
Catastrophe Modelling firm Eqecat has said that based on current storm information provided by the National oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA), initial estimated insured losses from Hurricane Dean from the Lesser Antilles islands to Jamaica…
Marsh: Sub-prime mortgage crisis could lead to claims increase
Marsh is warning the European financial services sector, including insurance companies, that they may be exposed to greater Directors’ and Officers’ Liability and Errors and Omissions (E&O) liability claims in the wake of the sub-prime mortgage crisis in…
Hiscox announces £733m GWP
Hiscox released its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2007.
JLT beats Lockton to major contract
The Motor Sports Association - governing body of UK motor sport - has appointed Jardine Lloyd Thompson to handle all its insurance requirements from the start of 2008 following a formal tender process earlier this year.
New online system launched
Infinity Insurance Solutions has launched an new online system for brokers to quote and issue all types of travel insurance.
Effective management
Information technology drives need a new management skills set to work effectively, says Jo Causon
McIntyre rules out blanket rate rises
Royal and Sun Alliance has benefited from an increase in affinity business as it reported a UK profi...
Oval grows central base
Oval has increased its presence in the Midlands with the purchase of Martin and Pethard and its asso...