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Marsh hires four in mid-market drive
Marsh has unveiled a quartet of senior sales appointments aimed at increasing its presence in the mid-market sector within the City of London.
Smart & Cook acquires Yorkits' BA Insurance Group
Smart & Cook has acquired the BA Insurance Group based in Yorkits, its 53rd acquisition to date.
Capita CMGL forms Syndicate 5500
CMGL Syndicate Management, a Capita Group subsidiary company, announced that it has formed a new Lloyd’s syndicate, Syndicate 5500, backed by CarVal Investors.
Government launches new anti-drink drive campaign
Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly launched today a new £3M anti-drink drive campaign.
Minister warns flood victims against third party recoveries
Floods Recovery Minister John Healey today urged people in flood-hit communities to seek free and impartial insurance advice before signing up with third parties who offer to help settle insurance claims.
City of Glasgow is a target for expansion
Glasgow's International Financial Services District expects the city to be short-listed by more fore...
Insurers rocked by flood theft
Insurers and repairers moved quickly to minimise reputational damage this week after three repairers...
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Floods
Axa denies policy shift following ASHE settlement
Axa has denied that its decision to settle a multi-million pound claim linked to an index that may c...
GHL full-cycle EDI venture
GHL Insurance Services UK will develop a full-cycle EDI private motor product for the brokers of ins...
Accident Exchange growth
Prestige credit hire firm Accident Exchange has reported a 90% increase in revenue to £116.9m and ad...
Appointment at Markerstudy
The Markerstudy group has appointed Peter Smith as schemes underwriting manager. As a former head of...
Insurer loses settlement
Direct Line will foot the bill after a South-west legal firm obtained a settlement of more than £1m ...
Appointment at Sterling
David Sweeney has joined Sterling Insurance as director and head of the firm's personal lines divisi...
Switnon acquire Rockford Insurance Brokers
Swinton Group acquired commercial insurance broker Rockford Insurance Brokers. The deal will increase Swinton's B2B offering and will complement the work of its existing commercial arm, Swinton Business.
Swinton buys £15m premium income Rockford Insurance Brokers
Swinton Group has announced the acquisition of commercial insurance broker Rockford Insurance Brokers Limited. The group said the deal will substantially increase its business to business offering and will complement the work of its existing commercial…
Willis Re unveils fleet accident research
Willis Re today issued new research on at-work motor vehicle accidents, which it said is a significant and common concern among carriers insuring the Workers’ Compensation class of business.
Accident Exchange revenues up 90%
Credit hire provider Accident Exchange plc has reported a 90% increase in revenue to £116.9 million and adjusted profit before tax of £18 million in its year-end results.
GHLIS prepares full cycle EDI product for Gibraltar based insurers
GHL Insurance Services UK, the appointed UK service provider to Gibraltar-based insurers Link Insurance Company and Zenith Insurance, today announced its intention to distribute a brand new full cycle EDI private motor product on behalf of the insurers…
Aon couldn't advise Bright on contracts
Ian Winter QC continued his cross-examination of Terry Masters focusing on a meeting Mr Masters had with Michael Bright on 2 March 2001, writes Olivier C Laurent .
Brokers waste £2.3bn profits each year says report
The British insurance broking industry is wasting £2.3bn worth of profit every year, according to a new study by business analysts Plimsoll Publishing.
GCFac three in court victory against Marsh
The Court of Appeal in London has handed down judgment in a hard-fought case where Marsh sought to recover ground lost when three senior executives from Guy Carpenter’s facultative reinsurance division decided to jump ship to Integro, a rival broker in…
Equity Red Star launches new family personal accident policy
Equity Red Star (ERS) has launched a new family personal accident policy, developed to provide brokers with a competitive edge in this growing market.
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British Insurance Awards 2007