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Appointment at Heritage Underwriting Management
Shaun Brook has been appointed as business development director within Guernsey-based Heritage Under...
Thoroughly modern methods
Risk Report
Admiral recruits for German invasion
Admiral is set to broaden its Western-European reach with plans to launch an operation in Germany, P...
Appointment at Standard Life Healthcare
Standard Life Healthcare has made Simon Turner a national sales manager for its intermediary sales a...
RSA in London bodyshop deal
Royal & SunAlliance has appointed DWS Bodyworks, the UK's second largest independent crash repairer, to provide dedicated motor repairer services in London.
Tory hits out as ABI warns on flooding
Peter Ainsworth, the Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, has hit out at Labour's proposed cuts to flood defence spending.
Channel Islands firm given second captive licence
Heritage Insurance has been granted a captive management licence by the Jersey Financial Services Commission.
Equity wins Renault deal
Equity Group has signed an affinity partnership with Renault UK. The Brentwood insurer secured the three-year deal following a competitive tender.
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Allianz Cornhill's engineering division has made Frances Derry business regulatory manager, responsi...
Sturge Taylor set to acquire yacht business
London market broker Sturge Taylor and Associates is set to acquire Marsh's UK yacht business, and h...
What the papers said this week
The Times Sir Robin Knox-Johnston was forced to return to port last Tuesday, after near-hurricane...
Wheel deal
Motorbikes
Homeserve hits high on back of latest deal
Shares in Homeserve hit an all-time high last week after news of the company's latest acquisition. ...
Open GI targets London market after deal
Broker software house Open GI is to expand into the London market, following its first acquisition s...
CII proposals are sound, bar board suggestion
In just a few weeks the Council of the Chartered Insurance Institute will make a decision about the ...
TCF fine hits hard
The Financial Services Authority has fined Loans.co.uk £455,000 for failing to treat its customers f...
Broking will evolve into advice and consulting says Marsh
The future for insurance brokers will increasingly be in the advice and consulting space, according to John Nicholson, head of the corporate client practice at Marsh.
Kidnap and ransom - Held to ransom
With politically and financially motivated kidnappings occurring increasingly around the world, Jeremy Golden examines the implications for specialist kidnap-and-ransom insurance cover
News - HSBC sets up New York MGA
HSBC Insurance Brokers has to set up their own wholesale broker/managing general agency (MGA) for No...
Ace Bermuda launches broad North American D&O policies
Ace Bermuda has launched three professional-lines products aimed at the North American business segm...
Medical malpractice - A very messy business, indeed
Marcus Alcock provides a thorough diagnosis of the state of health of a notoriously 'tortuous' class of facultative business: medical malpractice
News - UK football club loses $3.8m in duty-of-care claim
English professional football club West Bromwich Albion has lost a $3.76m claim against Medhad Moham...
Ghost town?
Re-sume
Heath Lambert attracts Aon duo
Heath Lambert's Real Estate team has been bolstered with two new arrivals from rival broker Aon.