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Former Axa director begins role as head of AA Insurance Services
Former Axa marketing and underwriting director Kevin Sinclair, pictured, this week began his role as...
NU moves to stub out flurry of smoking-related claims
Given the talk about a potential avalanche of smoking-related claims in the future it is no surprise...
What the papers said this week
Daily Mirror A couple were told they would have to pay more for their life insurance because they c...
Appointment at MCE
Wellingborough-based insurance provider MCE has made Sharon Rolls manager of its dealer support team...
MID proposal may not go far enough
The insurance industry's proposals for updating the Motor Insurance Database do not go far enough, t...
CMGL becomes managing agent of Lloyd's Syndicate 991
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MID classic car poser
Barry Smith rightly outlines the necessity of motor insurers moving forward with the Greenaway recom...
RSA to transform itself from July
Royal and SunAlliance is set to start piloting products on its new IT system from July as part of a ...
Superdrug enters insurance fray
High-street giant Superdrug this week launched an aggressive push into insurance. It has joined for...
An accident waiting to happen
Public Sector: School trip
Appointment at Helphire Group
Helphire Group has made Richard Arnold business development manager. He will be responsible for gene...
The race is on
The Association of British Insurers has urged politicians to "keep their foot on the accelerator" in...
Zurich in $1.1bn motor trade sale
Hellman & Friedman, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, has signed a stock purchase agreement to acquire Universal Underwriters Group from Zurich Financial Services Group in a transaction valued at approximately $1.1 billion.
Motor specialist makes cherished buy
Adrian Flux Insurance has acquired Herts Insurance Consultants, a provider of modified and cherished car insurance products.
Groupama expands on-line Optima range
In a further enhancement of its electronic trading capabilities, Groupama Insurances has expanded its Optima product range with the launch of Optima Property.
All change for Alea's executive line-up
Alea Group Holdings, the specialty insurer and reinsurer, has announced changes to its executive man...
New study looks at unified access issues
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The impending capital crisis in global insurance markets
The global (re)insurance industry is facing a looming shortage of capital. In our view, industry lea...
Max Re rejigs team
Max Re Capital has announced that its subsidiary Max Re has made a series of appointments in its rei...
Appointment at Heath Lambert Group
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CMGL takes over management of Syndicate 991
CMGL Syndicate Management (CSML) has become the managing agent of Lloyd's Syndicate 991, A. E. Grant & Others.
Standard Life offers companies HSE help
Standard Life Healthcare has rolled out its online health and wellbeing service to all claims-relate...
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Hardy predicts £180m fraud losses
An alleged fraud at an Italian bank could cost the insurance industry £180m in claims according to L...