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Marsh gets ex-Willis two
Marsh has bolstered its Maidstone office with a raid on rival Willis.
Marsh raids Willis to bolster South east operation
Marsh has bolstered its Maidstone office with a raid on rival Willis.
Moneysupermarket names Carnegie-Brown as NED
Price comparison giant Moneysupermarket has named former Marsh chief executive Bruce Carnegie-Brown as a non-executive director.
New English fire safety rules put employee capabilities in spotlight
Marsh is recommending that organisations based in England review their health and safety procedures following the introduction of the Fire Safety (Employees’ Capabilities) (England) Regulations 2010 which came into force for England on 6 April.
Ace boosts trade credit team
Specialty insurer Ace Global Markets has made five appointments to its trade credit teams in London and New York.
Post in print - 8 April
Rehab hits general election agenda; Zurich rethink in wake of Quinn; RSA reviews energy strategy; Marsh wins Commenwealth double; and Capita reflects on McLarens Toplis.
Torus enters UK financial lines with new underwriting agency
Torus UK has entered into the financial lines marketplace in London through a newly formed underwriting agency Torus Executive Risks.
HSBC deal is completed
Marsh completed its previously agreed acquisition of HSBC Insurance Brokers, a wholly owned subsidiary of HSBC Bank, in the UK and other key markets in Asia and the Middle East on 1 April.
Marsh's new online tool
Marsh has launched a new web-based service that gives global clients hands-on tools to monitor and analyse the financial health of the insurance companies on their insurance programmes as well as those under consideration.
Marsh wins Commonwealth double
Marsh has added to its portfolio of international sporting events after being appointed insurance broker and risk adviser for the 20th Commonwealth Games, to be held in Glasgow in 2014.
HSBC to be operate as MBL as Marsh completes broker deal
Marsh today completed its previously agreed acquisition of HSBC Insurance Brokers, a wholly owned subsidiary of HSBC Bank, in the UK and other key markets in Asia and the Middle East.
New regulations challenge UAE firms to improve risk management
Firms in the United Arab Emirates could fall foul of new corporate governance rules and corporate discipline regulations unless they adopt a more systemic approach to managing risk, according to Marsh.
Marsh promotes Ricardo Brockmann to CEO of Latin America and Caribbean
The current CEO of Marsh Mexico is to replace Thomaz Menezes who has decided to leave the company to pursue other opportunities.
Market awaits Quinn fallout
Brokers, trade bodies and insureds in the UK and Ireland were seeking further clarification as to the true financial situation at Quinn's insurance businesses as Post went to press, amid mounting speculation that intermediaries are already seeking to…
OFT gives clearance to Marsh HSBC merger
The Office of Fair Trading has decided not to refer the merger of Marsh and HSBC Insurance Brokers to the Competition Commission.
Marsh will not accept contingent commissions in US
Marsh & McLennan’s US and Canada unit will not collect controversial contingent commissions in its core broking operations.
Professional Indemnity - Surveyros: Reduce exposure
With claims against surveyors showing no signs of abating, Ana Paula Nacif examines the move by professional indemnity insurers to tighten their underwriting criteria.
LSE rule change set to boost flotations
Following a prolonged period of inactivity for initial public offerings as a result of the global recession, Marsh has predicted that early signs of economic recovery and new rules for UK firms listing on the London Stock Exchange will lead to an…
Marsh: concerns persist over environmental liabilities
The heightened environmental liabilities created by recent European Union and UK environmental legislation were among the top risk management concerns raised by delegates at this week's Base conference in London, according to Marsh.
Biba 2010: Aggrogators, ale and Willis and Marsh
Post has unearthed the centuries old diary of Daul Ponaldson, Sun Insurance employee, revealing details of his first Great British Insurance Brokers' Association conference.
Bermuda: M&A warning
Reinsurers and insurers must be careful when choosing partners for mergers and acquisitions a panel of executives at the World Insurance Forum in Bermuda have warned..
Marsh looks to Scottish law firm for real estate head
Candice Sammeroff who has 10 years' experience in the legal sector, joins Marsh from MacRoberts Solicitors in Glasgow.
Roundtable: Mobile Technology - Applying a mobile strategy
Ever since the launch of Apple's Iphone, the march of mobile technology, smart phones and applications has been relentless. So what opportunities and challenges do these developments present for the general insurance industry? Ant Gould reports.
View from the top: The tipping point
In his best-selling book The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell says that ideas and behaviours spread like viruses, and that intervention (or a nudge) at just the right point — the tipping point — results in a cascade of change.