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Carroll joins London market start-up
Tim Carroll has joined a new general insurance company, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Company of Europe, which has opened for business in London.
Carroll joins London market start-up
Tim Carroll has joined a new general insurance company, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Company of Europe, which has opened for business in London.
Zurich unveils commercial appointments
Zurich has made three senior appointments to its commercial broker team within its UK general insurance business.
Fitch withdraws Seguros Catalana Occidente's ratings
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Seguros Catalana Occidente's 'A' insurer financial strength rating, revised the outlook to stable from negative and subsequently withdrawn the rating.
Zurich unveils commercial appointments
Zurich has made three senior appointments to its commercial broker team within its UK general insurance business.
Fitch withdraws Seguros Catalana Occidente's ratings
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Seguros Catalana Occidente's 'A' insurer financial strength rating, revised the outlook to stable from negative and subsequently withdrawn the rating.
CNA appoints IT boss
CNA Europe has named Roy Alexander as director of operations and IT.
LV Group bounces back from 2009 loss
Mutual insurance, retirement and investment group LV has recorded a result after tax of £21.3m for 2010, following a loss of £172.2m in 2009.
RSA unveils properties product
Insurer RSA has launched a new properties product aimed at owners with single or multi-premises portfolios.
CNA appoints IT boss
CNA Europe has named Roy Alexander as director of operations and IT.
Fusion creates 100 jobs
BGL-owned Fusion is recruiting 100 new staff to its Coventry office.
Mitsui issues timber frame warning
Mitsui Sumitomo has warned property owners of the dangers of carrying out extensive repairs on timber frame buildings.
Q1 nat-cats to cost Zurich $500m
Zurich has estimated that aggregate claims of approximately US$500m for the five natural disasters to hit the Asia-Pacific region since the beginning of the year.
Beachcroft recruits surveillance expert
A former armed forces surveillance expert has joined law firm Beachcroft as head of intelligence.
Career development & CSR: Hillman Saunders launches work experience scheme
Hillman Saunders has unveiled a new scheme to help graduates gain work experience in the insurance sector.
RSA targets affinity despite competition
RSA's new personal lines managing director has said the insurer will seek profit-generative opportunities in the affinity space, despite its growing competitiveness.
View from the top: Delivering SME excellence
In the short time since I became SME director at RSA, small to medium-sized businesses have seen some dramatic changes. They have experienced painfully sharp rises in fuel, energy and materials costs, which have culminated in annual small business…
Ernst & Young warns over motor investment
Insurers must invest more in their people and technology if they are to keep on top of "seismic shifts" in motor insurance distribution patterns.
News analysis - Fraud: Northern fraud
Earlier this month, a judge jailed a Bury man for contempt of court for his part in a motor insurance fraud. Mairi MacDonald considers the consequences of this landmark ruling.
News analysis - QIS5: Unfinished business
The fifth quantitative impact study results have been revealed. Neil Coulson casts an eye over the findings and what they mean for the implementation of Solvency II.
Castle Cover buy 'opportunistic' for Ageas
Ageas' acquisition of Primary Group's over-50s insurance specialist Castle Cover for £52.8m was "opportunistic" according to chief executive Barry Smith.
Large Corporate Risks - Claims: Network issues
In the wake of Cunningham Lindsey's international claims hub launch, Veronica Cowan looks at the pros and cons of claims centralisation and asks if some risks are more suited to it than others.
Post history - five years ago: £386m cost of regulation on customers
Looking through Post’s back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from five years ago reveals.
RBSI to learn from past experience
Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance has claimed its new partnership with Sainsbury's Finance will benefit from the lessons it learnt from its failure to retain former partner Tesco Bank.