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Amlin brings in QBE man Boreham to strengthen casualty offering
Amlin has appointed former QBE boss Martin Boreham as leading class underwriter at the firm's international casualty operation.
Sprinklers could have prevented Peterboat Close fire disruption
A large fire broke out at a chemical processing plant in south east London in the early hours of this morning.
XL allows collateral trusts in place of letters of credit
XL Group is now accepting collateral trusts in lieu of letters of credit used as collateral for corporate deductible and captive insurance programmes in the UK.
QBE underwrites RMP's public sector business
QBE Europe will underwrite the public sector business of AJ Gallagher subsidiary Risk Management Partners from 1 July.
Tawa aquires Oberösterreichische Versicherung's run-off portfolio
Tawa's German subsidiary, Hamburger Internationale Rückversicherung AG, has taken over a reinsurance portfolio in run-off from Austrian insurer Oberösterreichische Versicherung AG.
Axa admits to Ted Baker policy wording 'ambiguity'
Axa has admitted that there was "some ambiguity" in the wording of clothing retailer Ted Baker's commercial combined policy, despite rejecting the company's claim for theft by an employee.
Axa fails in bid to re-enter Taiwan market
Taiwan's insurance regulator has refused to allow Axa to re-enter the market owing to concerns about the French insurer's commitment.
Arista boosts profit to £1.3m in 2011
Commercial lines managing general agent Arista Insurance posted an EBITDA profit of £1.334m during 2011, up from £683,000 in 2010.
QBE wins Gallagher deal
QBE Europe has been appointed to underwrite public sector business for AJ Gallagher subsidiary RMP from 1 July.
RSA teams up with aquaculture underwriting facility
RSA has entered into a partnership deal with Global Aquaculture Insurance Consortium, a specialist aquaculture insurance underwriting facility administered by Lloyd's broker Alwen Hough Johnson.
Amlin consolidates European operation
Amlin has consolidated all commercial insurance activities in mainland Europe with the integration of its French operation into its Netherlands base.
Lloyd's reduces exposure to euro
Lloyd's of London has reduced its exposure "as much as possible" to the crisis-hit eurozone in preparation for a collapse of the bloc's single currency.
Indian health insurance dependent on income
Around 15% of Indian households have reported hospitalisation of one member at least once in the past year, according to an ICICI Lombard-NCAER survey.
Retailer Ted Baker claims victory over Axa in employee theft case
British clothing retailer Ted Baker said it has won a "critical" ruling in the High Court in its dispute with Axa.
Aviva lends West Yorkshire Police £104m to revamp facilities
Aviva Commercial Finance has handed over more than £104m of senior debt to fund two new West Yorkshire Police Authority divisional headquarters, custody suites and a specialist operational training facility.
Olympics 2012: Team GB faces £300 000 insurance bill for basketball star
The cost of insuring Luol Deng to play basketball for Great Britain in this summer's Olympics could exceed £300 000.
Coface appoints manager for France and Western Europe
Coface has appointed Jean-Michel Riou as manager of Coface France and the Western Europe platform.
Insurers' PANIU recovers £10m but construction site theft rise signals new crime wave
The insurer-funded Plant and Agricultural National Intelligence Unit has in total recovered 411 items of plant worth £9.5m in total but highlighted growing theft of quad bikes and construction site robberies.
AIG 'considering' Chartis UK rebrand
Chartis UK has revealed that a decision has yet to be taken on its rumoured rebrand back to American International Group.
Allianz Commercial relaunches broker service
Allianz has relaunched its online risk management service Risk Director.
Burglars take orders to steal big brand products, LV research reveals
A growing number of burglars are stealing brands "to order" and using shops and auction websites to sell illegal goods, according to research by LV.
'Strange' name insurers bid for British Money company
London-based online insurance entrepreneur, Simon Burgess, is selling his three companies with “British” in the title and has already received interest from insurers with “strange” names.
View from the Top - Insomnia risks
Every survey of 'risks that might keep a CEO awake at night' over the past 12 to 18 months has included 'cyber risk' and will continue to do so.
Solvency II: Equivalence versus non-equivalence
Solvency II has had more than its fair share of headlines recently but, as Fiona Le Poidevin explains, countries outside European Union jurisdiction or 'third countries' have to think carefully when considering whether or not to seek equivalence to the…