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Bluefin appoints new sports division director
Bluefin Insurance Services has appointed a new sports division director.
Mapfre sends Spanish travel specialist to UK
Mapfre Assistance has appointed Jair Marrugo as its managing director of UK travel.
Mapfre names UK travel MD
Mapfre Assistance has appointed Jair Marrugo as its managing director of UK travel.
LV COR improves to 98.1%
LV has reported gross written premiums are up £157m for the first six months of 2011.
Ecclesiastical manager stands in for charity
Managing director of Ecclesiastical’s subsidiary Ansvar Insurance, Cathy Taylor, has become interim chief executive of Gloucestershire charity Cotswold Care Hospice.
AIG and Gen Re convictions overturned
A US appeals court has overturned the fraud convictions of four former General Re executives and a former AIG official and has ordered a retrial.
Fitch: Sovereign downgrades would not automatically lead to rating actions for Italian and Spanish insurers
The majority of Italian and Spanish insurers rated by Fitch Ratings would be likely to see their ratings affirmed, even in the hypothetical scenario of a modest downgrade in the sovereign rating of their respective countries, according to the ratings…
Willis announces Broker Direct network tie up
Willis Networks and Broker Direct, through its commercial insurance solution Our Network, have entered into a strategic alliance that will allow their respective members access to the services and facilities of the other.
Bennetts bosses attribute e-commerce developments to record sales
Motorcycle insurance specialist Bennetts has recorded a sales increase of 31% on last year, leading company bosses to highlight the impact of e-commerce developments as a major cause behind the recent success.
Event Insurance urges brokers to cash in on Jubilee and Olympics
Event Insurance Services is attempting to cash in on the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympic and Paralympic Games by launching policies covering events celebrating these landmark events.
Online insurer launches mobile wallet protection
Online mobile phone insurance specialists insurance2go.uk is claiming to be the first insurer to offer consumers protection for mobile wallet technology.
Ecclesiastical adds Quadra to increase property adjuster panel
Ecclesiastical has appointed Quadra Claims Services to its property loss adjuster panel to focus on commercial and personal lines property claims.
Insurance Age blog: Brokers as moths
Brokers often get a bum rap from the public. For years the public have been told that brokers are merely a middle man that adds cost to the insurance process and customers would do well to 'cut them out'.
Hiscox reports H1 losses of £85.6m in 'worst year ever'
Hiscox has announced a half year pre-tax loss of £85.6m, leading the insurer to claim the year so far has been the costliest year ever for the insurance industry.
Arag launches divorce insurance
Legal expenses insurer Arag has teamed up with London law firm Prolegal to offer divorce insurance.
Clyde & Co and Barlow Lyde & Gilbert merger agreed
A merger between Clyde & Co and Barlow Lyde & Gilbert has been given the go-ahead by the partners of the two firms.
Exclusive IP and catastrophe articles now live
Insurance Insight’s weekly update is live with articles on intellectual property and natural catastrophes.
Lloyd's Names group sets up investigation taskforce for syndicate losses
A Names group has set up an “investigation” taskforce to uncover the reason behind the huge losses of Lloyd's Equity syndicate 218 and KGM 260 in the 2008 account.
View from the Top: Threat from wave of natural catastrophes?
The spate of natural catastrophes around the world shows no signs of abating.
Soil deficit figures support predicted upturn in subsidence claims
Unless there is significant rainfall over the UK in the next six weeks, the industry should brace itself for a rise in subsidence claims later this year.
Lloyd’s receives reduced collateral approval in NY
Lloyd’s has received approval from the New York Insurance Department to post reduced collateral on reinsurance contracts.
Solvency II delay poll results
Find out what the market voted on for the Solvency II delay.
DAS appoints senior risk and compliance officer
DAS Group has appointed Deborah Douglas as the new senior risk and compliance officer.
MGAA to launch in September
The Managing General Agents’ Association has confirmed that it is to officially launch on 1 September.