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Capita insurance services boss to join Xchanging
Former Hiscox ops boss Pell looked after the outsourcing giant's Lloyd's business.
New aggregator research published
80% of home insurance bought through aggregators
BT selects Aon to run captive
Isle of Man operation to manage insurance business
ABI expects Cumbria flood bill not to top £100m
Insurers have received 1000 claims so far.
Direct Line help with floods
Direct Line has sent property insurance advisers to help customers through the claims process at flood sites.
S&P, Moody’s and Fitch in Ohio lawsuit
Ohio’s attorney general has filed a suit against Standard & Poors, Moody’s and Fitch, claiming that the agencies provided misleading credit ratings that cost state funds hundreds of millions of dollars.
NAIC lends support to federal insurance regulator
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners supports changes to proposed legislation to create a Federal Insurance Office in the US.
What the papers say
Post editor Jonathan Swift joins Louise Meeson, news editor of Insurance Age and Martin Friel, editor of Insurance Age, to discuss this month's trade press.
Tower names new CFO
William Hitselberger will join the Tower Group on December 8th 2009 as senior vice president before becoming chief financial officer in March 2010.
Low interest rates could topple insurers, Baloise
Continued low interest rates could cause some insurers to collapse according to the chief executive of Baloise.
Energy rates to soften in 2010
More competition and capacity spells good news for energy firms
Tokio Marine joins forces with Edelweiss Capital
Tokio Marine to invest $117.6m in life insurance joint venture with Indian Edelweiss Capital
CNA appoints ex-RSA energy expert
Grahame Jones appointed senior underwriter
Flooding hits Cumbria
200 people rescued
Aviva to cut 100 staff in John Kitson's division
Changes linked with announcement about broker sales and marketing restructure.
UK General hires medical assistance firm
Healix to work with newly formed business
ABI welcomes flood bill
Bill spells good news for homeowners
Councils gain more powers to manage floods
Flood and Water Management Bill published today
Rate rises scuppered by competition
Aon predicts "slower than predicted" increases in 2010
Lloyd’s report says microinsurance provides opportunities for all
Insurance for low income individuals can play an important role in helping communities in developing countries mitigate and adapt to climate change, and to provide the security needed to develop long term sustainability projects, according to Lloyd’s.
Ace: Recession creating supply chain risk
Insurer calls on businesses to mitigate exposure
Brit director joins Markel
Hugh Maltby appointed operations director
Helphire and Hastings join forces
Credit hire firm to provide motor customers with replacement vehicles
Zurich appoints private clients head
Matthew Schofield joins private clients, broker division