Insurer
WNS Cheadle move heralds growth plans
WNS Assistance has laid out its plans to grow its business over the next three years, after moving to an office in Cheadle.
Insurers braced for subsidence claims
Property insurers are preparing for a raft of subsidence claims in the South-east of England following a long period of dry weather.
Private equity firm steps in with £115m MCS deal
Swedish restoration services firm Munters has sold its moisture control services business to private equity firm Triton in a move that will see a number of key partnerships in the UK insurance market change ownership.
Intermediaries back Law Commission plan over payments
Insurance intermediaries have backed Law Commission plans to introduce legislation making policyholders formally responsible for the payment of their premiums.
Travel insurers escape Goldtrail claims
Travel insurers are likely to escape a surge in claims following the collapse of holiday company Goldtrail, with the UK Civil Aviation Authority set to pick up the bill.
Lloyd's affirmed as A+
Ratings agency Fitch has affirmed Lloyd's of London's insurer financial strength rating at A+.
Brit deal in the balance
Private equity house Apollo is not expected to up its offer for Brit, meaning the chances of the deal being successful are 50:50, according to Jefferies International.
Deloitte retention stats rejected
Allianz has rejected claims that the increasing cost of personal lines policies will lead to a reduction in customer retention.
Editor's comment: ABI headhunt back on
There is no other way of looking at the Kerrie Kelly debacle than as a bit of an embarrassment for the Association of British Insurers.
Quinn: PI insurers losers after defeat
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has welcomed the Court of Appeal's decision to uphold an earlier ruling denying Quinn Direct access to confidential information on a small firm of solicitors that it insured.
QBE hires Scotland head
QBE has appointed Maureen Robertson as commercial manager, leading its business in Scotland.
Axa uses headhunters
Axa Insurance is understood to have employed headhunters to look for a candidate to fill an extended role to that of Anthony Middle, managing director of commercial lines, who has left to join Aviva in December.
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Brownsword founder leaves
David Brownsword has left his role as executive chairman of Brownsword Group, two years after returning to the fraud investigation company that he founded.
Octagon joins aggregator
Motor insurer Octagon has joined the panel of aggregator Compare the Market. Octagon, which launched last November, was previously available exclusively on Go Compare.
Kelly quits ABI
The Association of British Insurers is on the hunt for a new director general following the announcement that Kerrie Kelly has stepped down.
Fraud named as factor for motor insurance premium rise
Insurance giants Zurich and Axa have identified fraud as a factor in recent rises in motor insurance premiums.
Medical report highlights insurance market failure
The UK's midwifery associate bodies are poised to step up their bid to gain insurance cover for independent practitioners, following the publication of the Finlay Scott report on the issue.
ABI: liability classes lead rise in fraud detection
Figures from the Association of British Insurers published this week are expected to reveal the amount of insurance fraud detected and prevented last year by its members rose again, reaching a total of 122 000 cases — up from 107 00 in 2008 — with a…
German government voices opposition to Neal Bill
The German ambassador to the United States Klaus Scharioth has written to house ways and means committee chairman Sandy Levin registering the opposition of the German government to the Neal Bill.
Career development & CSR news: Markerstudy creates workforce programme
Markerstudy has launched a programme aimed at improving the skills of its entire workforce.
Kiln appoints two in Asia
Insurance and reinsurance underwriters Kiln have appointed Paul Dreblow and Kenneth Leung to their team in Asia.
Medicals Direct buys rival
North London-based medical services provider Medicals Direct Group has acquired competitor Medibureau for an undisclosed sum.
Adjuster appoints new Greek head
Charles Taylor adjusting has appointed James Greene as director of its average adjusting business, Richards Hogg Lindley (Hellas), in Piraeus, Greece.