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Opportunity for change
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Appointment at Healix Group
Medical assistance provider Healix Group has appointed a new sales and marketing director. Steve Ho...
IFAA consults on new global protocol
The International Federation of Adjusting Associations is looking to establish a best practice proto...
Royal Assent for pleural plaques delay
Royal Assent for a Scottish pleural plaques bill has been delayed, leaving insurers waiting in the s...
Appointment at Zurich
Zurich Financial Services Group has made a number of management team changes. Inga Beale , who curr...
Boom for D&O insurance
Concerns about the state of the global economy, shareholder action, litigation and the increasing en...
Appointment at Ark
Ark Syndicate Management has made two additions to its property underwriting team. Tim Hankey join...
Appointment at Axa
Axa Insurance has announced a new commercial regional management structure. In its customer delivery...
The specialist approach
Julian Enoizi and Paul Maidment
Purple Allianz alliance
Purple Partnership has joined forces with Allianz Insurance to launch a new small business propositi...
JLT reaffirms bolt-on purchase strategy
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has acquired Lloyd's broker Craven & Partners Holdings and its marine and ene...
Eqecat hires senior exec from RMS
Risk modelling company Eqecat said that William Keogh has been appointed as senior vice president for the company's strategic initiatives division.
Confused adds female-only insurer to panel
Price comparison site Confused has added Women on Wheels to its motor insurance panel.
Heath Lambert partners with the British Polio Fellowship
Unique, Heath Lambert's specialist insurance scheme for people living with pre-existing medical conditions, has partnered with the British Polio Fellowship, the UK charity supporting people with polio and Post Polio Syndrome.
Pick of the week
Senior reporter Sarah Hills looks at the major stories in this week's Post: Consolidators warned their survival rests on reinvention; RSA directors see pay rise as jobs are lost; Direct Line losing out in aggregator dismissal; and Alan Boswell secures…
Pembroke launches electronic infrastructure insurance
Ironshore's Pembroke Syndicate has launched its Electronic Infrastructure Insurance (Eii) product. This will provide cover to businesses for lost revenue and increased costs following a cybercrime, software failure or human error using an IT system.
Lloyd's denies reports of £200m retakaful syndicate set-up
Lloyd's has said that it is currently researching the viability of a retakaful syndicate, but has denied press reports that it is in advanced stages of setting up a syndicate.
White collar crime on the rise, warns Hiscox
Hiscox has warned of a rise in white collar related extortion incidents as the recession continues to hit employment in sectors such as financial services.
Ship stowaway problem set to increase in economic slowdown
The number of ship stowaways has started to increase as the global economic slowdown takes hold, the Standard P&I Club warns in a special bulletin to members.
Police Mutual appoints new chief executive
Police Mutual has hired Stephen Mann as its new chief executive.
Thatcham signs new deal
Insurance repair and research centre Thatcham has signed a new agreement with supplier of vehicle information Glass's.
Liberty Syndicate Management appoints underwriting risk manager
Liberty Syndicate Management has appointed Jamie Crookenden as its new underwriting risk manager.
Liberty snags risk management exec from Canopius
Liberty Syndicates, the Lloyd's of London arm of US insurance giant Liberty Mutual, said it has appointed Jamie Crookenden to the position of underwriting risk manager.
Global Special Risks London team joins Glencairn Energy
Global Special Risks London-based Energy team has joined the newly established Glencairn Energy division.