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Budget expected to unveil credit insurance scheme
The chancellor Alistair Darling is set to unveil plans for a state guaranteed credit insurance scheme in next week's Budget, the FT has reported.
Policyfast recruits new broker development managers
Online wholesale broker Policyfast has bolstered its Huntingdon-based team with the hire of two new broker development managers.
Coverbox establishes new call centre
Insurance company Coverbox has established a new customer call centre to support its website.
Guy Carpenter grabs US brokers from Aon Benfield and Carvill
Guy Carpenter has confirmed a number of hirings from Aon Benfield and RK Carvill.
Validus will grow 'with or without' IPC deal - CEO
Bermudian (re)insurer Validus has said that it will grow its operations whether or not its $1.68bn takeover of Bermudian rival IPC Holdings is accepted by IPC's shareholders, Validus' chief executive Ed Noonan has told Reinsurance.
Assurant Solutions launches home emergency cover
Specialist insurance company Assurant Solutions has unveiled a new home emergency assistance cover to help homeowners cover the cost of unexpected repairs.
Miller strengthens contingency team
Miller Insurance Services has boosted its contingency offering with three new hires in its accident and health team.
Heath Lambert partners with charity to insure polio patients
Heath Lambert and the British Polio Fellowship have launched a range of insurance products for those afflicted with polio and post polio syndrome, roughly 120,000 people in the UK.
Metlife says will not anticipate in TARP program
US insurance giant Metlife has said that it will not be participating in the US Treasury's Capital Purchase Program.
Ships braving Gulf of Aden seeing insurance costs jump 'tenfold' - Aon
(BestWire) - Ships that brave the Gulf of Aden, an area plagued by pirate attacks, are seeing premiums for kidnap and random insurance jump tenfold as acts of piracy escalate, according to global insurance broker Aon Risk Services.
Total Cat bond issuance off 6.5% in Q1 2009 - Guy Carpenter
Total Catastrophe bond issuance for the first three months of the year fell 6.5% to $575m, research from Guy Carpenter has shown.
Axa Assistance renews partnership
Axa Assistance has renewed its partnership with Footman James after signing a new two-year motor breakdown deal.
Brit appoints property liability class underwriter
Brit Insurance has appointed Neil McMillan as its class underwriter for the property liability arm of its Global Markets business.
Brit grabs underwriter from Canopius
Brit Insurance said it has appointed Neil McMillan as class underwriter for property liability with its global markets business.
Provider warns islanders to mind the healthcare gap after new UK ruling
Channel Islanders visiting the UK should be aware of the risk of costly medical bills following the UK's decision to withdraw access to free NHS care from residents of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and Herm, says AXA PPP Healthcare.
Insurers lacking 'overall view of the business' in risk management
A number of insurers have not invested in methods of managing risk exposures throughout the company, an Economist Intelligence Unit survey and research paper has revealed.
More than nine in ten IP claims paid by Aegon SE
Aegon Scottish Equitable has published its income protection claims statistics for 2008, revealing that it paid out 93% of claims.
PFS rolls out RDR study groups
The Personal Finance Society (PFS) is rolling-out a series of regional study groups to help its members prepare for the Diploma in Financial Planning exams.
Going to the Biba conference - then twitter with us
As the media partners for this year's Biba Conference in Manchester - and producers of the conference's daily newspaper - Post Magazine/Insurance Age and PB's group editor in chief Ant Gould has set up a twitter account for you to share your views both…
Towergate launches SME Energy Certification service
Towergate Partnership has launched a new Energy Certification service designed to help SME's meet the requirements of the European Energy Performance Buildings Directive.
Berkshire loses top rating from Moody's
Ratings agency Moody's has cut its credit ratings on Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire to Aa2, and cut to Aa1, its ratings on Berkshire's reinsurance subsidiary National Indemnity Co and bond insurance arm Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp.
Four property underwriters quit QBE for Liberty International Underwriters
Four senior underwriters, and one other member of the 30-strong London Endurance Risk Practice team, who were due to relocate to QBE , are understood to have left the company. Industry sources told Reinsurance the five were destined to join Liberty…
Heath Lambert lands Targetfollow deal
Heath Lambert Group has been appointed to place the general insurance of commercial property company Targetfollow.
GAB Robins UK appoints new casualty director
GAB Robins UK has appointed Kim Alcock as its new casualty director with immediate effect.