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Abuse case costs insurers $227m
A total of 12 insurers are contributing more than $200m towards a multi-million-dollar class action ...
JLT claims Bermudian market leadership with buy
Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) says it expects to place over $400m of premium in the Bermudian market ...
Brit hands brokers £50m authority for share buyback
Brit has granted its bankers the right to purchase up to £50m ($102.4m) worth of shares over the sum...
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Country profile: Spain
Veggie insurance is nothing new
The vegetarian insurance option launched by Animal Friends Insurance on Monday is nothing new, COVER can reveal.
Brit in Lloyd's first
Brit Insurance has become the first Lloyd's syndicate to sign up the services of Risk Stop.
Axa in brokers "can take time" storm
The Institute of Insurance Brokers has accused Axa of biting the hand that feeds it with a recent mailer which said going through a broker "can take time".
Fleet managers must improve safety data
Fleet managers are being urged to improve the quality of their road safety data in order to draw effective lessons from benchmarking their levels of work-related road safety against other companies.
Arista adds to product portfolio with contractors combined
Arista, the commercial lines underwriting organisation, has launched a Contractors Combined policy following the launch of its Tradesmen and Professionals product earlier this month.
Law firm warns over flood clean up
Flood-affected companies whose staff get involved in cleaning-up their business premises must consider very carefully all the potential health and safety risks before any work begins, even if this means slowing down the process, law firm Reynolds Porter…
Fortis to expand team by 50% in new broker assault
Fortis is set to increase the size of its broker team by 50 per cent over the coming months. In a reorganisation of its sales force, Fortis has created 12 districts throughout the UK, each with a broker relationship manager. Steve Berry and James Astle -…
Comparethemarket.com appoints managing director
Comparethemarket.com has announced that Kal Samra has been appointed to the role of managing director for the business.
Former NU exec heads broker's new commercial comparison website
Bolton based wholesale broker U K Facilities has launched a commercial comparative online website.
Norwich Union diversifies its agricultural offering
Farmers need increasingly different types of cover as they diversify their business, according to Norwich Union.
Pick of the Week
Anthony Gould, editor in chief, provides a run down of the major news stories from tomorrow’s issue o...
Autoglass secures LV deal
Glass repair and replacement specialist Autoglass has secured a three-year deal with insurer LV. Gor...
Quinn in talks over insurer list exclusion
Liability insurer Quinn has admitted it is in talks with two major construction companies over its e...
JLT in Bermudian boast
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has acquired Park (Bermuda), which will be combined with its existing Bermuda...
The claimant's view: Testing the validity of psychometric analysis
"I was so busy thinking about what I would write for my next Post column the other day that I walked...
Appointment at Marsh
Marsh has announced the appointment of Chris Wallace as head of its commercial client practice in th...