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Mondial Assistance renews Last Minute deal
Mondial Assistance in the UK has signed a new three-year pan-European contract online travel and leisure retailer Lastminute.com.
Esure to stop underwriting Halifax policies
Esure will cease to underwrite Halifax's motor policies after it was bought out by founder Peter Wood from majority stakeholder Lloyds Banking Group in a £185m deal.
Provident is front runner for Tesco motor panel
Tesco Bank is poised to sign deals with several insurers, including up-for-sale Provident, to handle "non-standard risks" as part of a panel arrangement, Post has learnt.
Former Junction boss takes new Capita role
The former head of business development at broker Junction has joined Capita to focus on winning new business across the group's insurance business.
PMI group strikes newspaper deal
Readers of The Telegraph will be offered advice and products through a new partnership between the newspaper group and The Private Health Partnership.
Capita appoints new business development director
Capita has appointed Martin Williams as its business development director to drive business in new and existing markets and to focus on developing strategic partnerships.
Allianz strikes deal with motor giant
Daimler Financial Services and Allianz SE conclude agreement under which the insurance group becomes Daimler's strategic partner for the international automotive insurance business.
CEO Rolfe quits UK General
UK General Insurance CEO Tim Rolfe will be leaving the group for family reasons at the end of March 2010, it was announced today. Chairman Howard Posner will act as leader of the business until a successor is found.
New senior manager appointed at BGL
Nik Hobson has been appointed as senior manager for panel development. Mr Hobson’s appointment brings the panel development team up to 17, compared to seven employees 18 months ago.
Auger takes pain from drains
Drainage company Auger has launched a new 10-year warranty scheme in conjunction with Liberty Insurance.
Fortis announces recruitment drive
Up to 550 new recruits following deals with Tesco Bank and Toyota
Opodo unveils travel insurance partner
Mondial Assistance to work with online travel agency across four countries.
Aggregator joins forces with Microsoft
Beat That Quote in further white label agreement with MSN
Barclays and Aviva extend tie up
Insurer's outgoing CEO Igal Mayer "delighted" bank and insurer will work together until 2015.
John Charcol launches GI broking partnership
Mortgage Adviser teams up with Lark.
Pick of the week
Aviva in corporate risk return; contract law threat to SME premiums; Marsh CEO plans review and regulated individuals plummet.
AA Insurance enters commercial fray with affinity deal
Moorhouse chair Lyndon Wood hails tie-up with broker.
Interview - Coversure: Covering all bases for sure success
Having appointed two well-known market figures, Coversure's profile is on the up. Jonathan Swift met the senior team to get the lowdown on their plans for the franchise-based broker.
UK insurer to create 550 new jobs
Fortis CEO Barry Smith confirms first raft of jobs linked to major business wins.