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Heath Lambert loses staff to broking rival
Lloyd's broker Thompson Heath and Bond has poached seven employees from Heath Lambert with the goal ...
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Reserving judgement
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PIAB hits milestone
More than £67m has been awarded by the Irish Personal Injuries Assessment Board since it was launche...
Soaring motor rates signal move towards hard market
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Mondial UK enters motor
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Reshuffle at Groupama
Groupama has created two new regional business development manager positions, with Simon Hurt and An...
Industry faces PR calamity
The insurance industry could be facing a public relations disaster over the recent flooding as suppl...
Outsourcing specialist unveils acquisition
WNS Assistance has revealed plans to market motor-claims technology platforms with its own business-...
Allianz head criticises profit report cover ups
Allianz Insurance's head of commercial motor and motor trade has blasted the market for hiding falli...
Car rates at highest ever
Car insurance premiums have reached their highest ever level, according to AA Insurance's benchmark ...
Liability insurers boosted by animal kick verdict
Legislation governing animals is likely to be tightened, after an injury claim made against the keep...
New sites opened
Dorset-based Car Crash Line has opened more delivery centres to meet demand for its fast reaction ca...
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Appointment at Markerstudy
The Markerstudy Group has appointed Peter Smith as schemes underwriting manager. Formerly head of pr...
New yacht coverage
AIG's Private Client Group has announced the launch of its new yacht product for the high-net worth ...
What the papers said this week
Financial Times The private equity owners of Saga and the AA revealed that they made a £2.4bn p...
Accident prone employees: can we predict who they are?
A company's accident book can often reveal recurring names of employees. Are some people just unluck...
Appointment at St Paul Travelers
Sir John Carter has been appointed non-executive chairman of St Paul Travelers. Sir John was previou...
Morris made MIB chairman
Keith Morris has been appointed chairman of the Motor Insurers’ Bureau. Mr Morris holds positions on the ABI GIC, the ABI Motor Committee, the ABI European Committee, the MIB Levy Group and he chairs the general insurance FOS liaison group.
Virgin Holidays team up with Mondial UK for Families Travel Insurance Deal
Virgin Holidays has teamed up with the insurer Elvia Travel Insurance and online travel insurance administration specialist Mondial UK to provide its travel insurance solutions in a new three year deal.
AIG Private Client Group launches new yacht cover for high net worth market
AIG Private Client has launched a new yacht product for the high net worth market. A ‘one stop’ combined product, it will automatically offer employers’ liability coverage for all crew members.
New gap year travel extension from Hiscox
Hiscox has launched a tailored insurance cover to meet the increasing demand from gap year travellers, as an extension to some of its home and contents policies. The cover will include more unusual sports and activities such as safaris, paragliding and…
AA index claims premiums at highest ever level
Car insurance premiums have reached their highest ever level, according to AA Insurance’s benchmark British insurance premium Index.