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Floods cause more than 50,000 claims
In what is on course to be the wettest year since records began in 1766, 2007's floods have resulted...
Engineers can watch claims live
A YouTube.com-style internet service that allows insurers to view subsidence and drainage claims liv...
Police Mutual buys Roland Smith
Lichfield-based Police Mutual, a provider of financial services to the police, has acquired Liverpoo...
BIBA concerned over premium simplification
The proposed simplification of insurance premiums put forward by the Law Commission in July 2007 has...
FSA surgery dates
The Financial Services Authority has released the dates of its latest round of surgeries. Advice and...
Appointment at AIG Private Client Group
Mike Wimbridge has been appointed senior underwriter on AIG Private Client Group's yacht cover. He h...
IMD apprehension still high
The Insurance Mediation Directive has finally been fully implemented across all 27 European member s...
Industry panel calls for supportive regulation
The Financial Services Authority's Smaller Businesses Practitioner Panel, which monitors the overall...
Appointment at The Markerstudy Group
The Markerstudy Group has appointed Peter Smith as schemes underwriting manager. Formerly head of pr...
A charitable affair
Some sections of the charity market remain underinsured. Jane Bernstein looks at the significant opportunities in this sector
Big guns push for SME drive
Marsh, Aon and Willis have renewed their interests in the small to medium-sized enterprises market w...
Appointment at Whittington Group
Whittington Group has made two appointments: Julian Tighe as strategic acquisitions manager and Hele...
Appointment at St Paul Travelers
Sir John Carter has been appointed non-executive chairman of St Paul Travelers. Sir John was previou...
Appointment at Arista
Arista has appointed Dawn Hopson to its underwriting team in Bristol.Hopson, previously employed by ...
Crawford Davis chooses CCV as new home
Worthing-based broker Crawford Davis has become the latest acquisition for Cullum Capital Ventures. ...
Appointment at Benfield
Benfield has appointed Frank Rieder, senior vice president, to its international reinsurance and non...
Oval moves into the North-west
Warrington-based Creamer Group has become Oval's first acquisition in the North-west in a move that ...
Appointment at Liberty International Underwriters
Liberty International Underwriters has appointed Sean Gilborson as regional underwriter for professi...
Cobra buys Tubb shares
Recently AIM-listed Cobra has exercised an option to acquire the share capital of commercial broker ...