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Chubb Europe now domiciled in the UK
As of 1 January 2009 Chubb Insurance Europe is now registered in the UK as Chubb Insurance Company of Europe SE (CICE SE) and is regulated and authorised by the UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA).
UK SMEs benefit from £650m of EIB finance in 2008
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed three new generation EIB loans for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK for a total of £650m (EUR 720m). Three UK banks - Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Barclays Bank and Bank of Scotland (HBOS)…
Giles completes first acquisition of 2009
Giles Insurance Brokers has acquired LRG Insurance Services. This is Giles' first acquisition of the year and follows 21 acquisitions in 2008. Ashley Cooper, currently managing director of LRG, will take on the position of regional director within Giles.
WR Berkley Insurance (Europe) acquires
WR Berkley Insurance (Europe), (WRB Europe) has completed the acquisition of Irish Professional Risks to form WR Berkley Insurance Ireland.
Insurance managers fear dire prognosis for the year ahead
A survey published by the Chartered Management Institute has compounded fears for business across th...
CCV has acquired Moray Firth Insurance Brokers
Cullum Capital Ventures (CCV) has acquired Moray Firth Insurance Brokers. Based in Inverness and Elg...
Swinton deal bolsters its position as UK's largest high street broker
Swinton has cemented its position as the largest high street broker in the UK with the purchase of E...
A stressful year lies ahead
Letter to President Petrov Arverbeyev Kazakhstan Insurance Company Astana, Kazakhstan Dear Petrov...
THB completes acquisition of GlobeSure
Thompson Heath & Bond (THB) has completed the acquisition of its appointed representative, GlobeSure...
Aggregators to unite under trade body in push for professionalism
The price comparison sector is set to make a bold bid for greater respectability with the imminent f...
CII drops merger with Antipodean cousin as latter discloses finances
The proposed merger between the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) and its Australian and New Zeala...
Hiscox cutbacks see its private clients operation in Bristol axed
Hiscox is to shut down its private clients operation in Bristol as part of a plan to scale back its ...
How to weather the storm
Beating the crunch
Happy new year
Predictions for 2009
Scam busters
With the news that Axa has set up a specialist anti-fraud team and begun investigating more than 400 motor accident cases in which fraudulent activity has been suspected, MichelleWorvell asks if the industry is winning the fight against fraud and what…
December
The Chartered Insurance Institute hired a new director of general insurance to replace Peter Knowles...
New career-building website launched
A new career-building website, abintegro.com, has been launched featuring a 'three-dimensional CV', ...
Small broker focus - Keep in touch to stay in control
The recession cycle rolls out in three stages. In the first, there is a tendency to hope for the bes...
A core cover
Market overview
Biba strikes deal to avoid need for mandatory commission disclosure
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has staved off the threat of mandatory commission ...
Body of trust
Broker trade bodies
A monthly look at who is moving where ..
BROKERS Stuart Lawson has been appointed head of Aon Trade Credit (ATC) where he will be responsibl...
Struggling SMEs face growing threat of crime against them
As many small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) struggle to survive the current economic instabilit...
Equity Red Star opens office in Leeds
Expanding its regional fleet and special risks business in Northern England, Equity Red Star has ope...