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Higos buys again in Devon
Higos Insurance has bought Plymstock Insurance Centre, near Plymouth.
National Friendly withdraws two health products
National Friendly has withdrawn its five Year Fixed Healthcare and Healthguard products for sale to new customers.
Heath Lambert reacts to departures in Scotland
Heath Lambert has announced a series of appointments in Scotland.
Groupama moves to capitalise upon bike opportunities
Groupama Insurances has adapted its motorbike cover in a bid to grow its account in this area.
Heath Lambert loses Aberdeen team to Towergate
Towergate Insurance Aberdeen has recruited Mark Webster and his team from Heath Lambert.
Brokers remain confident but only just, according to survey
Insurance brokers remain optimistic about the overall business situation in the sector, but at a markedly lower level than previously, according to a report by the CBI and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Dual launches combined liability product
Dual Corporate Risks has launched a combined professional indemnity and products liability product for computer consultants and contractors.
Select & Protect enhances product and trading platform
Select & Protect has announced the addition of Groupama to its underwriting panel as part of a re-launch of one of its home insurance products.
Exeter Friendly expands excess options after broker feedback
Exeter Family Friendly has announced the launch of a range of excess options on Health Cover for Me for the first time.
ECInsurance expands in Scotland and Northern England
ECInsurance has promoted one executive and appointed a new hire in a bid to increase its manpower in Scotland and Northern England.
Liberty Mutual's regional presence expands further
Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe is to expand its commercial mid market offering with new offices in Birmingham and London.
Blanc begins revamp of Axa's commercial senior management
A strategic review of Axa’s business has led to a host of its UK commercial senior management being informed their jobs are at risk, Insurance Age’s sister publication Post has learnt.
Arc claims market first with new maintenance product
Arc Legal Assistance has launched a specialist cover to enable individuals to pursue defaulting maintenance payers.
Cancer u-turn reveals division in PMI
Bupa’s u-turn on capping cancer cover for its corporate schemes has exposed how fragmented the private medical insurance (PMI) industry is in its approach to the disease.
Zurich targets Europe with commercial broker hires
Zurich’s UK General Insurance business has made three senior appointments in the commercial broker team.
Court ruling puts a stop to broker termination clauses
The Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court decision that it is not possible for a broker to enforce a termination clause if the insured goes out of business.
RSA's property product completes its SME suite
RSA has launched a new product created specifically for property owners who own and let single or multi-premise portfolios.
Japan Earthquake will not trigger hard market, says Willis Re
Relatively orderly price movements at the 1 April Japanese reinsurance renewals have indicated that the Tohoku Earthquake is not the catalyst that will bring about a hard market, according to Willis Re.
LV reports switch from loss to profit in 2010
LV has revealed a reversal of 2009’s £172.2m after tax loss to a profit of £21.3m in 2010 as it published its full year group results.
Fusion to recruit 100 staff in Coventry
BGL owned contact centre, Fusion, has announced a recruitment drive for 100 jobs in Coventry.
Bribery Act looms as guidance is published
The director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Keir Starmer QC, and the director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Richard Alderman, have issued joint guidance for prosecutors on the Bribery Act 2010.
PPI tops list of complaints about general insurance
Complaints made to the regulator about payment protection insurance (PPI) came second only to complaints made about banking last year.
Jackson proposals to be implemented in full
The Lord Chancellor, Kenneth Clarke, today announced in the House of Commons proposals for implementing major changes to the way in which civil litigation is funded in England and Wales.
Axa makes latest commercial team appointment
Axa has appointed the Chartered Insurance Institute’s (CII) Alasdair Stewart as commercial director.