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Aviva enhances motor trade offerings
Aviva has made enhancements to its motor trade offering and commercial combined policies.
Ryan Insurance goes back in time to celebrate 35 years
Ipswich based Ryan Insurance is celebrating reaching its 35th year in business this month.
Liberty Syndicates in motor market drive
Liberty Syndicates Management, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, is entering the UK and Irish motor insurance markets through the hiring of a team of specialist motor underwriters.
Former PowerPlace sales director Wayne Tonge joins Keelan Westall
Commercial property insurance broker Keelan Westall – part of the property and commercial division of Barbon Insurance Group – has appointed Wayne Tonge as head of business.
Markerstudy joins IFIG board
Markerstudy Group has joined the board of the Insurance Fraud Investigators Group.
Defaqto finds only 21% of fully comp motor policies cover ULR
After analysing 223 comprehensive motor insurance policies, Defaqto has found insurers significantly vary in their approach to uninsured loss recovery (ULR).
Royal Bank of Scotland Group fined £5.6m by FSA
The watchdog has fined members of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBSG) £5.6m for failing to have adequate systems and controls in place to prevent breaches of UK financial sanctions.
Esure outsources IT in £26m five year deal
Esure has migrated its IT platforms and hardware away from former joint venture partner, Lloyds Banking Group, through a £26m ‘build and run’ outsourcing contract with Capgemini UK, who will now manage the majority of Esure’s IT infrastructure for the…
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QBE wins Towergate property account
QBE has confirmed that it has entered into an agreement to be the insurer for Towergate’s commercial property owners business.
Allianz updates business cover
Allianz Commercial has announced a revamp of its Commercial Select product.
Powerplace opens up to wider market
Towergate's online system has extended its reach from Open GI users to all commercial brokers
Jelf unveils Les Owen as new chairman
The Jelf Group has appointed Les Owen as its new non-executive chairman following the retirement of David Walker.
Cooper Gay plans to double worldwide binding authorities
Cooper Gay has announced plans to double the number of binding authorities it handles worldwide within three years, following the appointment of James Kininmonth as MD of its underwriting and distribution management (UMD) division.
Insurance net exports reach record level
Figures from TheCityUK’s annual report, UK Financial Sector Net Exports, have shown that insurance net exports reached a record £8.3bn in 2009.
ABI appoints new investment committee chairman
Alain Dromer, chief executive of Aviva Investors, is to become the next Investment Committee Chairman of the Association of British Insurers (ABI).
Octagon appoints claims director
Octagon has announced the appointment of Peter Goodright as claims director.
Aon reports fall in UK revenue
Aon today reported commission and fees in its UK arm declined 8% to $167m in the second quarter of 2010 (Q2 2009: $181m).
Oxygen appoints new head of corporate risk office
Oxygen Insurance Brokers has appointed Simon Rowlands as head of office at Oxygen Corporate Risks in Leeds.
JLT reports strong first half results
JLT starts the year strongly with £70m of profits and good trading in Australasia and Latin America.
Lorega announces ATE service launch
Lorega has launched a new after the event claims preparation, mitigation and negotiation service.
ABI flood defence warning
The Association of British Insurers has warned the coalition government must make investment in flood defences a priority despite the squeeze on spending
Government to scrap default retirement age
Employers will no longer be able to make people retire at 65 under new laws.
Willis reports return to UK growth
Willis has reported net income from continuing operations for the quarter ended 30 June 2010 was $89m. The figure is above last year’s $87m in the same period.