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Appointment at Allianz Retail
Allianz Retail has appointed Adrian Mitri as director of operations and Tom Moss as director of unde...
Brit Insurance reports rise in GWP
Brit Insurance has reported a 10.5% rise in gross written premiums (GWP) to 1.12bn for the 2008 fina...
MoneyExpert.com launches cashback deal
MoneyExpert.com has launched a cashback deal for customers who select a car insurance policy from it...
Axa head outlines grand plans to regain market position
Axa's chief executive officer has admitted the insurer's motor insurance offering was not up to scra...
Williams resigns from LV role
LV has confirmed that Debra Williams has parted company with the insurer only months after officiall...
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Insurer establishes Scottish base to grow SME
MMA Insurance has made a bid to expand its commercial lines proposition with the establishment of a ...
Close Premium Finance reminds brokers of its stable position
Close Premium Finance moved to remind brokers of its stable financial position, despite the well-pub...
Fledgling company seeks to fill services gap in UK letting market
A web-based insurance services company has been launched to support the residential letting market. ...
Survey looks at FSA's work
A survey of insurance sector lawyers has revealed that a significant minority are concerned that the...
Appointment at JLT
Patrick Snowball has joined Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group (JLT) as a non-executive director. His appo...
Irish regulator slaps £2.5m fine on Quinn for loans breach
Sean Quinn has stepped down as director and chairman of Quinn Insurance, following the imposition of...
News agency rolls out comparison site for bike owners
Motorcycle News (MCN) and Call Connection have rolled out an online insurance cost-comparison site g...
Comparethemarket.com adds to range of products
Comparethemarket.com has added to its range of financial services products. The site will now includ...
S&P affirms ratings for Aviva subsidiaries
Standard & Poor's has affirmed its ratings of the main Aviva operating subsidiaries as 'AA/AA-' ('ve...
FSA defends practices as rogue broker slips through application net
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has denied that it is under-resourced, following the banning ...
Industry support sought for new fraud initiative
A proposition for a market-wide initiative to investigate post-settlement fraudulent personal injury...
OurNetwork panel to comprise experienced senior brokers
OurNetwork's broker advisory panel will comprise a group of experienced senior brokers, responsible ...
Broker market shows concentration of power
Consolidators may be finding it difficult to retain business following an acquisition, according to ...
Insurer looks to improve consumer access to flood risk information
Almost two-thirds of UK homeowners do not feel prepared in the event of a flood occurring in the are...
Cunningham Lindsey launches mediation service
Loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey has launched a mediation service that will give disputing parties a...
Talent Initiative database accessible to insurance companies
Insurance companies will now have direct access to the Chartered Insurance Institute's (CII) Talent ...
Recession will lead to more claims
The recession will lead to higher levels of claims against liability policies, Association of Insura...
Risk perspectives - Assessing workplace safety
Many businesses simply do not know whether or not they are compliant with health & safety (H&S) regu...