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Career development & CSR news: 'Superb' broker duo scoops top claims service accolade
Two claims handlers at Stirling-based broker Denis O Brown & Associates have been jointly honoured with an award for their customer service and professionalism.
Cullum snares BIB businesses
Cullum Capital Ventures has completed the acquisition of two businesses in the North east of England.
Liberty adds agriculture and weather lines
Liberty Syndicates Management is entering the agricultural and weather reinsurance market by hiring a team of specialist underwriters.
Liberty Syndicates enters agricultural and weather reinsurance
Liberty Syndicates Management is entering the agricultural and weather reinsurance market through the hiring of a team of specialist underwriters.
Liberty Syndicates enters agricultural and weather reinsurance
Liberty Syndicates Management is entering the agricultural and weather reinsurance market through the hiring of a team of specialist underwriters.
Climate change - Governance: Running hot and cold
Risk managers have been gearing up for the impact of climate change, but one area of uncertainty remains. Lindene Patton takes a look at the political and regulatory factors.
Spelman named Defra secretary
Prime minister David Cameron has appointed Caroline Spelman as secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs.
$25bn African microinsurance market mostly untapped, finds report
Little over 2% of Africa's 700 million working poor are covered by insurance, representing a vast untapped opportunity for social and economic development, according to a new study by the Microinsurance Innovation Facility of the International Labour…
Allianz launches e-cover notes for brokers
Allianz Retail operations has introduced free electronic cover notes for imarket registered brokers.
TIP recruits two new staff to York office
The insurance partnership has recruited Bob Blackburn as association director and Nick Savage as a key commercial account handler.
Aon Benfield warns of 20-30% reduction in profit for crop insurers
Aon Benfield report reveals that proposed changes to the Standard Reinsurance Agreement by the USDA could induce challenging market conditions for US crop reinsurers participating in the Federal insurance program.
Transactor new provider for Cornish Mutual
Transactor Global Solutions is the new provider for south west based insurer, Cornish Mutual, with a complete system replacement scheduled to go live in September 2010.
UK General confirms 20 jobs are at risk
UK General has confirmed that 20 jobs are potentially at risk as a result of the restructure of its branch network.
UK General announces restructure of its branch network
UK General has unveiled the latest stage of its strategy for the SME commercial market, confirming Fortis as capacity provider for SME business and rural.
RLI expanding into crop reinsurance
RLI expands into crop reinsurance with a quota share agreement
Environment Agency publishes indepth report into 2007 floods
It estimates £3.2bn worth of damage was caused, but a quarter of households were not insured.
Acquisitive Lloyd's insurer Amlin swoops again
Crowe Livestock Underwriting latest target for insurance group.
Lloyd’s report says microinsurance provides opportunities for all
Insurance for low income individuals can play an important role in helping communities in developing countries mitigate and adapt to climate change, and to provide the security needed to develop long term sustainability projects, according to Lloyd’s.
Groupama launches Romanian subsidiary
Insurer Groupmama has launched Groupama Asigurari in the Romanian insurance market.