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Lorega and Keychoice join forces
Lorega has joined with Keychoice to provide commercial loss recovery insurance and services for its members.
Argo targets liability market with new hire
Argo International has appointed a new head of international general liability.
Synergy sale marks latest shake up in HNW sector
High net worth managing general agent (MGA), Synergy Insurance Services, has been purchased by Randall and Quilter.
Congregational appoints head of underwriting
Congregational & General Insurance (CGI) has appointed Andy Squires as head of underwriting.
Donaldson insists brokers come first at RSA
RSA’s Paul Donaldson has reaffirmed the insurer’s commitment to the broker market while dismissing rival insurer strategies, as “sound bites”.
Blanc pleased with progress but demands more
Amanda Blanc has challenged rival insurers to “put their money where their mouth is” on chartered status as she hailed the progress of her own broker-focused strategy.
XL appoints Hendrick as insurance operations chief
Greg Hendrick will become chief executive of XL’s insurance business on 1 January 2012 when incumbent Dave Duclos retires.
Austyn Tusler shows up at Barbican
Former Hiscox private clients chief Austyn Tusler has moved to Barbican, one of a series of appointments at the Lloyd’s syndicate.
DAS buys Everything Legal
DAS UK has purchased online legal services company Everything Legal.
Aviva unveils new regional broking structure
Aviva has confirmed it has moved from a five, to six-region structure with the addition of Scotland in a reorganisation of its 29 branch network effective immediately.
New Midlands manager for Ink Insurance
Ink Insurance has appointed Lee Bayliss as regional underwriting manager to the Midlands area.
Ghost brokers ripping off thousands of motorists
Thousands of drivers could be unknowingly uninsured after purchasing fraudulent or fake cover, according to a BBC report.
Axa denies reports it will take Bluefin in-house
Axa has refuted claims, published in the Sunday Telegraph, that it plans to take the general insurance broking segment of Bluefin in-house.
LMA urges Ombudsman to look at true costs of rising motor premiums
The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) has stressed that losses in the motor insurance market and unnecessary costs faced by insurers are responsible for pushing up prices for customers.
Insurance Age blog: The Social Network
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In conversation with Thunderhead: Customer engagement and the need to shift from an ‘inside-out’ to ‘outside-in’ culture
There is a lot of talk about enterprises changing their cultures from ‘inside-out’ to ‘outside-in’, but what does this mean, how does this impact the customer and who is best positioned to oversee it?
Axa opens two new offices and hints at more to come
Axa Commercial Lines has officially opened new branches in Bristol and Newcastle.
Tusler leaves Hiscox
Austyn Tusler, head of art and private client business at Hiscox has left the high net worth insurer.
Allianz claims success in Darren Bent case despite apparent loss
Allianz has hailed the Court of Appeal’s judgement in the credit hire case of England footballer Darren Bent as a significant victory for the general insurance industry.
Chubb continues with Ireland expansion
Chubb Insurance has made two appointments to its commercial insurance team in Ireland.
Aviva loses broker leaders in North and Midlands
Aviva has confirmed to Insurance Age that Alan Drury, head of trading, North West and Northern Ireland, along with Mike Smith, head of trading, Midlands and East, will both leave the insurer at the end of the year.
England footballer defeats Allianz in credit hire case
The Court of Appeal has found in favour of England footballer Darren Bent in his ongoing credit hire legal wrangle with Allianz Insurance.
Sean Quinn ordered to repay £358m
The founder of Quinn Group, Sean Quinn, has been ordered to pay the former Anglo Irish Bank €417m (£358m) by the High Court in Dublin.
Brit UK retail sale progresses
Brit Insurance is close to finalising the first round of the bidding process for its UK retail arm.