What are the stories hitting the headlines this week?
Departure
Marsh senior vice-president and head of solicitors’ professional indemnity Janine Parker has left, Insurance Times understands. Parker headed up the Marsh team responsible for sourcing solicitors’ PI insurance for law firms of one to four partners.
Ask
Biba has written to chancellor George Osborne to urge the government not to raise insurance premium tax in the budget this year and to better recognise the value of insurance brokers.
Move
Former AXA Personal Lines managing director of intermediary and partnership sales Mike Keating has joined Midas Underwriting as managing director of UK operations. He left AXA last December.
Promotions
Allianz Commercial has promoted Karen Johnson to property manager and Stephen Cornforth to property underwriting manager, both in London, and appointed Chris Kraushaar as property manager in Manchester.
Buy
AXA and QBE bought parts of HSBC Insurance. AXA is paying $494m (£314m) for assets in Hong Kong, Singapore, India and Indonesia, and GI distributed by HSBC in Mexico.
Hosted by comedian and actor Tom Allen, 34 Gold, 23 Silver and 22 Bronze awards were handed out across an amazing 34 categories recognising brilliance and innovation right across the breadth of UK general insurance.
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