Insurer News – Page 309
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NewsArista hires regional trading manager for north-east
Darren Kelly joins Towergate-owned agency from Troon Underwriting
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NewsAviva to buy Friends Life for £5.6bn in ‘shock’ move
Company says deal will cut debt, but news prompts icy response from analysts
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NewsGovernment to ban insurers from paying terrorist ransoms
Home Secretary Theresa May to reveal ban today
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NewsFraud Report: Disease claims are the fastest growing fraud
Results of the second annual Insurance Times Fraud Survey
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NewsPool Re members agree to let Treasury take 50% share of scheme’s premium
Insurers voted unanimously in favour of changes after Pool Re won concessions from government
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NewsTesco Bank extends home insurance underwriting panel
Legal and General joins Tesco Underwriting, RSA, AXA and Towergate
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NewsMotor insurers to post 108.2% COR in 2014 - EY
Accounting firm expects rate rises of 2% next year but says this will not restore profitability
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NewsQuindell denies plans to sell shares in National Accident Repair
The outsourcing giant acquired a 25.3% stake in NARS in September 2013
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NewsMarsh hires from Aon and Willis to expand Scottish operations
The appointments follow the acquisition of Aberdeen-based broker Central Insurance Services
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NewsRow over insurance scam led to North Yorkshire bomb hoax
Shamsul Islam accused staff at brother’s pizza shop of receiving bomb parts after they refused to help with scam
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NewsDan Wilkinson reveals growth plan for joint broking venture
Former Willis UK chief exec is targeting 1,400 customers and wants to add up to seven insurers to panel
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NewsAmlin UK GWP drops 4.5% despite company-wide growth
But insurer enjoyed UK renewal rate increases of 2.9%
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NewsJLT MGA hires ex-Towergate Underwriting PI leaders to set up new niche
Peter Newson and Mark Richardson to lead Thistle’s professional indemnity expansion
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NewsRSA hires new claims boss from DAC Beachcroft unit
Bill Paton will join his former boss Steve Lewis when he takes up the role at RSA next year
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NewsHowden to expand into property and construction with first 2014 UK broker acquisition
Broker buys Liverpool-based Powell Bateson and plans further purchases next year
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NewsHamilton to take over Sportscover’s Lloyd's agent and sister broker
Sportscover will continue to provide its Lloyd’s syndicate with sport and leisure business
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NewsTEn 'secures future' as it completes employee-ownership programme
TEn’s employee benefits trust owns almost 70% of the shares in the company
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NewsDUAL hires Stephen Bonnington to head up PI division
The MGA has also hired professional indemnity veteran Peter Holt as chairman
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NewsHiscox launches new bike offering on broker comparison site
Bikmo Plus will be available through Butterworth Spengler’s aggregator Bikmo.com
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NewsDirect Commercial extends capacity with Great Lakes deal
Third capacity provider for motor fleet MGA
