Insurer News – Page 628
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Standard Life may stop HBOS/Lloyd's TSB merger
Life insurer Standard Life may decide whether the £12bn merger of troubled bank HBOS with Lloyd’s TSB is stopped in favour of a rival proposal from Scottish bankers Sir George Mathewson and former Bank of Scotland chief executive Sir Peter Burt.
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Wind, rain and tornados hit UK
Insurers braced themselves for a further bout of storm and flood damage claims in the UK after mini-twisters hit the south coast and rain affected many areas on Sunday.
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Heritage hires ex-Catlin leader as active underwriter
Former BMS Group chief executive John Spencer also appointed non-executive director.
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NewsWilliams abandons plan to move to Highway
Former Confused boss changed her mind after insurer’s takeover by LV and delisting.
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Fortis overhauls group management
Belgian-Dutch parent of UK insurer to appoint new chief executive and board.
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NewsMutual set up to cover sports clubs stops writing new business
Market has changed and other companies are ‘better placed’ to provide civil liability, says InsureSport.
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XL appoints new UK construction underwriter
Martina Geiss to lead construction business for insurer.
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ABI responds to NHS top-up change
Director general Haddrill says industry has 'key role' in provision of healthcare
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NewsCII reveals plan to link up with Australian group
New professional body will have 105,000 members across 170 countries.
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NewsReinsurance rates ‘to harden’
Benfield says only "significant removal of capital" will harden market.
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NewsFormer executives face life in jail after $544m case
Five former insurance executives on trial over AIG shareholders loss.
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InsureSport suspends business due to soft market
4,500 mutual members to take up new civil liability cover.
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UK worst hit large economy in Europe
British economy headed for major recession, says EU.
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Aggregator adds four to panel
RAC, Bell, Alliance & Leicester and Auto Direct join comparethemarket.com.
