Rubicon relocation
Rubicon is to transfer its Colchester operation to two current sites in Maidstone and Solihull.

Rubicon relocationRubicon is to transfer its Colchester operation to two current sites in Maidstone and Solihull. The 30-staff "centre of excellence for motor inspections" will relocate by the time the lease on the current building expires in April.

WTC 'event' trial Larry Silverstein's lawyers accused insurers of trying to rewrite history in the jury trial to decide who pays for the World Trade Centre disaster.The trial began yesterday with Herbert Wachtell, lawyer for WTC leaseholder Silverstein, making a 105-minute opening statement.The first phase of the trial is set to decide what constitutes a single occurance and the role of Willis' Wilprop form. It is estimated that this part of the trial will last eight days.Swiss Re is the largest subscriber to the risk and is understood to be responsible for 22% of the payout.

R&SA sells flatsRoyal & SunAlliance (R&SA) is to sell its executives' luxury flats in London's Mayfair for an estimated £12m.

JLT in council dealJardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) Public Sector Risks has been appointed to provide the tenants insurance contents scheme for Wycombe District Council.The council's tenant participation officer, Val Wright, said many tenants were unaware that they were not automatically covered when they moved in, meaning affordable cover was an important service for the council to provide.

Compliance adviceLaw firm Clyde & Co and insurance consultancy Moore Stephens have joined forces to create a regulation and compliance advice service for intermediaries.

New expat productExpacare Insurance Services has launched a medical plan aimed at expatriate families.Expacare said the new product, Valuecare, was designed as the low cost version of its existing expatriate packages.

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