Direct Line enjoys 70% post-tax profit surge for 2013
Insurer sees 2013 profit jump to £312.8m from the £184.3m recorded for 2012. Direct Line Group (DLG) has reported a…
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AIG adds to private client group management
AIG’s UK operation aiming to add greater depth and breadth to HNW offering. AIG has appointed Patrick Cloughley as senior…
Barbican buys marine broker Seacurus
Seacurus to keep current brand Barbican has bought specialist marine insurance broker Seacurus. Seacurus was founded in 2004 and focuses…
Direct Line Group to cut 2,000 more jobs
Insurer seeking to more than double its original £100m cost-saving target Direct Line Group plans to make another 2,000 jobs…
PI fraudster sent to jail
Engineer made fraudulent £900,000 claim for ladder accident An engineer who made a fraudulent £900,000 personal injury claim against his…
Company expects growth from acquisitions to slow down in 2014
Insurance outsourcing firm Quindell has bought accident rehabilitation and medical reporting firm React and Recover. However the company also revealed…
TV ad spots are the insurer’s first since 2009
Co-operative Insurance has launched an advertising campaign comprising TV, radio, digital and direct mail ads in a bid to attract…
Prettejohn leaves Brit following FCA appointment
Departure ends two-year stint on Brit’s board Nick Prettejohn is stepping down as a non-executive director of Lloyd’s insurer Brit…
Direct Line Group to cut 2,000 more jobs
Insurer seeking to more than double its original £100m cost-saving target Direct Line Group plans to make another 2,000 jobs…
Cost of UK flooding hits five year high
Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development centre of excellence has released its latest monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report. The report reveals…