UK insurance
Groupama expand UK presence
Groupama have increased their UK presence with the expansion of its commercial team. In the move, a team of three new underwriters will service...
Covéa to capitalise on its UK presence
Covéa today announced its intention to bring together the insurance businesses of Provident Insurance and MMA Insurance into a single company under a new...
Oak expands distribution footprint with Westinsure
High net worth specialist Oak Underwriting PLC has agreed a deal with Westinsure Group to provide high net worth (HNW) expertise to its network...
UK’s building stock being systematically attacked warns insurer Ecclesiastical
Specialist insurer Ecclesiastical today renewed its warning that many of Britain’s churches and buildings are being systematically targeted by criminals for their valuable metal.Speaking...
British bank Lloyds says it is cutting 650 jobs
Britain's state-controlled Lloyds Banking Group said Wednesday it was cutting another 650 jobs as the company continues to streamline its operations.
"Significant progress has been...
British bank RBS says will axe 2,600 jobs, mostly in insurance division
Britain's state-rescued lender Royal Bank of Scotland announced on Monday that it plans to axe 2,600 jobs.
The bank, which is 83-percent owned by the...
Britain announces plans to break up state rescued banks RBS and Lloyds
Britain is to force state-rescued banks RBS and Lloyds Banking Group to sell assets in a massive shake-up of the banking sector but will...
Brit Insurance reports great sales and investment returns
Lloyd's of London insurer Brit reported stronger nine-month sales and investment returns, and said insurance prices in the British market were set to keep...
BIBA welcomes Conservative promise of caution in dismantling FSA
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has today welcomed the recent clarification by George Osborne, the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, where he promised...
THB Group : acquisition of Property Risk Management
THB, the specialist insurance, reinsurance and risk management business, has announced a new acquisition to enhance its risk management proposition.
Property Risk Management Limited ("PRM")...
