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• Donnell leaves Swiss Re to head NCCI

  23-10-2015 22:30
  Swiss Re US P&C reinsurance president Bill Donnell is
  leaving the company to head up the National Council on Compensation
  Insurance (NCCI).
  A Swiss Re spokesperson told The Insurance
  Insider that current managing director Keith Wolfe
  has been appointed interim head of US P&C at the reinsurer.
  Wolfe currently heads regional and national business in Swiss
  Re's US P&C reinsurance division.
  Donnell will take the position of president and CEO of the
  workers' comp body with effect from 7 D
  
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• ANV signs MGU partnership with PartnerRe

  23-10-2015 22:30
  ANV Global Services has agreed a deal with PartnerRe Wholesale to
  cover professional and financial lines for small and medium-sized
  enterprises.
  Under the three-year agreement the managing general underwriter
  (MGU) arm of ANV Holdings will write directors' and
  officers' (D&O), commercial, financial institutions'
  D&O, professional indemnity (PI) and financial institutions
  PI.
  PartnerRe Wholesale will provide ANV with access to additional
  capacity and full-time support through a number of
  
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• Talk Talk gets ransom demand for cyber attack

  23-10-2015 18:43
  
  Information Commisioner’s Office starts probe into third attack on phone company in eight months
  
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• Towergate hires Aviva claims director for broking role

  23-10-2015 17:22
  
  Caroline Cooper’s appointment completes Janice Deakin’s senior broking team
  
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• Obituary: Dan Francis, Clements

  23-10-2015 16:49
  
  Jonathan Swift Postonline Dan Francis, the vice-president of global business development at broker Clements Worldwide has sadly passed away.
  
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• ABI urges clampdown on CMCs ahead of IPT rise

  23-10-2015 16:33
  
  Association says motor premiums continue to rise and action is needed to tackle "unscrupulous" claims management companies.
  
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• Price Forbes takes mining team from Lockton

  23-10-2015 15:53
  Price Forbes has expanded its mining team with four hires from
  Lockton and a fifth from AJ Gallagher.
  Nick Salter joins from AJ Gallagher, while Dene Allyn, Louise
  Webber and Paul Howe all arrive from Lockton. A fourth member of
  the Lockton mining team, Luke Siese, will also be joining Price
  Forbes in November.
  Salter and Allyn will run the team jointly, which will offer
  services to clients ranging from junior exploration companies to
  multi-commodity conglomerates operating anywhere across the..
  
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• Patricia on course to hit Mexico as Cat 5 storm

  23-10-2015 15:53
  A record-strength Category 5 hurricane is on course to make
  landfall on the Pacific coast of Mexico later on today (23
  October), bringing with it extreme wind, rainfall, storm surge and
  surf, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) has warned.
  Hurricane Patricia has strengthened overnight as it makes its
  way across the Pacific, becoming the strongest hurricane ever
  recorded.
  Warnings are in place between San Blas and Punta San Telmo, a
  stretch of coast that includes Mexico's busiest port Manzanillo
  
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• Ferguson joins Price Forbes

  23-10-2015 15:53
  Price Forbes has hired Greg Ferguson from Howden Insurance Brokers
  to lead its international non-marine division as managing director,
  the firm announced today (23 October).
  Ferguson has almost 20 years' experience in the industry,
  and was most recently managing director of Howden's casualty
  division. He joined Howden in 2007 as a producer of international
  liability business.
  During his time at the broker he also provided strategic
  leadership and management support for the Miami and Singapore hu
  
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• ABI calls for action on CMCs as motor policy prices rise

  23-10-2015 15:07
  
  James Verrinder Postonline The average motor insurance premium rose slightly in the third quarter of 2015, according to the Association of British Insurers' Quarterly Motor Insurance Premium Tracker.
  
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• Motor premiums continue to rise ahead of IPT hike - ABI

  23-10-2015 15:06
  
  The ABI claim that the industry must stop rogue claims management firms
  
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• Talk Talk insurance policy questioned following latest cyber breech

  23-10-2015 14:15
  
  Callum BrodiePostonline Talk Talk will be facing “significant” costs in responding to its latest cyber attack if the firm does not have the required extension on its traditional insurance policy, industry experts have warned.
  
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• Talk Talk insurance policy questioned following latest cyber breach

  23-10-2015 14:15
  
  Callum BrodiePostonline Talk Talk will be facing “significant” costs in responding to its latest cyber attack if the firm does not have the required extension on its traditional insurance policy, industry experts have warned.
  
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• Organ: Bluefin changes won't result in job losses

  23-10-2015 12:13
  
  CEO says restructuring will aid acquisitions activity and are a continuation of strategy.
  
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• White Horse Insurance Ireland appoints Cega for emergency assistance

  23-10-2015 11:35
  
  James Verrinder Postonline Assistance and claims provider Cega has been appointed to provide multi-lingual emergency assistance services for White Horse Insurance Ireland.
  
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• Allianz promotes Stuart to manage new northern trading region

  23-10-2015 11:29
  
  James Verrinder Postonline Allianz Commercial has created a single trading region in the North West and Scotland and has promoted Alex Stuart to regional manager.
  
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• Price Forbes hires four from Lockton and Gallagher

  23-10-2015 11:19
  
  Appointments have been made to expand mining team
  
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• Motor premiums up 4.8% in Q3, AA Index reveals

  23-10-2015 11:18 via insuranceage.co.uk
  
  Insurer expects further increases following IPT rise but home premiums continue to drop.
  
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• Quizzical questions: 23 October 2015

  23-10-2015 11:00
  
  Test your knowledge of the week’s news with our topical news quiz.
  
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• Quiz of the week - 23 October 2015

  23-10-2015 11:00
  
  Post Online Postonline Insurance swat or need to try harder? Find out with this week's just for fun quiz of the week.
  
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• Broker Apprentice 2015: Daniel Abbott

  23-10-2015 10:55
  
  Meet the first of the six new apprentices as filming starts for the 2015 series.
  
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• Chubb shareholders approve Ace deal with 98% voting in favour

  23-10-2015 10:47
  
  James Verrinder Postonline The Chubb Corporation has confirmed its shareholders have approved the previously announced merger agreement with Ace.
  
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• State of the Insurer Nation Blog: The impact of regulation on insurers and policyholders

  23-10-2015 10:30
  
  Stephen Lathrope Postonline Strong regulation of the insurance sector is a necessity that safeguards customer interests, but this needs to be balanced with protecting the commercial viability of insurers.
  
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• Price Forbes takes from Howden, Lockton and Gallagher

  23-10-2015 10:11
  
  Greg Ferguson joins as managing director of international, non-marine division as it also announces three Lockton hires and an Arthur J Gallagher joiner on its mining team.
  
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• Price Forbes takes four from Howden

  23-10-2015 10:11
  
  Greg Ferguson joins as managing director of international, non-marine division as it also announces three Howden hires and an Arthur J Gallagher joiner on its mining team.
  
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• Fleet telematics sparks surge in contested claims and lower premiums

  23-10-2015 09:35
  
  Latest research into telematics proves huge benefits to fleet customers who use telematics 
  
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• Crash victim, 9, receiving Mitsui multi-million pound payouts dies

  23-10-2015 09:12
  
  Death of Cerys Edwards triggers calls for manslaughter charge on Mitsui policyholder 
  
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• Chubb investors approve ACE deal but revolt over CEO's $80m payday

  23-10-2015 09:12
  
  Golden parachute for John Finnegan is overwhelmingly rejected 
  
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• AIG 'right-hand' man Tizzio dies

  23-10-2015 05:06
  Tom Tizzio - the executive who served as Maurice 'Hank'
  Greenberg's "right hand" when he founded American
  International Group (AIG) - has died aged 77.
  Tizzio was senior vice chairman of general insurance when he
  retired in 2006 after a career with the US carrier that spanned
  more than 38 years and a string of senior management titles,
  including president and vice chairman.
  "In many ways, Tom was my right hand when I was first
  starting AIG," Greenberg said. &qu...
  
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• Quarter of a million uninsured drivers in first half of 2015 - Churchill

  23-10-2015 01:05
  James Verrinder Postonline More than 250,000 motorists across England and Wales were handed penalty points for driving without insurance between January 2013 and June 2015, according to new analysis from Churchill Car Insurance.
  
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