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• National insurance ’will need to rise’ to pay for state pension

  09-01-2018 16:57
  Employer and employee contributions must increase by billions, says report
  
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• Insurers join in on the slow squeeze on coal

  09-01-2018 16:54
  A pullback by European underwriters is a welcome and logical move
  
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• Anna McEntee to head up BGL's Frontline business

  09-01-2018 15:31
  BGL Group has appointed Anna McEntee to lead its Frontline business, marking the conclusion of the consolidation of senior leadership team in the company’s Insurance Distribution and Outsourcing division.
  
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• Bennett Christmas promotes Tom Stripp to MD

  09-01-2018 15:26
  Business reveals wider restructure.
  
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• Hastings appoints chief executive Gary Hoffman to chairman role

  09-01-2018 14:09
  Insurer goes against UK corporate governance code with management change
  
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• Millions of travellers being encouraged to fake illness, says ABTA

  09-01-2018 14:02
  Almost 10 million Britons have been approached about making a compensation claim for being sick while on holiday, according to the Association of British Travel Agents.
  
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• LV makes two senior hires ahead of Allianz partnership

  09-01-2018 13:40
  LV has appointed Richard Hoad as director of new markets and Cheryl Binnis as group strategy and insight director.
  
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• Industry welcomes incoming Justice Secretary David Gauke

  09-01-2018 13:36
  Both insurers and personal injury lawyers have welcomed the appointment of David Gauke as Justice Secretary.
  
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• Thomas Miller appoints former Zurich UK boss as COO

  09-01-2018 13:09
  Thomas Miller has appointed Ann Haugh as chief operating officer, with immediate effect.
  
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• David Gauke MP takes on Justice Secretary role

  09-01-2018 13:00
  He replaces David Lidington and takes over the responsibility for how the discount rate is set.
  
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• Liberty appoints head of European claims

  09-01-2018 11:41
  Liberty Specialty Markets has appointed Renske Franken-le-Clercq as head of European claims for commercial and specialty business written in LSM’s European branches outside London.
  
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• Simon Price to lead M&A at XL Catlin

  09-01-2018 11:39
  XL Catlin has appointed Simon Price as head of mergers and acquisitions, EMEA.
  
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• Which Brexit for the financial industry?

  09-01-2018 11:27
  A goods-only deal would put complaints about EU rules to the test
  
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• NMU launches e-trade terrorism product on Acturis

  09-01-2018 11:19
  The enhanced product, available to all Acturis brokers, now includes non-damage business interruption extensions as standard for denial of access and loss of attraction exposures.
  
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• Axis to consolidate Lloyd’s business into Syndicate 1686

  09-01-2018 11:11
  Axis Capital has initiated plans to consolidate its Lloyd’s business into Axis Syndicate 1686.
  
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• #Insagepeople: 08 - 14 January 2018

  09-01-2018 11:04
  Keep up to date with all the latest people moves.
  
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• Toby van der Meer new CEO at Hastings as Gary Hoffman moves to chairman role

  09-01-2018 10:24
  Current chairman Mike Fairey to retire.
  
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• Gary Hoffman to take Hastings chairman role, van der Meer promoted to CEO

  09-01-2018 09:29
  Mike Fairey is to retire as chairman of Hastings Group, with CEO Gary Hoffman set to take over the role.
  
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• Allianz's Simon McGinn on treating customers, and their data, fairly

  09-01-2018 07:00
  This year will see changes to how companies can use people's personal data and Simon McGinn, general manager for commercial and personal at Allianz, believes this is time to perfect the treating-customers-fairly mantra.
  
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