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• 31-01-2012

  Brit Management Update: Appointment of Chief Investment Officer

  Brit has today announced (subject to FSA approval) the appointment of John Stratton to the newly created role of Chief Investment Officer (CIO). As CIO, John Stratton will report directly to the Group CEO, Mark Cloutier, and will oversee all of the group's investment and asset management activities.

• 25-01-2012

  Brit Organisational Update: Positioning Brit for the Future

  25 January 2012: Brit Insurance has today announced a proposal to bring together its Reinsurance and Global Markets strategic business units to form a single specialty underwriting franchise, called Brit Global Specialty. The objective of these changes is to make Brit stronger, better shaped for the future and with a clearer brand in the market.

• 08-12-2011

  ‘Dynamic Duo’ makes waves in £100m yacht insurance market

  In one of the most significant moves in the yacht insurance market, Brit Insurance is launching a specialist service in order to become a major underwriter at Lloyd’s in the profitable mega yacht insurance sector.

• 10-11-2011

  British haulage industry asleep at the wheel

  Many firms face closure for failure to comply with new driver safety regime, shows new research

• 21-10-2011

  Leaving the choice of business insurer to be determined by price is like watching the X Factor...

  – you think you’ve picked a winner only to find they promise more than they can deliver, warns industry expert

• 10-10-2011

  Transatlantic alliance to combat cargo crime in the US

  Brit Insurance, a global general and reinsurance provider has joined CargoNet — a leading U.S.-based cargo theft prevention and recovery network. CargoNet is a member of the Verisk Analytics (Nasdaq:VRSK) family of companies.

• 06-10-2011

  Brit Insurance shortlised for Underwriting Service Awards by brokers

  In awards voted for by brokers, our underwriters across the UK have been shortlisted for three Underwriting Service Awards; Small Commercial Combined (£2,000-£9,999 premium) Underwriting Team of the Year, Construction & Engineering Underwriting Team of the Year and Voluntary, Care, Heritage & Education Underwriting Team of the Year.

• 05-10-2011

  Brit Insurance expands in the US with acquisition of public entity package team

  Brit Insurance, the international insurance and reinsurance group, has today announced the opening of a new office in Richmond, Virginia to underwrite First Dollar package business for the public entity sector.

• 14-09-2011

  EU rules threaten haulage industry with business continuity risk says insurer

  If truck drivers fail to comply with new EU regulations there’s a serious prospect of a breakdown in the distribution and supply chain that could leave shop shelves bare of basic staples such as milk, warns Andy Keane, UK Motor Portfolio Manager at Brit Insurance.

• 12-09-2011

  Lloyd’s market needs to keep pace with changes in the marine sector

  Lloyd’s market needs to keep pace with changes in the marine sector as it moves towards greater transparency, says leading shipping underwriter