Insurance News - 18 July

1) Latest reports are that there was been a decline in attacks on shipping in and around Somali where pirates were rife

2) Juan Alberto Ve'lez Arredondo has been appointed by the Ace Group to head up Ace Lifes regional President in Latin America.

3) AXA to bring together commerical and personal lines business under leadership of Amanda Blanc

4) Business Insurance 24/7 appoint 2 new IT specialst to head up their online multiquote commericial insurance covers for Professional Indemnity Insurance and Directors & Officers Insurance for their international development.

5) Allianz get high ranking in Transparency ratings which helps the fight agaisint corruption.

6) L/V gets new broker development managers in the South Jim Ramsay

7) Professional Insurance Agents Ltd start recruiting for new Professionla Indemnity Insurance brokers and will adviertise for candidates in the South & North of England.