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London market Paris cyclists raise £15,000. The London Insurance Peddlers, the cycling team made up mainly of marine insurance figures, is celebrating raising more than £15,000 for charity having completed its ride from Lloyd’s to Paris. After ...

Arag expands into Sweden. The German insurer Arag is continuing its international expansion with a branch office of the Norwegian Help Forsikring, in which Arag holds 44%, due to start work this month in Sweden. Arag’s owner and group head, ...

Dog bite claims costs rise 12.3% in 2011. Dog bite claims are continuing to rise in the US, with the average cost per claim rising 12.3% during the past year. According to Insurance Information Institute (III) data, dog bites represented more than ...

Alberto is earliest Atlantic storm since 2003. Alberto’s arrival as a pre-hurricane season tropical storm was unexpected, but is unlikely to trigger a revision of forecasters expectations of a below-average season. Alberto became the earliest ...

Frank Crystal moves into P&I market with PL Ferrari tie-up. Frank Crystal & Company, one of the largest independent retail brokerages in the US, has entered the protection and indemnity (P&I) market in partnership with sector specialist PL Ferrari & ...