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Italian Formula One motor racing team Toro Rosso entered into a partnership with Mexican insurance broker Interproteccion for the country’s return to the motor racing series’ calendar at the weekend, with the two parties set to explore a long-term collaboration.

Austrian Bundesliga football club Sturm Graz has agreed a deal with Merkur-Versicherung which names the insurance company the new naming rights partner of the its home stadium.

English county cricket club Essex has extended its partnership with main sponsor Amlin.

Insurance company XL Catlin has signed on as a global partner of sailing event the America’s Cup.

North American professional ice hockey league the ECHL has agreed a first-of-its-kind partnership with insurance firm Geico.

Australian A-League football club Perth Glory has extended its sponsorship deal with its principal partner QBE Insurance.

Financial holding company Markel Corporation has agreed a commercial partnership with Richmond’s organising committee for the  2015 International Cycling Union (UCI) Road World Championships.

The Welsh Rugby Union has agreed a new 10-year partnership with financial services company Principality Building Society under which Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium will assume a naming rights partner for the first time.

The Swiss Football Association (SFV) has renewed its commercial partnership with insurance group Swiss Life.

Financial services organisation Credit Suisse has renewed its contract to serve as the main partner of the Swiss Football Association (SFV).

Italian car insurance provider ConTe.it has struck a deal to become the new title sponsor of Serie B, the second tier of club football in the country.

The Principal Financial Group has extended its title sponsorship agreement with golf’s Champions Tour for the Principal Charity Classic event.

Paralympics New Zealand has entered into a partnership with personal injury insurance group Accident Compensation Corporation.

English Premier League football club West Ham United has agreed a two-year partnership with British watch brand Royal London.

The Kontinental Hockey League has unveiled a series of commercial partners ahead of the start of the European ice hockey tournament today (Monday).

English Premier League football team Norwich City is searching for a new shirt sponsor for the 2016-17 season after insurance company Aviva signed an extended, but downsized, deal with the club.