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Underwriting Service Awards 2011

The second annual Underwriting Service Awards ceremony took place at the Oval cricket ground, London, with more than 250 underwriters in attendance. The winners were determined by the feedback and views of intermediaries, who place risks on behalf of…

Perkins Slade rings the changes

Despite a relatively quiet quarter for broker recruitment, Perkins Slade named three new directors this week. The intermediary was not the only firm making changes, with Jelf and Willis also naming new starters. Among insurers I was a bust seven days for…

Hiscox London Market announces two appointments

Hiscox London Market has welcomed two new recruits - Guillaume Bonnissent joins the specialist insurer as line underwriter for personal accident and Rob Ashton comes on board as line underwriter for special risks and personal accident XL Reinsurance.

View from the top: An apple a day

‘We made the buttons on the screen look so good you’ll want to lick them,’ was something Apple founder Steve Jobs once said to a journalist eager to unpick the secrets that underpinned the firm’s meteoric rise to become one of the biggest companies in…

Zurich targets top spot for high net worth

Zurich has unveiled its ambition to become the number one player in the high net worth market in the next three years and hopes broker support will mean it can take on Hiscox and Chubb.

Hiscox cuts GWP in favour of profit

Hiscox has said its gross written premiums year on year reduced in the first nine months of the year by 3.0% to £1,169.5m (2010: £1,205.3m) as the group maintained underwriting discipline and walked away from poorly rated risks.

Lloyd’s in Europe

Lloyd’s of London is no longer only accessed through London and has spread its reach across the globe in recent times. Francesca Nyman asks how established it is in Europe and what challenges it faces here.

Arab Spring: A little bit of politics

The recent uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa have underlined 
the narrowness of terrorism policies — but have insureds woken up to the more comprehensive benefits of political 
violence cover?

Arab Spring: A little bit of politics

The recent uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa have underlined the narrowness of terrorism policies — but have insureds woken up to the more comprehensive benefits of political violence cover?

Event insurance: Dancing in the street

Next year could be huge for the events 
industry, with the Diamond Jubilee 
and the London Olympics taking 
place. With a host of celebrations 
occurring, can the events 
insurance sector capitalise?

Market moves: Getting ready for the fourth quarter

Lloyd’s players were the most active recruiters this week as the insurance industry looks forward to the fourth quarter. A number of underwriters in the London Market made appointments, with a view to strengthening their teams. Moves among insurers…

Central and Hiscox target charities

Central Insurance, one of Scotland’s biggest independent insurance brokers, has joined forces with specialist business insurer Hiscox to launch a comprehensive charity policy.

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