Zurich Insurance
Motor rivals quiet as Zurich outlines 20% hike proposal
Zurich's new general insurance chief executive has claimed the UK has usurped the US as the litigation heartland of the world — on the eve of introducing 20% hikes in its personal lines motor rates.
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New Zurich GI chief executive claims UK is ‘litigation heartland of the world’; Declan Treanor steps down from loss adjuster Garwyn following private equity backed MBO; Towergate in underwriting hub push; Jackson review causes legal expenses anger; LV…
Crawford boosts counter fraud team
Two join major investigations team
Nadra Bank losses helping to drive trade credit prices up
Nationalised Ukranian bank helping to drive rates skywards, Reinsurance has learned.
Insurers confirm pleural plaques appeal
ABI's Nick Starling said there are "good grounds for this appeal".
Zurich to push up motor rates by 20%
Insurer calls for action on industry-wide combined ratios of 120%
Motor insurance: Pay as you go?
Motor insurers have faced a barrage of bad publicity over the costs associated with spreading premium payments over a year, rather than in one lump sum. Jakki May reports on the issues.
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Pressure mounts after pleural plaques review thrown out; Insurers warned over off-shoring VAT bill; Zurich plans real estate growth; Oakley opens branch of Chesham Insurance; Smaller brokers face FSA fees hike
Zurich continues Irish transfer
Italy, Portugal, Spain and Germany to follow UK business to Zurich Insurance Ireland.
Zurich rebrands property investors business
Real estate division undergoes restructure
Axa vows not to be “swayed” by politics in pleural plaques battle
Insurer will make appeal decision in the “next few days”
Insurers considering pleural plaques appeal
ABI Director Nick Starling: “This is not the end of the road”
Justice Secretary tells insurers to abandon plaques appeal
Kenny MacAskill tells insurers to "carefully reflect on what Lord Emslie has said".
Insurers defeated in latest effort to overturn Scottish plaques bill
Lord Emslie rejects the insurer's challenge.
AIG, Zurich and Ace units named in Chinese drywall lawsuit
'Chinese' drywall suit names 14 insurers, including AIG, Zurich and Ace
Interview: Mark Hodges - Back to the future
At the beginning of January, former Aviva GI boss Mark Hodges took over as chief executive officer of the insurer's UK business, a position last filled in 2007. He talks to Jonathan Swift about the decision to reinstate the role, his plans for Aviva and…
Vital ingredient
Despite claims handling being an intrinsic part of every insurer's reputation, Leigh Jackson ponders why the discipline is so under-represented at board level.
XL adds to professional lines underwriting team
Underwriters join from Zurich and Liberty