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Post magazine - 24 May 2012
The latest issue of Post is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Insurer |
23 May 2012 
Canopius shakes up UK property facilities underwriting team
Lloyd’s insurer has revamped its UK property facilities underwriting division with a string of new hires.
Insurer |
23 May 2012
Market moves: Brokers a hive of recruitment activity
Insurance broker Jelf was among the most active recruiters this week, launching a four-strong affinities and schemes team and adding two new staff to its recently opened office in London.
Insurer |
22 May 2012
IAG mulls Equity Red Star sale as experts debate motor future at Lloyd's
With Insurance Australia Group toying with the idea of selling the largest Lloyd's motor underwriter Equity Red Star, and aggregators controlling more power in this area, the days of motor in the Lloyd's market could well be numbered.
Lloyd's/London |
22 May 2012
Editor's comment: Slow demise or new dawn?
Six years ago, the Lloyd's Motor Underwriters Association was subsumed into the overall Lloyd's Market Association – a clear signal that a once powerful force in the car insurance arena had accepted its heyday was long behind it.
Lloyd's/London |
22 May 2012
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BIBA 2012 Video: Freebies, nights out and reflections on the conference
We ask attendees how successful they think the conference was and lift the lid on what they got up to in the evenings.
Insurer |
21 May 2012 | 
Cooper Gay names risk management chief
Peter Dalton has been appointed head of risk management at Lloyd's broker Cooper Gay.
Broker |
17 May 2012
BIBA 2012: Lloyd's vows to build up SME business
Lloyd's has revealed potential plans to hold regional broking events outside London next year in a bid to build on the 5% growth achieved in its small and medium size book of business last year.
Reinsurance |
16 May 2012
Benign weather and rate rises result in record reported profits for insurers
Insurers have reaped the rewards of benign weather and rate rises in catastrophe hit regions, but analysts warn the worst could be yet to come.
Insurer |
15 May 2012
London-bound Aon backs Lloyd's plans
Aon Risk Solutions, the broker's global risk management business that is moving back to London, is supporting Lloyd's attempt to make London the world's insurance hub.
Lloyd's/London |
11 May 2012
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Insurance Insight
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Lloyd's set out Vision 2025 to make London global insurance hub
Lloyd's has set out plans to become the major global hub for specialist insurance and reinsurance.
Lloyd's/London |
11 May 2012
Catlin GWP up 12% as rates rise across portfolio
Catlin has announced a 12% rise in gross written premium in the first quarter to $1,642m (Q1 2011: $1,465m).
Insurer |
11 May 2012
Post magazine - 10 May 2012
The latest issue of Post is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Insurer |
09 May 2012
Tysers and Aquila group sees profits soar
The parent company of Lloyd's broker Tysers and underwriting agency Aquila - Hawkes Bay Holdings - has announced revenues up 6% to £37.6m (2010: £35.5m) and a pre-tax profit that almost doubled to £5.18m (2010: £2.67m).
Broker |
08 May 2012
Hiscox April renewals beat expectations
Hiscox has said it withheld reinsurance capacity on the first quarter in anticipation of higher rates, adding that April renewals had beaten expectations. But it warned that the UK market is still "under pressure".
Insurer |
08 May 2012
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2012 insurance industry report: The inside track to achieving a more sustainable business
To achieve a sustainable profit, personal lines insurers need to transform their retention rates, using modern communications techniques to engage with customers and understand their individual needs. This white paper is based on a specially commissioned study involving 42 senior managers at UK and Irish insurers.
Work equipment risks in the UK
The complex patchwork of legislation and guidance governing work equipment risks in the UK is an administrative monster that many businesses struggle to wrestle with successfully. It takes significant levels of technical expertise and resources to understand and effectively navigate the maze of legal requirements, and this problem grows increasingly unwieldy for smaller organisations with limited manpower and finances.
Workplace Stress: Under pressure
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22 May 2012
Market moves: Brokers a hive of recruitment activity
Post |
22 May 2012
Combined profit of 'going concern' Provident and sister MMA reaches £4.5m
Post |
23 May 2012
World Cup and Olympic fever fuels Brazil's general insurance growth
Post |
23 May 2012
Household to become 'new motor' as insurers warn of price hikes to come
Post |
22 May 2012
Editor's comment: Fleeing the family nest
This week’s deal developments read like two coming-of-age literary fables written to reward hard work and endeavour, while...