Articles by Amy Ellis
Quinn staff plan to hold rally on Friday
Quinn employees are to hold a rally on 16 April at noon outside the regulators office at the Central Bank in Dublin.
New partner for DWF’s insurance team
Julie Bowker is the latest new partner to be appointed to the existing 50 commercial insurance team in Manchester headed by Kieran Walshe.
Quinn given hope over UK insurance return
The Financial Regulator has offered Quinn Group some hope that it may be allowed to reopen for insurance business in the UK, albeit in a limited capacity.
Allianz hires new household operations manager
Allianz has appointed Gary Coton as household operations manager responsible for handling all UK household claims.
Principia Underwriting launches
Principia Underwriting launches today as the latest addition to the Aquila Underwriting group of businesses.
New English fire safety rules put employee capabilities in spotlight
Marsh is recommending that organisations based in England review their health and safety procedures following the introduction of the Fire Safety (Employees’ Capabilities) (England) Regulations 2010 which came into force for England on 6 April.
Swiftcover to create 350 new jobs
Online motor insurer Swiftcover is building a new multi-million pound operations centre in Stockton, Teesside, bringing an expected 350 extra jobs to the area over the next three years.
Groupama and Riskstop in one stop risk management service for SMEs
Groupama Insurances has appointed risk management survey provider, Riskstop to provide their commercial policyholders with an end to end risk management solution - from initial risk management surveys through to ensuring the requirements identified are…
Oxygen appoints head of affinity
Oxygen Insurance Brokers has announced the appointment of Steve Johnson as head of affinity. Based in the Leeds office, Mr Johnson will be part of Oxygen Partners, the broker’s wholesale and schemes division.
APC continues growth drive with ex-NIG hire
Ex-NIG senior underwriter, Chris Page, has been hired in the same role at APC.
RSA takes stock of energy offering with wholesale review
RSA has stopped actively promoting its energy efficiency services while it considers the future of its offering in the market.
Execution Noble recommends “sell” for RSA
Execution Noble, the international investment banking group, has made recommendations for a number of sectors, including “buy” for Aviva and Axa and “sell” for RSA.
Heath Lambert appointed insurance advisor for borders railway project
Heath Lambert’s specialist project risks team has been appointed as the insurance advisor for transport Scotland’s borders railway project. The rail scheme will be the first design build finance and maintain railway in the UK and delivered with private…
State of emergency declared in Mexicali
Initial damage reports from the 4 April earthquake suggest that the majority of the damage is focused around the city of Mexicali which was the closest city to the epicenter with a population of around 1.2 million.
MMA signs up to SIRA in fight against fraud
MMA has announced that the company has signed up to the system Syndicated Intelligence for Risk Avoidance system, joining a number of insurers and financial organisations in the fight against claims fraud.
Biba “delighted” at e-certificates announcement
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association said it is delighted that following years of negotiation with the Department for Transport, that the legislative changes which enable the electronic delivery of motor insurance certificates to customers are…
New regulations challenge UAE firms to improve risk management
Firms in the United Arab Emirates could fall foul of new corporate governance rules and corporate discipline regulations unless they adopt a more systemic approach to managing risk, according to Marsh.
Invicta completes second acquisition
Invicta Insurance Services has acquired Kent-based Lowe Insurance in its second acquisition in two weeks.
E-certificates to become law by 21 April
The regulations enabling the use of and the issue of electronic motor certificates will be laid in parliament tomorrow and should become law after 21 days.
RFIB appoints new operations director
RFIB Group the international Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced the appointment of Dominic Hagger as operations director.
TIP appoints four former Oxygen brokers
The Insurance Partnership has recruited former Oxygen employees Liam O'Rourke, Kevin Trotter, Damian Pottage and Alistair Bambrook.
Giles Greenfield to leave SmithGreenfield
Steve Smith, managing director of HNW broker, SmithGreenfield, has today announced that his business partner, Giles Greenfield, will be stepping away from the business at the end of this month.
AMU and AMS to merge
The Assurance Medical Society and the Association of Medical Underwriters are to merge to form the Assurance Medical and Underwriting Society.
Vast majority of professionally valued buildings underinsured
Aviva has warned that property owners need to review sums insured to prevent underinsurance as research shows 77% of professionally valued buildings are underinsured.