Articles by Anthony Gould
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AM Best turns gloomy on Mapfre subsidiary
A.M. Best has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of "aa-" of Mapfre Re, the reinsurance subsidiary of Spanish (re)insurance giant Mapfre (Spain)...
Tightening of the reinsurance market expected - MMC
A further tightening of the market is anticipated as the Florida property-catastrophe reinsurance renewal comes to a close at June 1, with rates expected to be slightly higher than the 13-to-14% increase experienced at April 1, a panel of experts from…
Biba 09 video interviews part two
In the second part of a series of camera interviews conducted at this year's Biba conference in Manchester, Sarah Hills - senior reporter, Post Magazine - talks to a range of industry spokespeople on the key issues and concerns faced by the insurance…
Money rules for insurers claims ex-Apil president
Catastophic Personal Injury Briefing
The good, the bad and the ugly
Comment: Credit hire
Transparency is needed
I write in connection with the headline story in Post, 14 May 2008. Let there be no mistake, for ma...
Leaders on film: Biba 09 video interviews
In the first part of a series of camera interviews conducted at this year's Biba conference in Manchester, Sarah Hills - senior reporter, Post Magazine - talks to a range of industry spokespeople on the key issues and concerns faced by the insurance…
CII taskforce meets
The Chartered Insurance Institute's new taskforce of senior general insurance practitioners has met ...
Interview - Chris Giles - The last of the big spenders
Biba Conference Special 2009
Education, education, education
Environmental Liability: Broker awareness
Apil welcomes new president
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has welcomed its new president John McQuater and vice-president Muiris Lyons who take up the reigns today.
Insurers fight Scottish plaques Act
A judicial review has been lodged today by a group of insurers against The Damages (Asbestos-related Conditions) (Scotland) Act.
Prince's Trust ILG hits £4.3m
The Prince's Trust Insurance Leadership Group raised £1m in the financial year 2008/09 via 42 insura...
Contents cover cut
Homeowners are reducing the amount they spend on home contents cover in a bid to beat the credit crunch,
Fraud scene investigation
Recession: Fraud trends
European run-off report - The lie of the land
Dan Schwarzmann and Andrew Ward of PricewaterhouseCoopers explain how the views of the market gathered for its Third Survey of Discontinued Insurance Business in Europe support their opinion that times might be tough, but opportunities abound.
European run-off report - The lie of the land
Dan Schwarzmann and Andrew Ward of PricewaterhouseCoopers explain how the views of the market gathered for its Third Survey of Discontinued Insurance Business in Europe support their opinion that times might be tough, but opportunities abound.
Improving processes and customer experience: the potential for self-service technology
David Williams, Axa Insurance's managing director of claims and IBM's Brian Jewsbury debate self service technology.
Post web seminar - self service technology
Post held a live online web seminar earlier this week which debated the role of self service technlogy by insurance businesses. To watch a video recording of the seminar which was hosted by Anthony Gould, group editor in chief of Post and included…
Post web seminar - self service
Post is hosting a special web seminar - an online live and interactive event - at 10.00am on the 17 March which will take a strategic look at the issue of self-service technology and the implications this could have on the insurance sector - from sales…
Fire and brimstone
Commercial Property: Fire risks