Articles by Chinwe Akomah
UK General unveils six new commercial schemes
UK General has launched six new commercial schemes in eight weeks to continue its push for growth in the UK schemes market.
Sue Langley leaves Lloyd's
Lloyd's of London director of market development Sue Langley will step down in December after five years.
Arag recruits broker account handler
Arag has appointed Chris French as broker account handler.
Ace to open Aberdeen office
Ace Group is to open an office in Aberdeen before the end of 2012.
Ageas mobilises anti-fraud database for motor book
Ageas has signed up to an anti-fraud database for underwriting and claims management in its motor book.
Fire and escape of water are most common commercial property claims
Water escaping from burst pipes or leaking taps is the most common commercial property claim, according to research by damage restoration business ServiceMaster Clean.
ANV Syndicate 1891 launches accident and health division
ANV Holdings' newly acquired Syndicate 1861 has opened an accident and health business just eight days since acquiring the Lloyd's business from Flagstone Re.
Crawford boosts call centre services in Asia
Crawford & Company has entered into a joint venture with Call Centre Services to provide 24-hour access to an expanded call centre in a bid to respond to client needs in Asia-Pacific.
Zurich Private Clients claims team passes CII exams
Zurich Private Clients' seven-strong claims team, pictured, have achieved a string of Chartered Insurance Institute qualifications.
LAS recruits multitude of ex-Merlin staff
Birmingham-based LAS Claims has hired 19 former Merlin employees just 23 days after the loss adjuster plunged into administration, making scores of people redundant.
Legal Ombudsman to handle CMC complaints
Complaints concerning rogue claims management companies will be dealt with by the Legal Ombudsman, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed.
Axa Assistance recruits former L&G boss for sales director role
Axa Assistance UK has appointed Adam Smith, pictured, as sales director to accelerate the growth of the company's large corporate partnerships business.
US property and catastrophe insurers to sustain largest Hurricane Isaac losses
Primary insurers including Liberty Mutual Group are likely to bear the brunt of any insured losses arising from Hurricane Isaac, Fitch Ratings has claimed.
Labour ministers slam Solvency II anti-competitiveness
The Labour Party has criticised the Solvency II directive for potentially damaging competition in the UK insurance market.
Hurricane Isaac will not be a 'Katrina event'
Hurricane Isaac could cause up to £304m ($480m) in insured losses, experts have predicted.
Autonet to launch on aggregator Uswitch
Motor broker Autonet is to place several van insurance products on price comparison site Uswitch imminently.
US drought to create $20bn crop insurance losses
Catastrophe modelling firm Air Worldwide has estimated that the US drought could leave the insurance industry with a $20bn bill for the losses America's crop farmners have sustained.
Venezuelan oil refinery blast kills 48 people
An oil refinery in Venezuela went up in flames after three tanks exploded on Saturday morning.
Cat bonds and sidecars favoured over traditional reinsurance, Fitch finds
Fitch Ratings has revealed that capital market alternatives to reinsurance from sources such as catastrophe bonds, collateralised quota-share reinsurance vehicles, and other risk transfer structures represent an increasingly viable alternative to…
Kenneth Miger to become CEO of Marsh AB
Former Securitas boss Kenneth Miger has been appointed chief executive of Marsh AB in Sweden.
One Answer doubles office space to train staff and apprentices
One Answer Insurance has hired three apprentices while doubling its East Sussex office space for staff training.
Lockton hires Mike Tyler to head new UK employee benefits division
Lockton has unveiled plans to enter the UK employee benefits market with a series of new products and services, by 1 January 2013.
Avantia rebrands non-standard home product
Online non-standard home insurance provider Avantia has revamped its Home Protect product in a bid to effectively communicate the benefits of immediate online cover to people, no matter their circumstances.
Aviva action group calls for directors to resign
A group of Aviva policyholder activists and shareholders have called for four more directors to step down from the board just months after Andrew Moss, pictured, was forced to resign as chief executive.