Articles by Chinwe Akomah
Helphire, DLG and RSA reach agreement on Autofocus evidence
The High Court has granted Helphire restricted access to information on rate surveyor Autofocus after initial objections from Direct Line Group and RSA.
Towergate recruits Aon boss for sales role
Towergate Insurance has appointed Lisa Bartlett as divisional sales director for retail broking.
CNA hires Chartis underwriting boss
CNA has appointed Justin Godman, pictured, as casualty underwriting manager.
Go Compare founder rules out Esure deal
Go Compare founder Hayley Parsons has dismissed claims that Esure boss Peter Wood will acquire the business, stating the company is very much her "baby" and will not be taken over.
Prudential CEO to become ABI chairman
Tidjane Thiam has been appointed chairman of the Association of British Insurers with effect from 3 July.
Rural Insurance expands equine offering
Specialist agricultural insurer Rural Insurance has broadened its range of cover in the equine market in response to broker demand.
Europ Assistance MBO bosses unveil new insurance business
The team behind the management buy-out of Europ Assistance’s UK and Ireland arm and International Health Solutions has officially unveiled its new insurance and assistance services business Aria Assistance.
FXB says Groupama stakeholders still on board after downgrade
Groupama UK chief executive François-Xavier Boisseau has branded concerns that brokers will stop placing business with insurer as a result of the Standard & Poor downgrade a "storm in a teacup".
'Unresolvable differences' forces Axis Capital chairman to step down
Bermudian reinsurer Axis Capital's non-executive chairman, John Charman has stepped down after he was unable to "resolve differences" with the board of directors over "his understanding of the role and responsibilities of the chairman position".
Hundreds of properties evacuated as country is hit by weekend flooding
Up to 500 Lancashire and West Yorkshire properties were evacuated this weekend after a month's worth of rain fell in just 24 hours.
Xchanging teams up with Legal Solutions Group
Business process and technology services provider Xchanging has entered into a strategic partnership with litigation management innovator Legal Solutions Group.
Police to investigate Autofocus employees
City of London Police is said to be investigating seven former Autofocus employees who allegedly "doctored" credit hire rating evidence and lied about it in court.
Former Axa boss Hardy on six months' gardening leave
Ex-Axa personal lines chief executive and Swiftcover founder Steve Hardy is on gardening leave for six months, Post has learned.
Ecclesiastical makes Archdeacon Wilson non-executive director
Specialist insurer Ecclesiastical has appointed the Venerable Christine Wilson to non-executive director of the board.
LV hires new chief investment officer
LV has appointed former Unilever fund manager Wendy Mayall as chief investment officer.
MGAs need to focus on EL and PL changes, BLM urges
Managing general agents have been urged to consider the implications of changes in costs regimes and processes for handling employers' liability and public liability claims, due to be implemented in 2013.
Allianz makes string of new hires
Allianz has boosted its commercial and legal protection divisions with four new appointments.
Axa and Aviva join UN sustainable insurance group
General insurance giants Axa and Aviva have signed up to the UN-backed Principles for Sustainable Insurance.
RSA signs up to UN sustainable insurance initiative
RSA has joined an UN-backed set of Principles for Sustainable Insurance which aims to provide tools for risk management in support of environmental, social and economic sustainability.
Ecclesiastical pledges support for new scrap metal bill
Church insurer Ecclesiastical has welcomed a private member's bill clamping down on metal theft by giving police and councils more power.
Scrap metal bill to get second reading in House of Commons
A Private Member's Bill that would give local councils and the police greater powers to suspend and revoke the licences of dodgy scrap metal dealers is to undergo a second reading in the House of Commons next month.
Allianz recruits partnership development boss
Allianz Insurance has appointed Richard Nettleship as partnership development manager for the firm's corporate partner division.
Howden nabs Friedl for North American P&C division
Howden Broking Group has appointed Richard Friedl to its US property and casualty division as managing director and head of business development.
Compare the Market makes insurance boss promotion
Compare the Market has promoted Simon McCulloch to director of insurance.