Articles by Chinwe Akomah
Cunningham Lindsey puts restoration companies on standby in St Asaph
Cunningham Lindsey this week dispatched property adjusters and surveyors to the flooded Welsh city of St Asaph this week.
Skuld bosses to lead new superyacht insurance service
Marine insurer Skuld has formed Skuld\Yacht, a new service dedicated exclusively to the protection and indemnity needs of superyacht owners.
Ceta promotes O’Hara to business development manager
General insurance network Ceta Insurance has appointed James O'Hara to business development manager.
Job cuts will not affect broker service, says DLG
Direct Line Group’s broker facing insurance brand NIG has reiterated its commitment to maintaining its regional footprint despite revealing around 160 roles were at risk.
CII issues equality and diversity good practice guidance
The Chartered Insurance Institute has launched a new equality and diversity good practice guide for members, employers and the insurance and financial services professions to raise awareness and encourage best practice.
Aggregator meerkats get into character on the Corrie set
Compare the Market has this week released a series of short video clips depicting the famous meerkats clan on the set of Coronation Street.
Square Mile obtains CII broking status
Commercial insurance brokers Square Mile has been awarded Chartered Insurance Institute status, having met the criteria relating to professionalism and capability.
Torrential rainfall to create £14m used car market claims
AA Insurance has warned that the used car market could be swamped with flood-damaged cars following the extreme weather of recent weeks.
Xchanging names Guttridge as executive director
Technology services provider Xchanging has appointed Adrian Guttridge as insurance services executive director.
Clyde & Co partner joins Chubb
Chubb Insurance Company of Europe has appointed Lisa Payne-Lawrey, pictured, as European casualty claims manager.
Frontline outlines plans to boost Budget Insurance business
BGL Group-business unit Frontline has unveiled plans to double the size of insurance brand Budget in the next five years.
Competition Commission investigation unlikely to affect motor premiums
The Competition Commission’s investigation into the motor insurance market is likely to do no more than cause reputation damage, Standard & Poor's has predicted.
RSA sends emergency response vehicle to flooded Welsh city
RSA yesterday sent an emergency response vehicle to St Asaph in Wales to offer advice and support to residents after the River Elwy burst its banks.
LAS signs up to environmental management business plan
Birmingham-based claims management company LAS Claims has set out plans to achieve an international environmental accreditation by early 2013.
GAB and Crawford deal with increased claims volumes from weekend floods
GAB Robins saw claims volumes increase by 50% today and expects that figure to grow as rainfall spreads from the south west to Wales and the north of England.
Barbon promotes Tye to underwriting director
Property insurance and lettings insurance specialist Barbon has appointed Paul Tye, pictured, as its new underwriting director.
Aviva rallies to help flood-hit policyholders
Aviva has been providing alternative accommodation and interim emergency payments for policyholders in the weather-beaten Midlands, southwest and the west of England.
Randall & Quilter buys Finnish reinsurer
Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings has reached agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of Finnish domiciled reinsurer Alma Insurance Company from Tapiola General Mutual Insurance Company, subject to change of control approval by the Fin…
Floods hit southeast as storms move north
Around 816 homes were flooded and two people died over the weekend after the country was hit with a deluge of rain.
'Flood insurance talks with government have broken down,' admits ABI
The Association of British Insurers has confessed that talks with government on reaching a joint solution on long term affordable flood insurance have broken down, describing the situation as “impasse”.
Aviva policyholder action group slams 'ancient regime' as Moss’ NEDs stay on board
The Norwich Union Policyholder’s Action Group has criticised Aviva for retaining the four non-executive directors who sat on the board during former chief executive Andrew Moss’ tenure.
GAB Robins receives claims from Wales after overnight flooding
GAB Robins has received several weather-related claims from north wales and south west England as the stormy weather continues to batter the country.
DLG could dispose of unprofitable assets, analyst warns
Analysts at Investec have warned that Direct Line Group could offload parts of the business not delivering adequate profits in an attempt to boost performance.
Ace underwriter Wickens joins Axa
Axa Commercial Lines and Personal Intermediary has appointed Adam Wickens as senior management liability underwriter.