Articles by Francesca Nyman
Engagement ring fraudster jailed for 27 months
A conman who pawned his wife’s engagement ring and then falsely claimed for it on his insurance has been jailed for 27 months.
Axa tops Brokerbility's insurer service poll
Axa received the highest satisfaction score in Brokerbility’s biannual survey of insurer service standards.
Marsh appoints Bramall to head national corporate practice
Marsh has appointed David Bramall as head of placement within its national corporate practice.
Cyber fears top SME risk index
Small to medium sized businesses believe they are facing more risk than at any time since the first quarter of 2013, according to Zurich’s SME risk index.
Lloyd’s could face claims from missing Malaysian plane’s search operation
Flight MH370 loss is higher than initial estimates due to ongoing search
Sony warehouse fire consequential losses verdict overturned
The Court of Appeal today ruled that section 2 of the Riot (Damages) Act does allow recovery for consequential losses, overturning an earlier ruling.
Ageas agrees new five-year deal with John Lewis
Ageas has agreed a deal to provide John Lewis car insurance for a further five years.
Argo hires Aviva's Schmidt as group CUO
Argo Group has hired Axel Schmidt to take over as group chief underwriting officer.
Blanc pleads for 'pause' in Gallagher's UK buying spree
Arthur J Gallagher's UK retail head Peter Blanc has asked for a “pause” in the broker’s buying spree to allow time for the current businesses to be properly integrated.
Biba 2014: Deregulated insurance industry would be stronger, says Davis
The insurance industry would benefit from significant deregulation, former shadow home secretary David Davis MP has claimed.
White questions FCA decision-making speed after Treasury launches review
Industry figures critical of regulator’s early naming and shaming policy
Biba 2014: Biba launches voluntary sector guide
An insurance guide for the voluntary sector has been produced by the British Insurance Brokers’ Association and the Volunteer Liaison Group.
Ace launches mobile app for web trading platform
Ace has launched a mobile ipad app for its web-trading platform, Ace Online, which allows brokers to quote and bind new business on behalf of clients.
Pioneer appoints two new non-execs
Pioneer Underwriters has appointed of Ian Clark and Eamon Brown as non-executive directors, with immediate effect.
ERS to launch two motor products at Biba conference
ERS is launching two new motor solutions at the Biba 2014 conference in Manchester.
Barbican subsidiary launches SME cyber product
Barbican subsidiary Professional Indemnity Protect has launched a new cyber liability product for SMEs and smaller corporates.
Brightside shares boosted by Bidco deal
Shares in Brightside were trading 27.15% up at close of markets yesterday following news of its imminent acquisition by Belvedere Bidco.
Allianz appoints Wenzel as actuarial and planning director
Allianz has appointed Kevin Wenzel as director for actuarial and planning, replacing Kathryn Willis who is retiring from the business.
Nelson urges industry to factor climate change into cat models
Climate change is real and must be factored into all future catastrophe modelling, Lloyd’s chairman John Nelson has warned.
Beazley's posts $2m fall in GWP for Q1
Beazley posted gross written premium of $516m (£304m) for the first quarter of 2014, down from $518m in the first three months of 2013.
RSA sees NWP fall 4% in first quarter
RSA saw underlying net written premiums fall 4% in the first three months of 2014 as the effects of its portfolio action plan and a more disciplined underwriting approach across all regions took hold.
Swiss Re appoints former FINMA boss as group CRO
The former chief executive officer of Switzerland's financial market supervisory authority Finma is to become Swiss Re’s new group chief risk officer.
SRA proposes aggregation limit and run-off cut for compulsory PI cover
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has proposed cutting the limit of compulsory professional indemnity cover to £500 000 for any one claim, and introducing an aggregation limit, in its consultation on the PI minimum terms published today.
Axa posts 3% increase in P&C revenues in Q1
Axa posted revenues of €28.5bn (£23.4bn) for the first quarter of 2014, up 2% on a comparable basis, but down 1% on a reported basis.