Articles by Francesca Nyman
Aspen merges UK property and liability teams
Global insurer Aspen will merge its UK property and liability underwriting teams from 1 January 2014.
Liberty Mutual appoints Leeds branch manager
Liberty Mutual Insurance, the commercial lines division of Liberty Specialty Markets, has appointed John Meehan as branch manager of its Leeds office from 31 December.
Investors urge RSA 'to solicit takeover bids'
Beleaguered insurer RSA has been ordered to put itself up for sale by several major investors, The Sunday Times has reported.
Brightside slashes 2013 forecast by 20%
Brightside Group has reduced its 2013 earnings estimate by approximately 20% after further capacity restrictions in the fourth quarter of 2013 adversely affected the broker’s online business.
Kiln appoints Singapore based head of construction & engineering
Kiln has appointed Christian Kolmberger as head of construction and engineering.
Ascent launches medical billings E&O cover for US
Ascent Underwriting has launched a medical billings errors and omissions insurance product specifically aimed at the US healthcare professionals.
Bowring Marsh's Ashby to lead Willis' global multinational arm
Willis has appointed Simon Ashby as chief executive officer of Global Solutions International, the company’s large multinational arm.
SRA mulls enforcement action for firms in PI breach
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has warned it is considering enforcement action after “a substantial number of solicitors” failed to declare their insurance position regarding professional indemnity cover.
Kiln hires new stable mate for equine team
Kiln has appointed Bill Bevan as equine underwriter within the accident & health division to focus on bloodstock and livestock risks.
Bid to cut red tape set to enhance UK insurance market’s competitive position
Insurance Growth Action Plan aims to remove barriers for UK insurers overseas.
Industry plays down impact of St Jude and Xaver storms on full-year results
Losses expected to be ‘in tens of millions, not high hundreds of millions’.
Geneva Association head to step down
The Geneva Association’s Secretary General, John Fitzpatrick, has informed the board that he will not stand for reelection at its general assembly in May 2014.
UK leads Europe for PI cover
The UK has the largest market for professional indemnity insurance in Europe according to research by Finaccord.
Open GI appoints insurer relations exec
Open GI has grown its insurer relations team with the appointment of Siân Nicholls as insurer relations executive.
Lockton expands global technology practice
Broker Lockton is expanding its global technology and privacy practice with three staff moves in major cities to support clients on cyber liability and related risk management issues.
Insurance think tank head to step down
The Geneva Association's Secretary General, John Fitzpatrick, has informed the board he will not stand for reelection at its General Assembly in May 2014.
Brokerbility gains controlling interest in Broker Tech
Independent broker network Brokerbility has acquired 100% of the share capital of Broker Tech, the Maidstone based software solutions provider.
Government's growth plan tipped to boost takaful market
The government's insurance growth action plan could provide a much needed boost to the UK's commercial Islamic insurance market, according to PwC's Mohammad Khan.
Towergate director McCaffrey to exit the company
Towergate Underwriting sales and marketing director James McCaffrey is to leave the broker after ten years at the firm.
AA issues flood warning to car and home owners
The AA’s specialist severe weather team is being deployed in North Wales, Scotland and Eastern England coastal locations today as warnings of coastal flooding from the Environment Agency, Scottish Environment Protection Agency and Met Office escalate.
Oval in exclusive talks over sale of financial sevices division
Oval has entered into a period of exclusivity with a national financial advisory firm with a view to concluding a sale of Oval Financial Services in early 2014.
Big data tipped to drive competitive differentiation
Over 90% of senior insurance executives believe big data will drive competitive differentiation in future.
Government reveals details of insurance growth plan
The government has released the details of its insurance growth action plan, following months of talks with a variety of industry bodies.
New Markerstudy bid for Brightside expected as Holman joins insurer
Markerstudy not expected to increase bid that was previously labelled ‘strange’.