Articles by Insurance Post Staff
Heath Lambert lands Targetfollow deal
Heath Lambert Group has been appointed to place the general insurance of commercial property company Targetfollow.
GAB Robins UK appoints new casualty director
GAB Robins UK has appointed Kim Alcock as its new casualty director with immediate effect.
Validus to use all available means to win IPC bid
Validus Holdings has responded to the IPC board decision yesterday to support the original Max Capital bid for the Bermudian company rather than its own rival offer.
Purple and Allianz launch small business facility
Purple Partnership has joined forces with insurer Allianz to launch a new small business proposition for its members.
Tradesman product launched
APC is to launch its bespoke Tradesman product later this month.
Chubb promotes trio in personal lines division
Chubb Insurance has made three promotions in its personal lines division – Phil Kay as senior underwriter on the Signature (ultra high net worth) team, Krina Patel as senior technical underwriter and Hayley Palmer as a senior underwriter.
Ironshore specialty gains McAuliffe and Beauvais
Two former AIG heads have joined Ironshore. Tim McAuliffe and Ben Beauvais have joined Ironshore to take on the roles of president and senior vice president of the specialty casualty unit respectively. McAuliffe will be based out of New York and report…
Bollington links up with VSIB
Bollington has entered a joint venture with the Vehicle Systems Installation Board to offer tailored cover for its members who are accredited installers of security systems.
Upward swing in D&O sales continues says Marsh
Concerns about the global economy, shareholder action, litigation, and the increasing engagement by regulators are fuelling demand for Directors' and Officers' insurance, according to Marsh.
Helphire to raise £50m
Helphire has announced plans to raise £50.0m by means of the placing and open offer.
Pick of the week
Senior reporter Louise Meeson looks at the major stories in this week's Post: the UK Rehabilitation C...
MorganAsh to hold seminar in Dublin
MorganAsh is to hold a seminar on underwriting and protection in Dublin on 17 June.
Lock in for learning at Groupama
Staff training at Groupama Insurances has been boosted with the appointment of Louise Lock to the ro...
Morale boost in recession
Companies could increase morale among their employees by formally acknowledging their hard work, a c...
Time to test yoursel
A selection of topical questions from the question banks of Ed.Learn - the CII's online training resource
Direct Group branches into liability and travel
Direct Group is expanding its claims management operation by branching into the liability and travel...
Insurers hit by "dancing round handbags" jibe
Insurers have been accused of "dancing round their handbags" rather than addressing the matter of th...
Surgical spirit
Medical Malpractice
Appointment at BLM
Berrymans Lace Mawer has promoted six new partners. Paul Owston handles personal injury cases in B...
Portmore plans national growth
Hampshire-based start up Portmore Insurance Brokers, has set its sights on double-digit growth and n...
Heath closes in on five more deals
Heath Lambert has revealed its five-year commercial insurance deal with Fortis and Post Office Finan...
Appointment at Crawford & Company
Crawford & Company UK has appointed Mike Woolston , managing director of SLS, to its UK executive c...
Reflections on 2004
With five weeks to go until the British Insurance Brokers' Association conference, Post travels back...
Teceris joins CEDR
Loss adjusting firm Teceris is to join the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution as part of an ini...