Articles by Insurance Post Staff
AICS to drop repairers
AI Claims Solutions is to cut a number of repairers from its network, in a drive to improve standard...
Keeping it inside
Legal update: internal investigations
Ownership of sperm victory for claimants
Yearworth and others v North Bristol NHS Trust (Court of Appeal - 4 February 2009)
Double indemnity risk highlighted
Brokers that agree to double indemnity commission offers on insurers' home and contents books are at...
Top 10 Post stories
The top 10 most popular stories on postonline.co.uk over the last week were: 1. Willis boss Plumeri...
Deutsch to leave Ironshore
Bob Deutsch is stepping down from his role as president of insurer Ironshore on 31 March. His role w...
Allianz offers Smart Drive
Allianz Commercial has partnered with Smart Drive Systems and Vision Techniques to offer risk manage...
CIS staff face redundancy
Co-operative Insurance Services has started the staff consultation process after announcing it is to...
Appointment at Liberty International
Liberty International Underwriters Europe has expanded its professional indemnity presence with a ne...
Swinton: we are no 40% commission merchants
Swinton plans to grow its commercial business as sale prices and commission come under pressure. In...
Appointment at Europ Assistance
Europ Assistance has appointed David St Clair as head of travel claims. He has worked for Norwich ...
Bring it on back
Liability: Product recall
Appointment at Ironshore
Ironshore has appointed Susan Kostro as vice-president responsible for running its newly created p...
Loss adjusters fight fraud
In last week's Post, Stuart Dennis, of TCF Corporate, made a number of negative comments about loss ...
Most AIG employees return their bonuses
Three quarters of AIG's leading bonus recipients have returned their payments in full, following a b...
Ecclesiastical posts heavy pre-tax loss
Ecclesiastical has reported a pre-tax loss of £22.5m, a significant deterioration on last year's £35.6m profit.
Colemont adds Aon aviation brokers
Colemont Insurance Brokers Limited has added two brokers to its London-based aviation divisin, the company said.
L&G downgraded by AM Best
AM Best has downgraded the issuer credit rating to "a" from "a+" of the non-operating holding company, Legal & General Group as well as the ratings for all debt issued or guaranteed by L&G.
Post pick of the week
Reporter Louise Meeson looks at the major stories in this week's Post: AA Insurance faces backlash over plans to alter how it passes on premiums to insurers; Delta Claims Services unveils details of UK franchise-based loss adjusting operation; Insurance…
Mutual reports 100% rise in GI sales
Wesleyan Assurance Society saw new sales of general insurance products more than double in 2008. As a result the mutual plans to grow this area of its business further over the next five years and has taken additional office space at Number 1 Colmore…
Lockton to open Dubai office
Global broker Lockton will have an eight-strong team fully operational and on the ground in Dubai from 1 May, Post has learnt.
New bids seen for AIG's ILFC unit
There may be three bidders for AIG's plane leasing subsidiary International Lease Finance Corporation, Reuters has reported.
Geithner says new financial regulations needed to stop 'another AIG'
(BESTWIRE) - A new systemic risk regulatory regime is needed to prevent the next American International Group-style meltdown, US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner told the House Financial Services committee.
Swiss Re says US tax plan might hurt all foreign insurers, not just Bermuda
(BESTWIRE) - Its supporters have framed it and the Obama administration has endorsed it as a measure that would close a loophole allowing insurers and reinsurers in tax havens to compete with an unfair advantage over domestic companies.