Articles by Insurance Post Staff
Out of the loop
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Central hires new director
Scottish broker Central Insurance Services has strengthened its board with the appointment of Chris ...
Appointment at Jardine Lloyd Thompson
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has recruited Andy Bear to head up a new transport, engineering and utiliti...
Optima makeover to energise Groupama
Groupama has revamped its broker extranet website in an attempt to become the site of choice for pro...
Bank crisis handling a lesson for industry
With the recession in full swing, the bank crisis was a hot topic at the Post Claims Club. Louise Meeson reports on the meeting
Approval for Hastings MBO
The management buyout of Hastings Direct, Advantage and its associated brands from IAG has received ...
Aon revenues rise
Global broker Aon has reported a 4% increase in total revenue to $7.6bn (£5.2bn) for the year ending...
Murphy joins Farr
Barbon Insurance Group has appointed Joe Murphy as head of business for Farr, part of its property a...
Allianz in new agency deal
Allianz Retail has teamed up with specialist underwriting agency Kinetic to offer brokers niche clas...
The only way is up
In series: Solvency II
Appointment at DAS Legal Expenses
DAS Legal Expenses Insurance has made three changes to three key departments - legal services, claim...
Jobs threat at Helphire
Up to 130 staff could face redundancy at Helphire after the company entered a consultation process. ...
Australia blaze costs rise
The bush fires that swept through a number of states in Australia killing 200 people could cost insu...
Top five Post stories
The top five stories on postonline.co.uk over the last week were: 1. RSA plans EUR70m swoop for ins...
Broking giants back clarity
Marsh and Willis have applauded the New York State Insurance Department for proposing a new regulati...
Appointment at Clear Insurance Management
Danny Haynes has joined Clear Insurance Management as senior account executive in its corporate te...
Howden appoints Gilham
Lloyd's broker Howden has appointed senior financial institutions practitioner Patrick Gilham as a m...
ABI sets out to rebuild trust across Europe
The Association of British Insurers has published a report that aims to help restore confidence in E...
The claims game
Overseas Travel Claims
Investment losses hit Max Capital results
Investment losses continued to hit Max Capital, sending the company to fourth quarter and a full year losses.
Pick of the week
Post reporter Louise Meeson rounds up the top stories from the general insurance sector. This week: Royal Bank of Scotland tipped to seek buyer for insurance arm when economic turmoil bottoms out after calling off talks with consortium led by Patrick…
FSA deputy chairman resigns
James Crosby, the former chief executive of HBOS has resigned from his post as the deputy chairman of the FSA after allegations that he ignored risk warnings about the growth of the now-stricken UK bank.
Deputy chairman of the FSA resigns
James Crosby, the former chief executive of HBOS has resigned from his post as the deputy chairman of the FSA after allegations that he ignored risk warnings about the growth of the now-stricken UK bank.