Articles by Insurance Post Staff
Appointment at Zurich
Zurich Financial Services has appointed Ian Parker as chief executive officer of direct business f...
Appointment at Transactor
Transactor Global Solutions has appointed Simon Macray as insurer liaison manager. Mr Macray will ...
High Wycombe merger
High Wycombe insurance broking firms J Bennett & Son and DG Carr are to merge from 1 February 2009. ...
Names back in the frame
News Analysis: Lloyd's Names
Birmingham office for LV
LV Broker has opened a new office in Birmingham covering the East and West Midlands. Mark Hands, who...
Atkins joins Axis
Axis International loss adjusters and surveyors has appointed Richard Atkin as technical director. H...
Is the price right?
Lloyd's & London Market: Pricing
Appointment at Lockton
Lockton has appointed Adam Watson as executive director to complement its global risks team's Nort...
Christie's new MD reveals expansion plans
The new managing director of London-based specialist broker Christie Insurance has outlined how the ...
Equity investment to rise
Private equity investment in the general insurance market is expected to increase following a lull l...
Appointment at Ace Europe
Ace Europe has appointed Jeff Carr as client relationship manager for its UK and Ireland major ris...
Brit gets foothold in US market
Brit Insurance has launched a wholly owned managing general agent in the US that will delegate autho...
Parabis consolidates trio
Parabis Group has consolidated defendant law firms Badhams Law, Praxis Partners and GW Law under the...
BJP acquires Antell
BJP, the Thames Valley-based commercial broker, has acquired motor trade specialist Antell Insurance...
Brokers remain loyal to their customers first
Perhaps the chairman of Moorhouse Lyndon Wood had a bad new year. Reading the comment attributed to ...
2009: a claims scorcher or claims washout?
The rain started to fall on 1 August 2006 and it hasn't really stopped now for 29 months (that's 870...
MD steps down as provider rebrands
Primary owned UKU Group and its affiliated companies have rebranded under the umbrella name of Longh...
Baker boosts Crawford's major loss team
An associate partner at Teceris has joined rival loss adjuster Crawford & Company to shore up its ma...
Chaucer in SME push
Chaucer has made changes to the management of its Syndicate 1084 to help facilitate a concerted push...
Post Pick of the week
Post senior reporter Sarah Hills rounds up the top stories from the general insurance sector. This week: Sterling boss on the exit options open to the insurer; ABI launches major flood consultation; Former Fusion boss admits market reentry plan;…
Towergate announces reshuffle in southern division
Towergate has made a series of key senior appointments to its retail division in the South which reflect the successful growth of the business across the region.
Arch announces approval for Lloyd's operation
Arch Capital Group, the Bermudian reinsurer, has said it has received approval in principle from the Lloyd's Franchise Board and the Financial Services Authority to establish a new managing agent and syndicate at Lloyd's.
Hannover Re CEO Zeller confirms retirement; CFO out too
Hannover Re's chief executive Wilhelm Zeller has confirmed that he is to step down at the end of June. He will be replaced by Ulrich Wallin.
Catlin to start new US casualty facultative reinsurance business
Catlin, the international specialty property/casualty (re)insurer, has established a US casualty facultative reinsurance business.