Articles by Insurance Post Staff
Helphire names new chairman
Richard Rose has been appointed as the new chairman of Helphire.
Greenberg slams AIG's HSB sale
Former AIG chairman and chief executive Maurice "Hank" Greenberg has slammed AIG's $742m sale of Hartford Steam Boiler to Munich Re.
IPC Holdings ups Ike, Gustav estimates
IPC Holdings, the Bermudian (re)insurer, has upped its estimate of claims from hurricanes Gustav and Ike by approximately $47m to a total estimate of approximately $135 million, net of reinstatement premiums.
Delta Lloyd and ABN AMRO continue joint venture
Aviva's Dutch-based business Delta Lloyd Group and ABN AMRO Bank Netherlands are to continue their insurance joint venture known as ABN AMRO Insurance.
Agricultural insurance in China expected to reach $1.8bn in 2008
Agricultural insurance premiums in China are expected to reach nearly $2bn in 2008, experts at Swiss Re have said in a report.
PICC FY premium income reaches record levels
(Bestwire) PICC Property and Casualty Co. Ltd. [77633], the largest nonlife insurer in China, said its direct premium income for 2008 reached 100 billion yuan (€10.8bn), a new record for the company.
MMC settles US bid-rigging case
(BestWire) - Marsh and McLennan has reached a $7m settlement with nine states stemming from an investigation into bid-rigging and broker compensation schemes dating back to a 2004 investigation, state and company officials said, Reinsurance has reported.
The US and Asia to lead shallow recovery to long recession, predicts CII
The CII's latest Thinkpiece, the first of a series of six international articles in association with Chatham House, says the current global economic recession was brought about by a rapid and unusually synchronised global slump, predicting that it will…
Managers losing sleep over redundancy bill
The cost of redundancies is a major cause of concern among senior insurance executives assessing the...
Government cash to boost industry skills
The National Skills Academy for Financial Services has won government funding to help financial serv...
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Jubilee launches global property account
Lloyd's managing agency Jubilee has launched a global property account.
Appointment at Ace
Ace Global Markets has appointed Andrew Williamson as head of marine product line. In this new posit...
Appointment at Romero
Romero Insurance Brokers has recruited Richard Nicholson and Jon Land as directors. ...
Pick of the week
Post senior reporter Sarah Hills rounds up the top stories from the general insurance sector. This we...
FSA approves Sportscover
A managing agency formed to assume the management of the Sportscover syndicate, 3334 SCS, has been a...
Broker relocates for growth
Niche broker Aaduki Multimedia Insurance has revealed its growth plans after moving to new offices i...
Collaboration is key to rehabilitation
I read with interest the article by Rachel Bush and Ed Fletcher ('Mind over matter', Post, 4 Decembe...
Questgates complex loss roll out
Questgates has launched a specialist service for complex and major household losses. Advantage prov...
Pre-natal test failure exposes lab's liability
Farraj and Farraj v King's Healthcare NHS Trust and Cytogenetic DNA Services (Queen's Bench Division - 17 October 2008)
Appointment at Assurant
Assurant Solutions Intermediary has appointed Nigel Payne as managing director. Mr Payne joins ASI f...
Appointment at Russell Reynolds
Russell Reynolds Associates has appointed Siobhan Caragher as managing director in the firm's UK fin...
Appointment at BHSF
Melanie White has been promoted to HR officer at BHSF, the Birmingham-based nationwide healthcare in...
Primary: no more staff cuts
Primary General has said it is not planning more job losses or staff departures this year, following...