Articles by Insurance Post Staff
AIG in US mortgage deal
AIG has completed a deal to sell its residential mortgage-backed securities interests to the US gove...
Appointment at MMA
MMA Insurance has made a number of appointments within its business development team, as part of the...
Appointment at Autoglass
David Meliveo has been appointed as marketing director for Autoglass. He joined the company in Jun...
Morrisons picks Allianz
Morrisons has selected Allianz Engineering to provide its inspection services. Following a successfu...
Rok unveils £200m deal
Zurich Insurance has extended its contract with Rok Insurance Services for a minimum contract period...
Bad times for auditors
Deteriorating economic conditions and a subsequent rise in company insolvencies will increase the nu...
Appointment at Assurant Solutions
Assurant Solutions has promoted Ian Moffatt to senior vice president, Assurant Solutions, and pres...
Scheme payout increase
The administrators of the English scheme of arrangement for HIH Casualty and General Insurance, KPMG...
Miller recruits London trio
Outsource Services Group subsidiary Miller International has boosted its London office with the appo...
US income down
The US property and casualty insurance industry's net income after taxes for the first three months ...
Interim FD for Helphire
Helphire has appointed Charles Lambert as finance director on an interim basis with effect from 1 Ja...
Appointment at Isle of Man Finance
Isle of Man Finance has appointed John Batty as business development manager for the insurance sec...
Buncefield report
The final report on the Buncefield incident published this week shows its overall cost will almost h...
Appointment at KGM Motor Insurance
KGM Motor Insurance has appointed Sandeep Sehmi as marketing executive. Ms Sehmi will support the ...
Madoff fraud could hit insurance market hard
The alleged $50bn (£32bn) fraud by Bernard Madoff could have a huge impact on the insurance market, ...
Going it alone
Lone Workers
Syndicate 1318 approval
Beaufort this week said Syndicate 1318 has received Lloyd's approval to begin underwriting for the 2...
Product recalls up
The number of product recalls in the UK has jumped to a new high of 230, up 20% over the year to 31 ...
Going the extra mile
Assistance Companies
Special purpose syndicate
Lloyd's insurer Amlin has completed its first special purpose syndicate, established to write a 15% ...
S&P downgrades XL Capital
The rating of XL Capital and its subsidiaries has been lowered one notch by Standard and Poor's. Co...
RSA Care pilot to be rolled out
Insurer RSA is rolling out its before-the-event legal expenses offering across all its personal inju...
Credit hire industry unites with one voice
The credit hire industry's two trade associations have formed a focus group aimed at improving the s...
Greek tragedy
Average individual losses emerging from the civil unrest in Greece are EUR10,000 (£9,113), rising to...