Articles by Insurance Post Staff
PB Week: You wait all week and then . . .
You work hard all week, so when you go to the football to follow your team, you expect excitement, passion, skills, commitment and above all a win, writes Andrew Tjaardstra, editor of Professional Broking .
Xchanging: Lloyd's Langley outlines progress
Lloyd's director of market operations and North America said that the corporation's efforts to get the London Market to use electronic progress has been "fantastic" over the year.
Hub buys M&L International
Hub International, the US announced today that it has acquired M&L Insurance Services Corporation (M&L), a Thousand Oaks, California agency specializing in Employee Benefits for an undisclosed sum.
Castlepoint reports Q3 loss
CastlePoint Holdings, the Bermudian (re)insurer, reported a net loss of $13.2m for the third quarter of 2008 as compared to third quarter 2007 net income of $10.5m.
Bank of England makes dramatic interest rate cut
The Bank of England has cut interest rates to 3% from 4.5% in today's midday decision after a meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee. The move was more than expected from many analysts.
ARC AGM sees new chairman come on board
Paul Corver has been formally ratified as the new chairman of ARC, the UK trade body for legacy management professionals.
Flood risk homes should be more resilient warns EA chief
New Environment Agency chief executive Dr Paul Leinster has urged the insurance industry to do more to help people whose houses have flooded.
RSA maintains UK premium levels
RSA has reported an 11%, or 4% at constant exchange rates, rise in group written premiums to £4.9bn for the third quarter of the year.
Marsh launches helpline to answer credit insurance queries
Marsh has launched a Trade Credit Helpline to help UK businesses address issues related to credit risk. The broker said that mounting fears of a UK recession among businesses have led to a sharp increase in enquiries about purchasing trade credit…
APC boosts regional expansion with three new BDM’s
Commercial insurance underwriting agency APC has appointed its first three business development managers (BDMs) as it rolls out its plan to expand its regional presence. The new team members will create the UK regional platform required for APC to double…
Out of sight, out of mind
High net worth: holiday homes
Appointment at Towergate Partnership
Towergate Partnership has appointed Darryl Clark to its main board as company secretary and group ri...
Lost vagueness
Data loss: Financial implications
Pick of the week
Post reporters Sarah Hills and Louise Meeson round up the top stories from the general insurance sec...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny was intrigued to hear that the persistent rumour about Insurance Australia Group UK chief exec...
Solicitor hosts conference
Simpson & Marwick Solicitors is hosting a liability claims conference in London next week to highlig...
Name change a nonsense
As an associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute, and having previously worked for a major insur...
XL expands environmental insurance offering
XL Insurance has rolled out an expanded environmental insurance policy for the UK market to cover - ...
Appointment at Junction
Matthew Gledhill has been appointed marketing director of Junction, part of the BGL Group. Mr Gledhi...
Appointment at Willis
Willis Group has appointed Howard Robinson as marketing consultant and Sarah Walters as marketing co...
Crawford shows strength
Crawford & Company's third quarter consolidated revenues before reimbursements for 2008 totalled $26...
Appointment at Jardine Lloyd Thompson
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has appointed Patrick Snowball as non-executive director. Mr Snowball has enj...
Common-sense victory applauded
Ecclesiastical has said it hopes a judgment handed down last month will set a precedent to help prot...
Appointment at Tokio Marine
Peter Haynes, Kiln group chief financial officer, is to assume a broader financial management and le...