Articles by Insurance Post Staff
Swiss Re happy with results
Swiss Re has reported a 9% decrease in net income for 2007 to CHF4.2bn (£2.04bn) and a return on equ...
S&P alters Novae rating
Standard and Poor's Ratings Services has revised its outlook on UK-based Novae syndicate 2007 from s...
Appointment at Perkins Slade
Broker Perkins Slade has appointed Richard Doubleday as a main board director with specific responsi...
Cyber threats must not go unchecked by industry
Last December, 168,000 patient records were lost by the NHS. Shortly before that, Her Majesty's Reve...
Critical illness - On the critical list
Health & Protection
TCF still unclear to industry
Treating Customer Fairly guidelines remain "complex and unintelligible" to many in the industry, acc...
Appointment at Claims People
Loss adjusting group Claims People has promoted Gordon Vater to the group's main board as an executi...
Appointment at RK Harrison
RK Harrison has appointed Owen Davies as a London market corporate broker. Mr Davies will be concent...
Kaupthing claims 'high level of interest' in PF business
Kaupthing, Singer and Friedlander has put its premium finance subsidiary and entire asset finance di...
Allianz pre-empts personal injury reforms
Allianz is to pilot changes to the way it processes low-value personal injury claims ahead of antici...
The old and the dutiful
Health & Protection
Chaucer closes syndicate
Chaucer has reached an agreement with Heritage Managing Agency to close syndicate 1245 into Chaucer ...
Looking Back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
What the papers said this week
International Herald Tribune Warren Buffett has said he will no longer offer to guarantee $800bn (£...
Judge curbs excessive demands
Singh v Global Solutions UK (Doncaster County Court - 3 December 2007)
JLT optimistic as profits rise after tough year
Jardine Lloyd Thompson's chief executive has said the company is "out of the trenches" after reveali...
Appointment at Allianz
Allianz Engineering has appointed five underwriting specialists into its new construction account te...
Decision highlights time consideration
Kamar v Nightingale and Jackson (Queen's Bench Division - 14 December 2007)
Appointment at Marsh
Marsh has hired Jonathan Groves as leader of its captive consulting practice for Europe, the Middle ...
Moorhouse motor launch
Moorhouse has added a new high net worth motor product for prestigious and high performance cars to ...
Teletext offers insurance
Teletext Holidays has joined forces with Citybond Suretravel and Mondial Assistance, providers of tr...
Guy Carpenter hires CEO
Marsh and McLennan Companies has named Peter Zaffino as chief executive officer of Guy Carpenter, re...
Switching PMI providers - The rare switch project
Health & Protection
Helphire shares hit as it signs insurer deals
Credit hire company Helphire says relationships with insurers have improved over the past five years...