Articles by Insurance Post Staff
Broking group backer reports loss
Venture capitalist BP Marsh has reported a consolidated loss after tax of £1.7m in 2008 (2007: profi...
Appointment at Cooper Gay
Cooper Gay has appointed David Skey as it looks to grow its share of reinsurance business in conti...
First framework for NHS
The NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency has put in place its first framework agreement with underwriter...
Appointment at Questgates
Questgates has recruited a number of new staff. Maria Kearney joins the environmental division fro...
Appointment at BHSF
Jim Winter , who has spent the past seven years leading key work-site initiatives at AIG, has joine...
Appointment at Towergate
Towergate has made two appointments at TRS Newcastle. Nham Lee has been hired as account director ...
Appointment at Aegis
Aegis London has announced the appointment of Neville Drew as underwriter of onshore energy within...
What the papers said this week
The Times Three fraudsters who conned five directors at Aviva out of a combined £638,000 have bee...
Insurers global growth plans not dampened by recession
The global economic downturn has not deterred most insurers from considering growing beyond their home markets, according to Accenture.
Insurer which lost laptop found in breach of data protection act
The Information Commissioner's Office has found legal expenses insurer Amicus Legal in breach of the Data Protection Act after reporting a laptop computer containing personal information relating to 100 000 customers was stolen.
Majority of industry doing business electronically, say Aon
The majority of brokers and underwriters are doing business electronically, according to a new Aon report.
Insurance firm tells staff to keep schtum over possible swine flu outbreak
Employees at loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey's Glasgow office have been warned by bosses not to mention to visitors it is being investigated for a possible swine flu outbreak.
Unum further enhances adviser support with new group business website
Unum has launched a sister website for Group advisers as part of a continuing programme to support their business development.
HCC joins expanded government trade credit scheme
HCC has joined the Euler Hermes, Atradius and Coface as a provider of the government's trade credit insurance scheme.
NHS unveils new insurance panel arrangement
The NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency has launched two new vehicle insurance related framework agreements for brokerage services and underwriter services
Woolworths captive acquired by Randall & Quilter
Run-off specialist Randall & Quilter has acquired Woolworths Captive, the captive insurance company of Woolworths Group (in administration), from the administrator, Deloitte.
Marsh singles out industries in PI perfect storm
Marsh predicts that the UK architectural, engineering and construction sector is facing a 'perfect storm' which could leave many firms facing increasing risks at a time when the current trend of falling professional indemnity premiums rates may start to…
Broker tells insurers not to persecute young drivers
Insurers should recognise efforts by young drivers who are seeking to improve their driving standards, Simon Douglas, director of AA Insurance, will tell an insurance industry conference today.
Randall & Quilter makes acquisition
Randall & Quilter, the AIM traded run-off management service provider and acquirer of solvent insurance companies in run-off, said it has acquired the captive insurer of bankrupt British store chain Woolworths from the chain's administrators, Deloitte.
ABI: Recession causing a quarter to cancel home insurance
Research by the Association of British Insurers has revealed that almost one in four policyholders have cancelled or failed to renew their home insurance to save money.
Avoca brings in Fac specialist from Munich Re
Avoca Insurance Holdings, the Bermudian (re)insurer, announced today that Kevin Smith has been named president of its Bermuda-based facultative and program underwriting subsidiary, DirectFac.
AIG raises over $1bn from share sale
AIG has said that it has raised nearly $1.14bn from selling shares in reinsurer Transatlantic Holdings.
Thistle Underwriters expand with acquisition of SME underwriter
Thistle Underwriters, Jardine Lloyd Thompson’s managing general agent, has expanded its UK operations through the acquisition of Ingham & Co (Liabilities).
JLT buys UK underwriting agency
Jardine Lloyd Thompson, the UK insurance broker, said it has acquired Ingham and its operating subsidiary Ingham Underwriting.