Articles by Insurance Post Staff
What the papers said this week
Norwich Evening News Insurance giant Aviva is looking to sell its £490m life and pensions operati...
Pleural plaque case begins
Four insurance companies this week appeared at the Court of Session in Edinburgh to kick start their...
H&R sets sights on £20m turnover target
Aberdeen-based broker H&R Insurance has set its sights on 10% year-on-year growth, in an effort to h...
Appointment at Watson Wyatt
Watson Wyatt has appointed Paul Fulcher to its insurance and financial services practice. Mr Fulch...
Appointment at JLT
Bill Gloyn has joined the real estate team at Jardine Lloyd Thompson, bringing his extensive indus...
Appointment at Medicals Direct
Medicals Direct has appointed Julian Evans to the role of sales and marketing director for healthc...
Appointment at Homeserve
Jonathan Simpson-Dent, chief financial officer at Homeserve, has decided to leave the business at th...
Helphire announces senior departure
Helphire has announced that group commercial director David Robertson is leaving the company after 12 years to pursue other interests.
Ex-Towergate trio in start up move with Willis
Ken Davie, former managing director of Towergate's first significant broking acquisition in Scotland, has reemerged at start up Insureness.
Munich Re teams up with Marsh for new solar product
Munich Re, industrial insurance broker Marsh and photovoltaic producer Signet Solar have jointly launched a new insurance solution to cover the possible risk of a performance deterioration in photovoltaic modules.
IIB president Greenway claimed £500 for pots and plants
The expenses of the chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance & Financial Services, John Greenway have today come under the media scrutiny.
Post pick of the week
Reporter Leigh Jackson looks at the major news stories from this week's Post: Oval launches new MGA; Miles Smith raids Kerry London for sales chief; Verlingue outlines UK growth plans; NU commercial customers directed to 110 Club; and Quinn reassures…
Towergate expands Aberdeen sales force with Oval recruit
Jim McAuslin has left Oval to join Towergate Risk Services' Aberdeen operation.
EC sets out radical overhaul of European financial services regulation
The European Commission has today proposed a set of ambitious reforms to the current architecture of financial services committees, with the creation of a new European Systemic Risk Council and European System of Financial Supervisors, composed of new…
ABI takes credt for fall in complaints on critical illness cover
The Association of British Insurers has said that its code of practice on long-term protection has resulted in a significant drop in complaints on critical illness insurance as recorded in the Financial Ombudsman Service annual report.
LMA head to speak at public hearing over insurance block exemption
At the request of the European Commission, Rob Gillies, head of market processes at Lloyd's Market Association, will speak at a panel session at the Commission's public hearing on its review of the insurance block exemption regulation.
Listed broker admits financial performance is "under pressure"
The boss of listed broker CBG has admitted that trading remains tough.
Axa strengthens links with Papworth
Insurance giant Axa has referred more than 100 patients to Papworth's specialist vocational rehabilitation team since its partnership with the trust.
Esure warning over following the match while driving
Esure has warned football fans that tuning into live matches on the radio whilst driving can be a serious distraction and lead to accidents.
Questgate BI warning
Loss adjuster Questgate has warned the complex nature of business interruption cover will prompt bus...
RBSI boss job move
Chris Sullivan, chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance, is to step aside at the end of ...
Rehabilitation awareness needs to rise
Catastophic Personal Injury Briefing
A marriage made in heaven?
Procurement departments increasingly help risk managers make choices about insurance providers. This is an arrangement that often works well but only if both parties understand where they fit in. With a new guide to procurement set to be launched next…
Confusion reigns over dangerous dogs laws
Whippey v Jones (Court of Appeal - 8 April 2009)