Articles by Insurance Post Staff
No loyalty for aggregators
Price comparison sites have failed to command customer loyalty and face a continued fight for market...
Top five Post stories
The top five stories on postonline.co.uk over the past week were: 1. NIG names new boss as part of ...
Broker Direct purchase
Broker Direct has completed the acquisition of Scunthorpe-based Barry Fenton Insurance Brokers. This...
Pupil's running accident not reasonably foreseeable
Orchard v Lee (Court of Appeal - 3 April 2009)
Learning the art of self-promotion
HR Roundtable
Appointment at Junction
Junction, the affinity partnerships arm of the BGL Group, has appointed a new financial director, M...
Keelan Westall contract
Barbon-owned commercial property insurance broker Keelan Westall has renewed its contract to operate...
Canopius year-end high
Canopius has reported a 31% rise in pre-tax profits for the year to end-December 2008. Gross writte...
LMG swoops for Helphire business
Jewellery valuation company Loss Management Group has bought rival businesses Guild Claims Services ...
AIG deficit shrinks
AIG has reported a net loss of $4.35bn (£2.9bn) for the first quarter of 2009 compared to a net loss...
Taking out a contract
Legal Update: Contractors' Liability
Crawford & Co revenues
Crawford & Company has reported consolidated revenues before reimbursements of $236.1m (£156.5m) in ...
LEA negligence instrumental in head's depression
Connor v Surrey County Council (Queen's Bench Division - 19 March 2009)
Penny Black's Insurance Week
Any brokers intent on collaring RSA's chief Adrian Brown at a weak point at the British Insurance Br...
Robertson sets sights on pole position
Robertson & Company has set its sights on taking on The Cotswold Group to become the market leader i...
Appointment at Beachcroft
National commercial law firm Beachcroft has appointed nine new partners, taking the total number to ...
Appointment at Woodgate & Clark
Nick Black has joined Woodgate & Clark as southern region major loss co-ordinator. Mr Black has be...
Appointment at QBE
QBE has appointed Jonathan Beck as class underwriter for kidnap and ransom, within its specialty d...
Montpelier Re adds Swiss Re exec to lead new marine business
Bermudian (re)insurer Montpelier Re said that its Lloyd's Syndicate 5151 will begin underwriting marine insurance business in August 2009.
Brokerbility member snaps up broker
Alan & Thomas Insurance Brokers has acquired the goodwill and assets of Douglas King Insurance Services, based in Blandford Forum, Dorset. Douglas King Insurance Services have been trading since 1955.
Pick of the week
Senior reporter Sarah Hills looks at the major news stories from this week's Post: CILA urges members to reveal fees in transparency drive; Willis to cut chaff in UK overhaul; PPR drags heels over Heath Lambert decision; RSA boss cites Brit and QBE in…
Fortis and BNP Paribas close deal
The transaction between Fortis Holding, the Belgian State and BNP Paribas has completed.
Businesses warned not to under-insure in a recession
Budget conscious companies looking to cut premium costs need to be careful not to leave their businesses exposed, a corporate insurance expert has warned.
Bodyshops see decline in volumes for third year in a row
For the third year in a row Bodyshops are reporting a drop in volumes of work in quarter one compared to the same quarter in the previous year.