Articles by Mairi MacDonald
JLT is "well run" and "fully valued"
JLT's share price is now "fully valued" having risen 19% in the past 12 months, according to Panmure Gordon.
Brake technology to cut insurance premiums
Motorists who buy cars fitted with autonomous emergency braking technologies as standard could benefit from cheaper insurance premiums from this month.
Lloyds TSB tops GI complaints list
Lloyds TSB Bank received the highest number of complaints regarding general insurance and pure protection products in the first half of the year.
PPI complaints increase 129% in H1 2012
Financial Services Authority data has revealed that payment protection insurance has helped push up the number of complaints to financial services firms by 59% to 3.58 million in the first half of the this year.
Guy Carpenter opens Greek office
Guy Carpenter & Company has opened a reinsurance intermediary office in Athens.
Motor insurance fraudster sentenced
A magistrate has sentenced a London man who pleaded guilty to insurance application fraud and sending "malicious communications" to an insurer.
Bluefin delivers £11.5m dividend to Axa
Bluefin has paid its parent company an £11.5m dividend for the 2011 financial year on Ebitda of £17.8m (2010: £15.2m) and pre-tax profit of £11.6m (2010: £10m).
AA calls for government action on flood protection
Recent government statements concerning the availability of affordable flood cover when the Statement of Principles expires in June have "not given much ground for confidence", according to AA Insurance director Simon Douglas.
Airmic members back commercial insurance law overhaul
The vast majority of Airmic members have backed the risk manager association's support for reforming the legal framework for commercial insurance - the 1906 Marine Insurance Act.
Gallagher expands public sector offering with Acumus acquisition
Arthur J Gallagher International has acquired housing association specialist intermediary Acumus for an undisclosed sum.
Former HBoS director joins Axa
Axa Commercial Lines and Personal Intermediary has appointed Louisa-Jayne Stirzaker as Simple products trading manager.
Arista adds Twist to Midlands team
Commercial lines underwriting agency Arista Insurance has appointed Grant Twist to the position of senior underwriter in its Midlands team.
AA float among Acromas options
Acromas is making "tentative steps towards a potential break-up" that could see a float of the AA for up to £5bn, according to the FT.
Chartis offers debt recovery service
Chartis has joined forces with STA International to provide trade credit policyholders a service to accelerate debt recovery, reduce shortfalls in cash flow and minimise business disruption.
Ageas buys Groupama for £116m
Ageas UK has acquired Groupama Insurance Company for £116m in a deal that it has claimed propels it to the UK’s 4th private motor insurer with an 11.7% share of the market.
Lyons Davidson tops list for Legal Ombudsman intervention
The Legal Ombudsman has filed 10 decisions on law firm Lyons Davidson since April after receiving complaints from clients.
Amlin unveils further board changes
Kevin Allchorne is to succeed Simon Beale, pictured, as underwriting director of Amlin London following Beale's appointment as group chief underwriting officer of Amlin Underwriting in July.
Questgates wins customer service gong
Questgates claims to be the first UK loss adjuster to win an award for customer service from Investor in Customers, which assesses customer experiences and satisfaction levels across all industries.
More SII delays "regrettable" but necessary
The European insurance and reinsurance federation, Insurance Europe, has welcomed a decision to finalise the impact assessment on measures to deal with long-term guarantee issues in Solvency II before finalising the Omnibus II text.
Aviva backs Allan & Thomas risk management offering
Dorset-based broker Alan & Thomas Insurance Group is to offer commercial clients free access to a range of risk management tools and services after teaming up with Aviva Risk Management Solutions.
Wheatley approach a "gross distortion of process"
Law firm CMS Cameron McKenna has claimed that the approach by Martin Wheatley, incoming boss of the Financial Conduct Authority, to "shoot first and ask questions later" represents a "gross distortion of due process".
IUMI: Marine insurance market at "bottom of the pricing barrel"
Marine insurance brokers have been urged to warn clients that increases in rates and deductibles are on the way as part of the industry's push to escape the soft market cycle.
IUMI: Insurance industry acted responsibly during economic meltdown
The economic crisis will create opportunities for the global insurance and reinsurance market if it can deliver "true resilience", delegates at the International Union of Marine Insurance annual conference have heard.
Quindell seals South Africa deal with Quintica
Quindell has acquired South Africa-based telecommunications outsourcing service provider Quintica and its international arm Quintica International.