Articles by Mark Sands
Navigators gets gold Investors in People award
Pleasure boat insurer Navigators and General has seen its gold award from Investors in People renewed after first being issued in 2010.
Chase Templeton nets Fish MD for CEO role
Medical insurance intermediary Chase Templeton has recruited the managing director of disability broker Fish Insurance to serve as its new chief executive.
Miller’s Clarke retains role as Liiba chair
Miller chief executive Graham Clarke has been re-elected as chairman of the London & International Insurance Brokers’ Association.
Former NIG sales boss Parry in Lothbury deal
NIG’s former UK sales director David has been recruited by independent broker Lothbury in a bid to target regional growth.
CNA UK marine boss named joint cargo committee chair
CNA’s UK marine manager David Grant is to take the chairman’s seat in the joint cargo committee following two years as deputy chairman.
Nexus Group targeting $100m+ GWP for 2013
Specialist managing general agent Nexus Underwriting is planning to mark its fifth anniversary by becoming the largest MGA in the London market.
Guernsey regulator recruits Central Bank of Ireland risk boss
Guernsey’s financial services regulator has swooped for its new director general, recruiting the Central Bank of Ireland’s head of risk.
Cunningham Lindsey London boss Raine takes new role
Cunningham Lindsey’s London market director Stephen Raine is to limit his time in the city in a bid to spend more time with his family.
Crawford takes majority stake in energy consultancy
Crawford & Company is to acquire a majority interest in loss consultancy Lloyd Warwick International.
Zurich announces Red Cross alliance in flood resilience programme
Zurich has announced a CHF21m deal with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies that will see the pair work to improve disaster risk reduction efforts.
Aviva hit by £3bn post-tax loss
Aviva has announced a full year total loss of £3bn (2011: £60m profit), alongside a 44% cut in its final dividend.
Dual International deputy CEO takes UK helm in leadership reshuffle
Hyperion’s underwriting arm Dual has moved to restructure its leadership, creating a new role of UK chief executive for international deputy CEO Shane Doyle.
Cooper Gay targeting UK, Europe and offshore financial institutions with JLT hire
Insurance and reinsurance broker Cooper Gay has swooped to recruit JLT's Graham Dick.
Allianz revives retail apprenticeship scheme for third year
Allianz has re-opened its school leaver programme for the third consecutive year.
Lloyd's sports syndicate recruits Munich Re underwriter
Sports and leisure insurer Sportscover has recruited Munich Re’s David Boyle to serve as its new class underwriter for contingency at Lloyd’s syndicate 3334.
Admiral patient on international profits
Admiral Group management has said it could be up to 10 years before its newest international insurance businesses declare a profit.
GAB Robins given bronze Investors in People accreditation
Loss adjuster GAB Robins has been given an award for its commitment to employee development.
Admiral sees net profits up but COR continues slide
Admiral Group has reported pre-tax profits of £345m for the year ending 31 December, an increase of 15%, but the group’s combined ratio again deteriorated, reaching 96.6%.
Aegis London recruits Aon broker for energy practice
Lloyd’s insurer Aegis London has swooped to recruit an Aon energy broker to serve as an energy exploration and production property underwriter.
Advocacy key to cutting advertising cost say marketers
Advertising amounts to additional costs that consumers should not have to pay through their insurance premiums, according to Digital Animal finance product director Nigel Godfrey.
Ombudsman: PPI claims reach 2000 a day
Payment protection insurance claims multiplied almost two and a half times in the second half of 2012 according to figures from the Financial Ombudsman Service.
Willis announces regional CEO succession plans
Willis has appointed its construction, property and casualty chief executive as the new regional head for central and eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Fraudulent burglary claims rise in Q4
The final quarter of the year saw the most fraudulent insurance claims according to VFM services, with the largest portion coming from fraudsters claiming multiple items.
Towers Watson recruits crisis management pair from Aon
Towers Watson has expanded its consultancy and broking offerings in crisis management with two recruits from broking giant Aon.