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Career development: Ask the expert
Have the traditional push and pull factors, which influence people to move jobs, changed post-recession?
Market moves: Setting the trend
Insurer MMA was the main recruiter this week, with the firm naming five new staff across its regional office network. The moves set the trend among fellow underwriters, with high-profile appointments at Groupama, DAS and for Markel’s fledging operation…
Roundtable - Global programme: Building successful global programmes
Delivering tailored coverage around the world is a boon for multinational insurers. However, keeping up with regulatory demands, both internationally and locally, can be be a strain. Post gathered a group of experts to debate the most pressing issues.
View from the top: An apple a day
‘We made the buttons on the screen look so good you’ll want to lick them,’ was something Apple founder Steve Jobs once said to a journalist eager to unpick the secrets that underpinned the firm’s meteoric rise to become one of the biggest companies in…
Website review: Beat That Quote
Web performance specialist Gomez looks at Beat That Quote's website.
Claims - Board representation: Staking a claim
Claims representation at insurer board level may remain a relative rarity — but is it a business critical necessity or a luxury?
Legal expenses: Survival of the fittest
Legal expenses insurers must adapt their models quickly to survive the government’s reforms — or risk extinction.
Reid slams 'churlish' Hiscox following agency withdrawl
Bluefin chief executive Stuart Reid has accused Hiscox bosses of “throwing the baby out with the bath water” after the firm revealed it had cancelled its agency agreement with the Axa-owned broker.
Post magazine – 17 November 2011
The latest issue of Post magazine is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Towergate reaches settlement with ex-employees
The two parties in the long running employment dispute between Towergate and two former members of staff now working for rival Hendersons is over.
Stonepoint to reduce interests in Cunningham Lindsey and Lockton – Insurance News Now
Post reporter Callum Brodie outlines this week's major general insurance stories including how, according to market speculation, Cunningham Lindsey and Lockton International are both looking at options that may see private equity giant Stonepoint Capital…
Ageas provides weather warning service for customers
Ageas has partnered up with WeatherNet, a source of weather data and information, in a move to help its customers prepare for potentially bad conditions.
Sterling strikes renewable energy cover deal with Huber Dixon
Sterling Insurance has teamed up with broker Huber Dixon to provide renewable energy cover to its specialist household and commercial customer base.
Towergate MGAs announce new underwriting panels
Fusion and Towergate Underwriting Household have outlined new capacity arrangements for the next five years.
Bennetts offers classified ads to bikers
Biker-only broker Bennetts is offering free classified ads on its website for private motorbike sellers and motorcycle dealers as part of a drive to grow customer loyalty and protect rates for its insurers.
Independent brokers urged to consider new network
The managing director of a newly launched broker network has vowed to offer independent brokers “the ultimate choice” in a bid to challenge the traditional model.
Marsh: mixed signals for 2012 energy insurance market
Excess capacity and continuing competition among insurers means that buying conditions remain favourable for many energy firms in the final quarter of 2011, but a possible change could be on the horizon for 2012.
EDB extends Nissan affinity partnership
Bosses at Equity Direct Broking are celebrating the news that an existing affinity partnership with Nissan has been extended for a further three years, following a lengthy tender process.
Willis secures nine new network members
Willis has today revealed that nine new members have joined the group’s two networks in alliance with local, independent UK businesses – taking membership up to 125 brokers.
Only Young Drivers reveals 'aggressive' growth strategy
Only Young Drivers has today announced that it will be outsourcing its day-to-day administration to Direct Group in a move which is said to support the firm’s “aggressive growth plans”.
Axa PPP to underwrite PHC medical insurance products
Bosses at the Permanent Health Company and Axa PPP healthcare have today announced an underwriting agreement involving all PHC medical and dental insurance products.
Aon Benfield unveils updated UK terrorism catastrophe model
Aon Benfield has updated its UK terrorism catastrophe model to simulate attacks on more than 2000 potential targets, including places of worship, financial centres, infrastructure, government and military locations.
Post Blog: An insurance business born out of the Prince's Trust
Recently the Prince's Trust Insurance Leadership Group celebrated breaking the £5m fund-raising barrier with a reception at the Chartered Insurance Institute.
Groupama boosts claims focus with internal appointment
Groupama has today announced the promotion of Darren Wills to the position of corporate claims director, as part of a renewed claims strategy focus.