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Hastings Direct creates Premier brand
Hastings Direct has launched premier car and motorbike insurance products with additional features and benefits as standard.
Jelf signals South East expansion with key appointment
Jelf Insurance Brokers has today announced its intention to establish a footprint in the South East following the appointment of Lee Gwilliam as business development executive for the region.
Bancassurance growth outstrips traditional models in Asia
The growth of the Bancassurance model is outstripping that of agents in many parts of Asia according to Joyce Chan.
FSA bans broker for insurance fraud
The Financial Services Authority has fined broker John Folan £195 117 for insurance fraud and banned him from carrying out regulated financial services activity.
Affinity Select launches household service following PI success
Affinity Select Insurance Services is hoping to “fill a gap” in the household market with the launch of a new service designed to connect customers directly with industry experts.
Allianz promotes aviation manager to head of broker development
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty has promoted Zoe Layden to the role of senior broker development manager for the UK business.
Perkins Slade bolsters board from within
Broker Perkins Slade has announced three new Board appointments from next year. It is promoting Julia Harrop to be client services director, Mark Ford to the role of broking director and Aslam Ismail will become finance and IT director.
Penny Black’s insurance week
Although more accustomed to fine dining and a spot of opera, Penny accepted an invitation from Towergate’s Marc DonFrancesco for a slap-up steak, washed down with some rock ‘n’ roll.
Your say: Thinking small
I enjoyed the article about the ‘historic’ merger between the British Insurance Brokers’ Association and Institute of Insurance Brokers but was a little disappointed that the only broker reaction published came from Stuart Reid, Jon Morrell and Phillip…
Former broker boss launches new network
A former provincial broker is hoping to attract thousands of independent intermediaries to his newly launched network, after claiming the traditional model has reached “saturation point”.
RSA’s Brown promotes European focus as opportunity for UK brokers
RSA boss Adrian Brown has reassured UK brokers that the firm’s recent restructure of its executive team will have no negative impact on domestic commitments.
Stonepoint to reduce interests in Cunningham Lindsey and Lockton
Global claims management group Cunningham Lindsey and broker Lockton International are both looking at options that may see private equity giant Stonepoint Capital divest or reduce its interests in the groups, Post understands.
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.