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LV appoints Mark Austen as chairman
LV has confirmed that Mark Austen will take over as chairman following the firm's annual general meeting in May next year.
Towergate MD joins Integro
The former managing director of Towergate Specialist Markets, Martin Wright, has joined Integro Insurance Brokers as MD of its UK retail operations.
Roundtable: Medical matters - product liability in the life sciences
Advances in medical science have created new opportunities and challenges for product liability insurers and policyholders, but is either party ready for what lies ahead?
Factor in reforms, motor insurers urge Competition Commission
The Competition Commission has been urged to consider the impact of upcoming legal reforms, including the ban on referral fees and changes to general damages, when it begins its two-year investigation into the private motor insurance market.
Interview: Peter Hubbard - back in business
After spending his time since leaving Axa in 2008 pre-occupied with a range of non-executive roles, Peter Hubbard has burst back onto the scene this week as chief executive of UK General. He talks to Post about his decision to return to a company in a…
Editor's comment: Motor madness drives on
Love it or hate it, the UK private car insurance market grabs all the industry's political airtime outside floods and hurricanes.
Post magazine - 4 October 2012
The latest issue of Post is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Insurer-owned brokers: An endangered species?
The insurer-owned broker has become a permanent industry fixture in recent years, but a number of sales may have put the model in doubt. Are its days numbered?
Keating joins CEO Hubbard at UK General as Bruce exits
Cathie Bruce is leaving her post of managing director of the commercial division at UK General and will be replaced by former Axa personal lines intermediary boss Mike Keating.
Subrogated motor repair costs in the firing line for RSA and Groupama
RSA and Groupama have come together to sign a bilateral agreement designed to speed up the subrogated motor repair payment process and remove unnecessary costs.
Insurers report fall in profit and volume
General insurers have experienced a fall in business volumes and profitability over the past three months.
Top five European news stories
The top five European stories from www.insuranceinsight.com over the past seven days.
Judgment on damages uplift faces further delays as new Chancellor is sworn in
The Court of Appeal's written judgment on how the incoming 10% rise in general damages will be implemented has been further delayed, much to the exasperation of interested parties.
Hastings Partnerships wraps up van deal with Kingfisher
The affinity division of Hastings Direct, Hastings Partnerships, has been appointed as the exclusive provider of commercial vehicle insurance to the Kingfisher Group UK and Ireland division.
Axa leads the way for insurers in top 100 best global brands list
Axa has been named the highest ranking insurer in the 2012 Interbrand top 100 Best Global Brands list, after increasing its brand value by 1% to $6.75bn (£4.18bn).
Axa snaps up PR expert as director of corporate affairs
Axa UK has appointed international public relations guru Richard Stephenson as director of corporate affairs.
R K Harrison agrees partnership with Chile's biggest independent broker
R K Harrison Insurance Brokers and Chile's largest independent broker, Conosur Corredores de Seguros Y Reaseguros, have reached an exclusive agreement to cooperate on all new business emanating from the South American country.
RK Harrison and Conosur join forces in Chile
RK Harrison Insurance Brokers and Conosur Corredores de Seguros Y Reaseguros have reached an exclusive agreement to cooperate on all new insurance and reinsurance business emanating from Chile.
Solicitors' risk pool applicants rise in 2012
The number of solicitors applying for professional indemnity cover via the assigned risks pool went up this year, according to initial figures released by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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.
SBP completes Giles rebrand
Insurance broker SBP Chapman Stevens has rebranded as Giles Insurance Brokers.
UIB director Philip Loasby dies
Reinsurance broker UIB has announced that company director Philip Loasby has died.
BLM reveals plans to corner Irish legal market
Berrymans Lace Mawer has entered the Irish legal market focusing on motor, liability and property damage claims, with plans to include professional indemnity, healthcare, corporate risks and construction work.
Steady stream of appointments continues under McManus regime
Ink Underwriting component business FSJ Broking has added to its expanding broking team with a string of key hires.