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Oval finance boss Story heads for the exit
Oval’s group finance director Ian Story is to depart parent Arthur J Gallagher at the end of this month.
RSA CEO Hester breaks silence on new UK boss Steve Lewis
RSA group chief executive Stephen Hester has proclaimed Steve Lewis will provide the "strong leadership, energy and commitment to make the changes that will ensure the future success of our UK and Western Europe businesses".
Acturis records £29.6m revenue for 2013
Insurance software provider Acturis has reported a revenue of £29.6m for the year ended 30 September 2013, a 21% increase on its 2012 result.
Casserley demands transparency on resilience
Willis group chief executive Dominic Casserley has called on firms to publicly report on resilience against natural disasters alongside financial data.
Bluefin partners with Prism for disaster recovery services
Bluefin Network has partnered with Prism Network to give its broker members access to the disaster recovery business' services.
Swinton adds LV Broker to home panel
LV Broker has joined Swinton’s home insurance panel, allowing the insurer to offer home products to the broker’s online customers.
Flood Re excluded parties given hope as government and industry bodies meet
Defra conducting research into issues faced by SMEs and leasehold properties
Brokers warn SMEs on underinsurance risk as online purchasing increases
Legislation complexity makes insurance obligations hard for firms to understand
RSA unveils changes to global broker function
Former Benfield Group general counsel Derek Walsh will take over responsibility for RSA’s global broker sales with key relationship managers following the retirement of Paul Donaldson at the end of the month.
Career file - Jon Walker: Axa hires Bluefin personal lines MD Walker
Bluefin personal lines managing director Jon Walker has left the broker after seven months to succeed Matthew Reed as Axa Intermediary managing director.
Hartley leaves Simply Business for Danish insurer
Former Simply Business product manager Robert Hartley is to join Danish insurer Qudos as an underwriter.
Market Moves - 26 June 2014
All the latest job moves in the insurance market
Higos teams up with NCI on pet insurance offering
NCI Vehicle Rescue has agreed a partnership with independent broker Higos Insurance Services to exclusively provide its network of branches with pet insurance.
Insurance Fraud Awards: Deadline approaching
With the deadline of this Friday (27 June) looming for the Insurance Fraud Awards, there is still time to be in the running to win one of these prestigious gongs.
ABI outlines Flood Re SME exclusion stance at Defra meeting
The Association of British Insurers reiterated its view there is no evidence SMEs have a problem accessing affordable flood cover at a meeting between government and representative organisations yesterday.
Non-standard cover available on Keelan Westall e-trading platform
Keelan Westall has made its ‘agility' non-standard cover available via its ‘dynamic' online e-trading platform for residential property risks.
Aon global power committee to be chaired by Waerseggers
Aon Risk Solutions has appointed its European power specialty leader Denis Waerseggers as chairman of its newly created global power committee.
C-Suite - Broker: Take control of social media
This is not another article on how insurance companies that are not embracing social media will fail, but beware: social media is not just about responding to unhappy customers on Twitter. A strategic approach can drive major bottom-line growth.
Faber CEO Howard departs to lead Willis-funded Acappella
Willis facultative and wholesale reinsurance arm Faber Global has named Alistair Lester as its incoming chief executive ahead of the departure of Jason Howard.
Marsh unveils cyber gap insurance in bid to beat exclusions
Global broker Marsh has teamed up with London market and European insurers to launch a cyber gap insurance offering in a bid to aid energy firms’ effective management of cyber risks.
Direct Group pens £4.5m products deal with Be Wiser
Doncaster-based insurance services firm Direct Group has signed a £4.5m deal with broker Be Wiser to provide “quality enhanced” products.
Brokers largely dissatisfied with mid-market claims performance
The issue of low quality outsourcing operations has been cited among areas insurers need to improve upon in a survey of 180 UK commercial claims brokers, in which only five companies received a net positive satisfaction score.
Footman James in classic car tie-up with Ageas
Footman James has launched a new insurance product for classic car owners in partnership with Ageas.
Lockton hires Duncan to head Scotland corporate risks team
Lockton has hired former Marsh and Aon broker Gordon Duncan as head of its corporate risks team in Scotland as it eyes further regional expansion.