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Go Skippy signs up two new partners
General Legal Protection has won a contract to provide breakdown cover to customers of online car insurance broker Go Skippy in a deal it claims is worth in excess of £600 000 over the next 12 months.
Allianz UK profit slides 4.3% to £161.5m
Allianz reported a 4.3% fall in operating profit to £161.5m in 2012 (2011: £168.7m). The insurer's combined ratio also deteriorated to 96.3% from 95.7% in 2011.
Fonseca reveals three-step plan to becoming a broking powerhouse
Treating clients as partners, investing in the future and joining forces with peers from around the world are key to independent brokers becoming powerhouses of the global insurance industry.
Bluefin hires ex-Jelf pair for regional roles
Bluefin Insurance has announced a pair of regional appointments, Jim Pitchforth has been named development director in Birmingham, while Wendy Bushby has been hired as a commercial broker in Ludlow.
Liberty Mutual subsidiaries to join RSA at the Walkie-Talkie
Liberty Syndicates and Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe have become the latest insurance operations to agree to let office space inside a soon-to-be completed London landmark known as the ‘Walkie-Talkie’.
One Answer Network snaps up Broker Drive
One Answer Network has acquired Broker Drive, in a deal which will see the network increase its membership base to well over 200.
Late notice means Marsh may miss Efra committee flood meeting
Marsh has confirmed it may have to pull out of a government select committee meeting on flood defence funding, leaving the Association of British Insurers and Aon Benfield as the insurance industry’s only representatives.
Axa picks up Ecclesiastical’s mobile catering scheme
Slade Edwards Insurance Brokers has transferred its mobile catering insurance scheme to Axa commercial lines and personal intermediary.
Social media cover launched by Arc Legal amid growing online defamation concerns
Arc Legal has become the latest firm to respond to the challenges posed by online defamation via social networking sites such as Twitter, by launching a social media defamation cover.
Online exclusive: The development predicament
What impact will proposed legal changes to property development have on the insurance industry? Mark Heighton explains.
Giles recruits NIG Scotland boss to helm Glasgow branch
Independent broker Giles has swooped to recruit the leader of NIG’s Scottish operations.
Middle East blog: Poacher turned game keeper
After a stint as an insurance broker, returning to an insurance company position in January of this year was momentous home coming for me.
Post magazine – 21 February 2013
The latest issue of Post is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Industry mulls Matras’ options after Ageas shake-up sees high profile exits
Past and present colleagues of Laurent Matras have paid tribute to the outgoing Groupama Insurances managing director, with one suggesting he could seek to further his career at a smaller firm in a bid for more dynamism.
Career File: Gary Duggan: Ex-Barclays Duggan made Towergate network chief
Towergate has appointed Gary Duggan as chief executive of its network division, comprising Broker Network and Countrywide.
Be prepared for move to IFRS
Unlisted insurers and Lloyd’s syndicates need to prepare for a move to IFRS.
View from the Top: MGAs enter the mainstream
Brokers and insurers will need to be transparent to thrive, says Stuart Reid, chief executive, Bluefin.
Market Moves: Brokers continue to up their numbers while Groupama’s Matras heads for exit
The broking sector again led the way in recruitment this week with notable hires at Hyperion, Miller and Hastings. Meanwhile, Giles continued to demonstrate its appetite for new staff by swooping for northern rival Reich’s operations manager Andrew Perry…
Scottish Independence: Scot free?
With a referendum on Scottish independence due next year, will an independent Scotland cause problems for the insurance sector, or is it business as usual?
Energy firms face increasing cyber threat exposure: Marsh
Oil and gas firms should brace for a wave of cyber threats according to Marsh, citing convering technological, terrorism and political risks.
UIB hires associate director for its marine arm
United Insurance Brokers has appointed Spencer Crane as associate director to its Marine Division.
Besso poaches aviation head from Gibbs Hartley Cooper
Independent Lloyd’s broker Besso Insurance Group has appointed Richard West as its head of aviation.
Marsh strengthens UK networks operations
Marsh has announced three appointments in the insurance placement team of its UK networks, which focuses on developing products and services for members of its networks.
CCW launches dedicated HK website
Hong Kong-based broker Cooper, Claridge-Ware, has launched of a dedicated Hong Kong insurance website in order to better serve the insurance needs of the HKSAR Market.