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Interview - Michael Walter & Edward Maddison: Engaging the next generation
Lynn Rouse talks to ASL's Michael Walter and Edward Maddison about expanding horizons, operational expertise and engaging the firm's next generation.
View from the top: the online commitment
There has never been a better time for us, as business insurers, to remind ourselves how it feels to be a customer — especially because being a customer, with smartphones and computers now constantly at close quarters, is changing month-by-month.
Besso management buys out Union Hamilton shares
Besso has insisted it is business as usual at the firm, after its management completed a shareholding purchase worth almost £3m.
Legal update - corporate manslaughter: driving issues
With the first conviction under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 having finally taken place in February, Roger Ball explains the potential consequences for motor fleet operators.
Aggregators join ABI and Biba in fraud fight
Aggregators have joined forces with the Association of British Insurers and British Insurance Brokers' Association to publish new guidance on online application fraud.
London authorities unveil combined insurance panel
An insurance purchasing body incorporating eight London councils has selected Aviva, Lloyd's and Zurich to sit on its panel of insurance providers.
Towergate shakes up team after Heath Lambert coup
Towergate has rearranged its Scottish management team, after the broker attracted Heath Lambert's former regional head of commercial Mark Webster and his team.
Career development & CSR: management tips for the top — part one
As the chief executive of an expert management body, I’m regularly asked what my top tips for being a great manager are. It’s a trickier question to answer than you might think.
Litigation fears in wake of NZ quake
The New Zealand earthquakes in September 2010 and February 2011 have left some brokers and insurers at risk of litigation, the chief executive of Cunningham Lindsey's New Zealand operation has warned.
Penny Black's insurance week
It is always heartening to see people battling adversity, and those in New Zealand have had it bad over the past six months.
Career development & CSR: Open GI clinics given CPD nod by CII for a fourth time
Open GI's product clinics have been accredited by the Chartered Insurance Institute for the fourth year running.
SPB reports revenue of €77.4m
Recent corporate acquisitions have boosted net revenue at SPB Group in 2010 to €77.4m.
Blanc: Axa will open new branches if brokers want them
Axa Commercial Lines CEO Amanda Blanc has exclusively revealed the firm may open new branches as it seeks to “fill in gaps” in its UK regional network.
Post magazine – 7 April 2011
The latest issue of Post magazine is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
SPB reports revenue of €77.4m
Recent corporate acquisitions have boosted net revenue at SPB Group in 2010 to €77.4m.
Aston Scott extends partnership with Broker Assistance
National broker Aston Scott and motor claims specialist Broker Assistance have agreed an extended partnership programme to provide claims handling service, for Aston Scott’s motor client portfolio.
Ex-Power Place boss joins Axa as 114 made redundant
The former Power Place chief executive Matthew Reed has been reunited with his former boss, Amanda Blanc, after being appointed managing director of intermediary and direct at Axa Commercial, at the same time as 114 staff members are made redundant.
FSCS reduces annual levy by £23m
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has confirmed its proposed levy for 2011/12 at £217m.
Aggregators join ABI and Biba in fraud fight - Insurance News Now – 7 April 2011
Post reporter Amy Ellis outlines this week's major general insurance stories including how aggregators have teamed up with the Association of British Insurers and the British Insurance Brokers’ Association in a bid to fight fraud.
Aggregators join ABI and Biba in fraud fight - Insurance News Now – 7 April 2011
Post reporter Amy Ellis outlines this week's major general insurance stories including how aggregators have teamed up with the Association of British Insurers and the British Insurance Brokers’ Association in a bid to fight fraud.
Aon Benfield reviews costly March catastrophes
Aon has issued its monthly cat recap report, reviewing the natural disaster perils in March.
Full implications of the ECJ gender ruling are still unclear
KPMG head of insurance Drew Fellowes gives an insight into how the industry has moved forward since the European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) ruling into gender equality in insurance pricing.
Heath Lambert announces appointments in wake of team departure to Towergate
Heath Lambert has announced some key appointments in Scotland.
Full implications of the ECJ gender ruling are still unclear
KPMG head of insurance Drew Fellowes gives an insight into how the industry has moved forward since the European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) ruling into gender equality in insurance pricing.