Commercial
Victims sue cab rapist's insurer
Eight victims of cab rapist John Worboys are due to take his motor insurer to the High Court today.
Belfor names former Munters president Philips as UK MD
Alasdair Philips has been named as the new managing director for Belfor in the UK.
Insurance Insight – top 10 stories
The top 10 most popular articles published on insuranceinsight.eu over the past seven days.
India's general insurance market posts 23% premium growth
India's general insurance market achieved premium income growth of 23% for the full year 2011.
Free webinar: The property and casualty market in south east Asia
Post and Insurance Insight in conjunction with the Chartered Insurance Institute recently held a free webinar on the property and casualty insurance markets in south east Asia.
Property rate poll result
How long will property rates continue to rise?
Axa Commercial promotes Osborne to Leeds boss
Axa Commercial Lines has appointed Karen Osborne to manage its Leeds branch.
Price-comparison model questioned as Admiral casts off Italian Chiarezza
Admiral's sale of its Italian aggregator Chiarezza on Monday demonstrates a failure adequately to invest in overseas ventures, and further withdrawal from European aggregators is a possibility for the insurer, according to one analyst.
Ace promotes four as Pryce joins QBE
Ace executive vice president for financial lines overseas David Robinson has replaced Richard Pryce as UK and Ireland regional president for the retail insurance operations.
Ex-Ace president Pryce joins QBE Europe top team
QBE has appointed former Ace UK president Richard Pryce as deputy chief executive officer of its European Operations.
RSA NI bosses face leadership restructure
RSA Northern Ireland is likely to undergo a management reshuffle in the near future, Post has learnt.
Marr heads First Central fraud team
Former Insurance Fraud Bureau director Glen Marr is to head a new 29-strong cross-business counter-fraud team for insurer First Central.
Firms still failing to focus on supply chain resiliency
Despite a number of wake-up calls from last year's catastrophe events, many organisations still lack complete visibility into their supply chains and remain vulnerable to the next disaster, according to a white paper published today by Marsh.
In series Competitive edge: Pinpoint positioning through geospatial and big data
The insurance industry must combine a geospatial approach with big data analytics to stay ahead of the competition.
View from the top: Business continuity needed for SMEs
Only 39% of SMEs have business interruption cover in place.
Brokers back potential DLG flotation citing interest in share options
NIG brokers have responded positively to the Direct Line Group split from RBS, some even raising the issue of potential share options if the group's mooted initial public offering bid is successful, the insurer has claimed.
Battle for broker schemes hots up as players bolster ranks of expertise
Specialist insurer Ecclesiastical has secured four new broker schemes, just weeks after pledging to refocus its efforts on intermediary deals, as insurers scramble to pick up lucrative broker schemes.
Price-comparison model questioned as Admiral casts off Italian Chiarezza
Admiral's sale of its Italian aggregator Chiarezza on Monday demonstrates a failure adequately to invest in overseas ventures, and further withdrawal from European aggregators is a possibility for the insurer, according to one analyst.
Post magazine - 19 April 2012
The latest issue of Post is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Setanta chief returns to industry as business solutions boss
The former chief executive of Setanta, Mike Matthews, has reprised his role as CEO of business solutions provider Sevitt almost a year after he left the Irish insurer.
Globaleye recruits new MD from Noor Takaful
International wealth management company Globaleye has appointed Jawaid Tabassum as general manager for its general insurance and employee benefits department in the United Arab Emirates.
Poole-based broker Alan & Thomas snaps up aviation specialist
Alan & Thomas Insurance Group has acquired specialist aviation, SME and personal insurance broker Emery Little.
Mitsui posts £12m profit
Mitsui Sumitomo holding company MSI Corporate Capital has reported a pre-tax profit of £11.99m, up from a £17.77m loss restated.
XL aims for 'nimble' business with restructure of International casualty unit
XL Group has restructured its International Primary Casualty business into four teams to be more nimble.