Commercial
ITAS Mutua's outlook revised to stable
Fitch Ratings has revised Italian insurer ITAS Mutua's outlook from negative to stable and affirmed its insurer financial strength rating at 'BBB+'.
Biba 2011: My Manchester Q&A - Part Two
The team at Post and Insurance Age will again be publishing a daily at the British Insurance Brokers' Association conference in Manchester on Wednesday and Thursday.
Axa Commercial outlines commitment to professionalism
Axa Commercial Lines has been awarded chartered status by the Chartered Insurance Institute.
Equity Direct names affinity boss
Equity Direct Broking has promoted product and insurer development manager Rob Tordoff to the newly-created role of head of sales and affinity relationships.
NIG rebrands following regional restructure
Insurer NIG has unveiled a new logo and launched broker club NIG First after completing its regional restructure.
Biba 2011: My Manchester Q&A - Part One
The teams behind Post and Insurance Age will again be publishing a daily bulletin on each day of the British Insurance Brokers' Association conference in Manchester this week.
QBE’s Italian office expands D&O offering
QBE Italia has broadened its services to include primary and excess director's and officer's coverage and will cover professional indemnity liability in the coming months.
Apil slams HSE workplace injury proposals
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has criticised Health and Safety Executive proposals aimed at relaxing the rules for reporting workplace injuries.
QBE’s Italian office expands D&O offering
QBE Italia has broadened its services to include primary and excess director's and officer's coverage and will cover professional indemnity liability in the coming months.
Clydesdale expands corporate finance team
Clydesdale Bank Corporate & Structured Finance has appointed Paul Hambrook as director at its London office.
Evolution appoints business development boss
Commercial insurance specialist Evolution Underwriting has named ex-Towergate employee Ben Francis as its new business development executive for the South of England.
Munich Re still predicting 2011 profit despite €2.7bn Q1 nat cat hit
Munich Re posted a consolidated loss of €948m (£834m) for the first quarter of 2011 (previous year: profit of €485m).
Hiscox UK GWP up 8% on back of direct success and Dual tie-up
Hiscox’s gross written premiums year on year reduced by 8.0% to £453.5m (2010: £504.1m)for the first quarter. The insurer added this was "expected" as the it "maintained underwriting discipline and walked away from poorly rated risks".
Munich Re still predicting 2011 profit despite €2.7bn Q1 nat cat hit
Munich Re posted a consolidated loss of €948m (£834m) for the first quarter of 2011 (previous year: profit of €485m).
Hastings' Utley, Go Compare's Parsons and Sabre's Morris all enter Rich List
Former IAG UK CEO and current Hastings chairman Neil Utley has entered the Sunday Times Rich List top 1000 today at 430= with a fortune of £160m.
Chartis COR hits 119% in Q1 as insurer is hit by $1.7bn cat costs
Chartis, the non-life division of AIG, has reported a first quarter operating loss before net realized capital gains of $463 m, reflecting $1.7bn of Catastrophe losses comprised of $1.3bn for the Japan earthquake and tsunami.
Aviva unveils corporate risk team
Aviva has revealed the senior structure of its corporate risk and speciality business.
Post Europe May: Exclusive legal expense and ADR content now live
Post Europe May is now live with a look what impact the European Commissions proposals for consistence on alternative dispute resolution will have; how the Balkan region deals with weather related catastrophes; and how Italy’s legal expense market is…
Post Europe: ADR generates mixed views
The European Commission looks set to impose some consistency among the patchwork of alternative dispute resolution systems that currently exist. Vic Wyman assesses what this will mean for the European insurance market.
Post Europe: Legal opportunities in Italy
Italy has a strong history of legal expenses insurance and despite the recession this sector has faired well. Giovanni Nenz explains why the product still has much to offer.
Post Europe: Joining up the approach to weather in the Balkans
Weather related catastrophes are common in the Balkans but there is a perception there that the government will always be on hand to help. However, as Sam Barrett explains the only way forward is to create and develop a market to enable the transfer of…
Insurance Insight May: Exclusive legal expense and ADR content now live
Insurance Insight May is now live with a look what impact the European Commissions proposals for consistence on alternative dispute resolution will have; how the Balkan region deals with weather related catastrophes; and how Italy’s legal expense market…
ADR generates mixed views
The European Commission looks set to impose some consistency among the patchwork of alternative dispute resolution systems that currently exist. Vic Wyman assesses what this will mean for the European insurance market.
Joining up the approach to weather in the Balkans
Weather related catastrophes are common in the Balkans but there is a perception there that the government will always be on hand to help. However, as Sam Barrett explains the only way forward is to create and develop a market to enable the transfer of…