Commercial
Stewart exits CII in favour of Blanc team
Axa commercial chief executive Amanda Blanc has appointed the Chartered Insurance Institute's corporate development leader Alasdair Stewart to the position of commercial director.
Comment - commercial insurance: Trouble brewing
In the wake of a damning report on the commercial lines insurance market, Roger Flaxman enters the debate and examines the clash between insurers' principle of utmost good faith and their fiduciary duty to shareholders.
Hiscox sets sights on £100m untapped emerging PI premium
Hiscox is on the lookout for opportunities to build its book by targeting untapped emerging professional indemnity risks in the SME space that it believes could be worth up to £100m.
View From The Top: Delivering SME excellence
In the short time since I became SME director at RSA, small to medium-sized businesses have seen some dramatic changes.
Co-op and Axa enter RSA repair cost fray
Co-operative Insurance and Axa have followed Provident Insurance in disputing subrogated motor repair costs with RSA, Post has learnt.
Penny Black's Insurance Week - 31 March 2010
You can say what you like about them, mused Penny, but insurance people know a good corporate jolly when they see one.
Post magazine – 31 March 2011
The latest issue of Post magazine is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Industry applauds government green light on legal cost reform - Insurance News Now - 31 March 2011
Post news editor Mairi MacDonald outlines this week's major general insurance stories including the industry's response to Ken Clarke's announcement that success fee recoverability in no win, no fee cases is to end.
Omega rating under review over exposure management concerns
AM Best has placed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Omega Specialty Insurance (Bermuda) and the ICR of “bbb” of Omega Insurance Holdings under review with negative implications.
Brokers await Bribery Act guidance
The Ministry of Justice’s final guidance on what companies will need to do to comply with the Bribery Act, is set to be released tomorrow.
ABI wants referral fee ban to be next on Government to do list
Today’s Government announcement on civil litigation reform will put the brake on runaway legal costs and mean a better deal for genuine claimants and insurance customers, according to the Association of British Insurers.
Oval backs Olympic hopeful
Oval is to sponsor Tom Allen, an 18 year-old Olympic swimming hopeful from Wales.
Lockton Middle East subsidiary gains chartered status
Lockton subsidiary Lockton MENA Limited has succeeded in its application to achieve Chartered Broker status from the Chartered Insurance Institute.
S&P confirms Allianz' Japan rating
Standard & Poor's has confirmed its AA- (stable) rating of Allianz Fire and Marine Insurance Japan.
Brightside reports 48% rise in revenue
Brightside increased its revenue by 48.1% to £66.2m in 2010 (2009: £44.7m).
S&P confirms Allianz' Japan rating
Standard & Poor's has confirmed its AA- (stable) rating of Allianz Fire and Marine Insurance Japan.
Customers need more clarity over online insurance products
Ernst & Young and the Chartered Insurance Institute have released a research report into the UK retail motor insurance market.
CII honours David Slade
Perkins Slade founder and non-executive chairman David Slade, has been made an honorary fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute.
International teamwork, the key to tackling piracy
Piracy has been an evolving threat for ship owners and the marine insurance market since the 1980s and Neil Smith argues that international cooperation is the only way to combat the modern scourge of marine piracy.
Post Europe: International teamwork, the key to tackling piracy
Piracy has been an evolving threat for ship owners and the marine insurance market since the 1980s and Neil Smith argues that international cooperation is the only way to combat the modern scourge of marine piracy.
Abbey Protection posts profit increase
Abbey Protection has reported pre-tax profits of £9.6m for 2010 – a 9% increase on the £8.6m gained in 2009.
APC unveils SME shopkeeper product
Underwriting agency APC has launched a new product aimed at shopkeepers in the SME space.
Walter hints at new business proposition
Outgoing Insurecom chief executive Phillip Walter has revealed he is in talks with venture capitalists about launching a new business once he exits the firm in May.
Irish firm looks to acquire UK brokers
UK brokers are attractive acquisition targets for European players now that valuations are "more sensible" according to one Irish broker.