Commercial
Aviva appoints group asset & liability management director
Aviva has appointed Martin Muir as its group asset & liability management director, effective from 11 April 2011.
Aviva appoints group asset & liability management director
Aviva has appointed Martin Muir as its group asset & liability management director, effective from 11 April 2011.
Zurich appoints group HR head
Zurich Financial Services Group has appointed Peter Wright to the position of group head of Human Resources, effective 21 February.
Zurich appoints group HR head
Zurich Financial Services Group has appointed Peter Wright to the position of group head of Human Resources, effective 21 February.
Arista appoints fleet underwriter
Commercial lines underwriting specialist Arista Insurance has appointed Genna Ryan as senior fleet underwriter in the South-west.
Recruitment specialists complete merger
Specialist recruitment insurance firms Dallas Kirkland Professionals and Giles Recruitinsure have merged.
Giles recruitment specialist merges
Dallas Kirkland Professions and Giles Recruit Insure have merged to form Dallas Kirkland Recruit Insure.
Cooper Gay confirms Kinsella resignation
Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford has confirmed the resignation of business development director Geoff Kinsella.
Insurers tighten belt on business claims
Claim Experts has called on policyholders to take simple steps to improve the chances of a full payout if disaster strikes.
Firm issues capital allowance advice
Insurance brokers’ clients with commercial properties could be missing out on millions of pounds in capital allowances, according to Portal Tax Claims.
CL appoints former Garwyn adjuster
Cunningham Lindsey has recruited Nick Warren as part of the planned expansion of its liability services team.
Towergate concludes refinancing deal and cuts debt by £100m
Towergate Partnership has announced the completion of its refinancing and £200m investment from private equity firm Advent International.
Amlin boss warns insurers could quit UK over Solvency II "gold plating"
Amlin chief executive Charles Philipps has warned his firm could relocate overseas because of Solvency II.
Amlin boss warns insurers could quit UK over Solvency II "gold plating"
Amlin chief executive Charles Philipps has warned his firm could relocate overseas because of Solvency II.
IAG buys reserve deterioration reinsurance for UK arm after $121m loss
Insurance Australia Group has conceded that it will report "a greater than expected insurance loss" of $121m (£76m) from its UK operation when it unveils its half year results on 24 February 2011.
First Assist selects new intellectual property manager
FirstAssist Legal Protection has appointed of Bob Knock as Intellectual Property Product Manager as part of its strategy to support further growth in the IP market.
Exclusive regulation and D&O content now available on Post Europe
Post Europe’s weekly update is now live with articles looking at Guernsey’s need to declare it would not be seeking Solvency II equivalency; and a View from the Top which says challenges in the European directors’ and officers’ markets are formidable.
Exclusive regulation and D&O content now available
Insurance Insight’s weekly update is now live with articles looking at Guernsey’s need to declare it would not be seeking Solvency II equivalency; and a View from the Top which says challenges in the European directors’ and officers’ markets are…
Guernsey’s independence
Guernsey recently made it quite clear it would not be seeking equivalence under Solvency II. Dominic Wheatley examines why the authorities there felt the need to make this declaration and what it means for insurers and captives there.
Post Europe: Guernsey’s independence
Guernsey recently made it quite clear it would not be seeking equivalence under Solvency II. Dominic Wheatley examines why the authorities there felt the need to make this declaration and what it means for insurers and captives there.
View from the Top: The challenge of D&O
Twenty-five years ago it was argued that “it is easier to hang onto a sow with a soapy tail than to hold a director liable”, but today the reverse is true.
Post Europe: View from the Top: The challenge of D&O
Twenty-five years ago it was argued that “it is easier to hang onto a sow with a soapy tail than to hold a director liable”, but today the reverse is true.
Chief underwriting officer Matson to leave Lloyd's insurer Novae
Peter Matson is to stand down from his role as group chief underwriting officer and member of the board at Lloyd's insurer Novae on 30 April 2011.
Former GAB manager joins Garwyn
Garwyn Group has appointed Greg Molyneaux as regional & technical director for Garwyn’s North Western operations.