Commercial
NIG raids Zurich for new key accounts head
NIG has appointed Chris Woollam as head of key accounts.
Aviva hires M&A director from Morgan Stanley
Aviva has appointed Jason Windsor as group strategy director, responsible for leading the strategy and M&A teams at Aviva.
Insurance Fraud Awards 2010 - call for entries
Entries for the Insurance Fraud Awards 2010 are now open. Now in their second year, these prestigious awards recognise the general insurance industry’s efforts to combat and prevent fraud and encourage the spread of best practice and excellence across…
Aviva hires M&A director from Morgan Stanley
Aviva has appointed Jason Windsor as group strategy director, responsible for leading the strategy and M&A teams at Aviva.
Lockton adds to CSR team
Insurance broker Lockton has appointed charity insurance specialist Richard Prenter to its corporate risk solutions team.
Lloyd's Market Association names new chairman
Barnabas Hurst-Bannister, chairman of Travelers Syndicate Management, has been elected chairman of the Lloyd’s Market Association, which represents the interests of the Lloyd’s underwriting community.
Experts warn of further Icelandic volcano disruption
Experts from the newly formed UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction today warned that with the high frequency of eruptions of Katla, an eruption in the short term is a strong possibility.
Lloyd's insurer closes in on KGM
The largest privately owned Lloyd's insurer Canopius has emerged as a leading contender to acquire up-for-sale motor underwriter KGM.
New ABI chairman outlines challenges ahead
Tim Breedon, group chief executive of Legal & General has been nominated to become the next chairman of the Association of British Insurers.
Lloyd's insurer closes in on KGM
The largest privately owned Lloyd's insurer Canopius has emerged as a leading contender to acquire up-for-sale motor underwriter KGM.
Randall start-up Ataraxia has first three brokers in its sights
Former Brokerbility chief executive Stuart Randall has teamed up with senior staff from Evergreen and Axa for his return to the insurance market.
XL grows professional lines underwriting team
XL insurance has added two new staff to the financial institutions division of its professional lines underwriting team.
Penny Black's insurance week
Keeping a low profile at last week's British Insurance Brokers' Association conference, Penny did manage to sneak into a conference session chaired by the body's technical services chief Peter Staddon.
Legal update - Mandatory mediation: Working together
With Italy making mediation mandatory before a civil or commercial dispute can go to court, Michael Dawson looks at whether the UK will follow suit.
Insurance buyers - Mactavish report: There may be trouble ahead
The recent Mactavish report had some severe criticisms for the commercial insurance sector. Sam Barrett reports on the warnings it contained.
Comment - Professionalism: Do the right thing
Roger Flaxman argues passionately about the fundamentals of insurance and questions the apparent reluctance in some parts of the industry to not pay claims.
Sterling responds to brokers on products
Sterling Insurance is to relaunch its office and property owners products after analysing findings from its latest annual survey of 250 brokers.
CFC targeting micro-SME market in the UK
CFC Underwriting is targeting companies in the micro-SME space as part of a plan to broaden its UK offering.
Allianz commercial boss attacks MGAs on trust
Allianz commercial general manager Chris Hanks has slammed managing general agents for failing to "inspire trust and confidence among customers".
Arista to give MGA advice
Arista is hoping to cash in on regional brokers' interest in the managing general agent model as intermediaries seek ways of improving the service they receive from insurers.
Marsh integrates HSBC and targets SMEs
Marsh will push for "aggressive growth" across its three regional networks after the integration of HSBC's networks, according to Julie Page, head of its commercial practice.
Heath Lambert combines
Heath Lambert has combined its commercial affinity and small business division with its personal lines unit, Heath Lambert Insurance Services, aiming to double its size by 2012.
Allianz product hits Power Place
Allianz's commercial combined product for SME business is to be added to the Power Place offering after the insurer joined the online marketplace panel.
Research puts Allianz top
Research conducted by Towergate Risk Solutions has put Allianz as the top performing key insurer servicing its broking operations.