Commercial
Ferma elects new president
Peter den Dekker, corporate insurance risk manager at Dutch multi-national Stork, has been elected President of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations. He took over from Marie-Gemma Dequae, whose mandate came to an end after four years…
Chubb launches metal industry product
Chubb Insurance has launched a new product to help protect precision engineers, metal fabricators and processors.
Allianz calls on solicitors to be proactive on risk management
Allianz has urged solicitors to take a proactive approach to risk management in the face of increasing professional indemnity exposures.
Axa Insurance cuts 560 roles after "cleansing" UK business
Axa Insurance is to streamline its operating model in a move which it claims will result in the loss of around 560 roles over the next few months, of which no more than half will be redundancies in the UK.
Allianz secures Lloyds TSB commercial business deal
Allianz Commercial has secured a multiyear partnership with Lloyds Banking Group to provide insurance solutions to Lloyds TSB (LTSB) and Bank of Scotland's (BOS) 850 000 small business customers.
HCC joins govt scheme
HCC has joined Euler Hermes, Atradius and Coface as a provider of the government's trade credit insu...
Aviva wins case over suspicious hotel fire
Aviva has won a long-running court battle over a fire that destroyed a Scottish hotel, after a judge...
Groupama jobs at risk in restructure
Groupama has admitted its latest restructure will put a number of jobs at risk, but maintained the o...
Blackham takes new insurance role
The founder of Layton Blackham, Chris Blackham, has taken an advisory role at Hyperion. Mr Blackham...
Marketing boss leaves Heath
Steven Donovan has left Heath Lambert just nine months after landing the role of group marketing dir...
Crash information crucial
Fleet drivers can speed up the insurance claims process if they gather information at the scene of a...
Appointment at Towergate
Towergate has made two appointments at TRS Newcastle. Nham Lee has been hired as account director ...
CP boss explains independence strategy
CP Adjusting, the new loss adjuster born from the management buyout of Resources in Insurance Group'...
Building a better oven
What a difference a year makes. Many acquisitions undertaken pre-2008 are now looking very expensive...
Marsh's liability warning
Marsh predicts the UK architectural, engineering and construction sector is facing a 'perfect storm'...
Thistle nabs niche SME underwriter
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has bolstered its Thistle underwriting platform with the acquisition of a spe...
Loss adjuster commission debate rolls on
I note with interest the dialogue currently ongoing regarding the subject of loss adjuster commissio...
QBE geographic risk system goes regional
QBE Europe's property division has rolled out its geographic risk system into the regional underwrit...
Ecclesiastical to beef up schemes business
Ecclesiastical has set its sights on doubling its schemes business within three to five years. Tony...
THB acquires again
THB has acquired 100% of the share capital of Property Risk Management.
Biba welcomes trade credit decision
The British Insurance Brokers Association has welcomed the announcement to backdate the available trade credit insurance top-up cover from 1 October, 2008.
Brit hires Munich Re underwriter
Brit Insurance has announced the appointment of Kevin Foley as class underwriter - international property.
Pick of the week: HSBC security demand, LMA ceases trading, AA sticks to plan...
Senior reporter Louise Meeson looks at the major news stories in this week's Post: The British Insura...
Osborne urges regulation to retain London’s ‘competitive advantage’
Shadow chancellor George Osborne has called for improved regulation to ensure that London stays as an attractive place for insurers to do business.