Commercial
LV on track to become top five car insurer
LV's bid to become the top five car insurer ambition by 2012 remains on track after the insurer reported a 19% rise in its general insurance premiums from £342.9m in 2007 to £423.5m.
Claims Club Rising Star Awards - enter now
The closing date for entries for this year's prestigious Post Magazine Claims Club Rising Star Award is the 8 April so enter now .
MMA extends itself into the regions
Broker insurer MMA Insurance is finalising its first national road shows for brokers, beginning in North east England this May.
Weakening yen sends Japanese renewal rates up 7-10% - sources
Reinsurance renewal prices in the all-important 1st April renewal season in Japan are seen to be up 7-10%, market sources have told Reinsurance.
Catlin unveils results of rights issue
Catlin Group has announced that under the terms of a 2 for 5 rights issue announced on 12 February 2009, valid acceptances have been received in respect of 98.68 per cent of the total number of new common shares offered to shareholders.
Abbey hails FSB deal as it sees profits jump 13%
Abbey Protection has announced a 13% growth in pre-tax profits to £8.3m on revenue up 11% to £30.3m in 2008.
Insurers buck the trend in 'dangerous decade'
Organisations across the insurance sector are bucking the national trend by preparing for disruption...
Appointment at Marsh
Marsh has made two new appointments to its market relationship management team. Tracy Harrington h...
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Allianz offers Smart Drive
Allianz Commercial has partnered with Smart Drive Systems and Vision Techniques to offer risk manage...
Appointment at Arista Insurance
Arista Insurance has opened a new office in Birmingham. Scott Hallett joins as broker development ...
Penny Black's insurance week
One has always wondered what insurance folk get up to when they are on gardening leave . Golf, holi...
Geithner says new financial regulations needed to stop 'another AIG'
(BESTWIRE) - A new systemic risk regulatory regime is needed to prevent the next American International Group-style meltdown, US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner told the House Financial Services committee.
S&P: Lloyd's outlook remains unimpacted by 2008 results
Standard & Poor's insurer financial strength rating and outlook on Lloyd's remains unaffected by its full-year results reported this morning.
Lloyd's profits down by £1.9bn, but chair and CEO optimistic
Lloyd's has announced a profit before tax of £1.899bn, down from £3.846bn in 2007.
Colemont in Miami joint venture
Insurance broker Colemont Global said it has signed a joint venture agreement with Al Mason, the CEO of US broker SEMA Insurance in a move that will create a new joint venture company, Colemont Miami Aviation.
Allianz welcomes Buncefield judgment
Allianz Insurance has welcomed the end of Total's high court battle with Buncefield partner Chevron.
PBS Holdings unveils new MGA panel as it splits from Axa
PBS Holdings has confirmed that Fortis will take over from Axa as the lead insurer on its underwriting panel from next month.
Ace Europe appoints marine manager
Ace Europe has appointed Mike Reynolds as marine manager for the UK & Ireland.
Government involvement drastically reshapes financial services M&A
The financial crisis has had a profound impact on patterns of M&A in financial services across Europe during 2008, reversing many well-established trends in deal activity, according to PricewaterhouseCooper.
Supermarkets greatest threat warn financial services companies
Recent research conducted by financial outsourcer, Opal, has revealed that traditional financial services companies fear that Supermarkets will pose the greatest threat to their business in the next decade.
CBG unconcerned by SME play by international powerhouses
CBG's group managing director has warned broking giants will struggle to crack the highly competitiv...
Credit hire savings
Accident Exchange has said good progress has been made in implementing cost saving initiatives. It s...
Allianz boosts fraud team
Allianz Insurance is set to recruit a new team to bolster its technical and operational fraud capabi...