Commercial
Penny Black's insurance week
Attending as many insurance parties as she does, Penny understandably gets a little confused in the ...
Appointment at Vizion
Vizion has recruited Gary Brench , ex-chief engineer of MMA Insurance, as a consultant to help deve...
Top 10 Post stories
The top 10 stories on postonline.co.uk over the last week were: 1. Fed chief angered by AIG bailout...
Insurers freeze housing rates to maintain market share
Insurers are freezing renewal rates in the social housing insurance market in a bid to hang on to ma...
RSA to take on 'SME king' NU in bid to regain top spot
RSA is gearing up to regain its position as a leading small to medium-sized insurance provider follo...
Carole Nash eyes new markets to stretch brand
Carole Nash has appointed a brand consultancy to evaluate the potential of stretching the broker's r...
Appointment at Markerstudy
Markerstudy has recruited Gary Collins as head of its distribution network. He was previously gene...
Junction sets new growth target for 2010
Junction has set itself a target of boosting its customer base to more than two million next year. ...
Biba: My memories - John Sims, chief executive officer, Lorega
How many British Insurance Brokers' Association conferences have you been to? 11. What is ...
Towergate arm targets 500 intermediaries
Towergate spin-off Power Place Insurance Services has moved closer to its official launch with the a...
Saga on hunt for insurers after £300m snub
Saga has confirmed it is looking for new insurers for its white-labelled home and pet cover, after N...
Rok to hire 500 staff in insurance expansion
Rok is looking to expand its insurance operation with the hire of 500 new members of staff. The bui...
The riot squad
Political Risk
You get what you pay for - if it's free
I was interested to see the letter in last week's Post from Paul Brierley questioning the independen...
Appointment at Elite Incident Management
Elite Incident Management has appointed David Yardley as national fleet sales manager. He joins fr...
uSwitch moves into van and bike comparison
uSwitch.com has expanded its range of insurance services with the launch of a new van and bike insurance comparison channel.
Novae withdraws from Chaucer merger talks
Novae, the Lloyd's insurer, said it has withdrawn from merger talks with rival Chaucer Holdings.
Aon strikes Abnormal deal
Abnormal Load Engineering has appointed Aon to manage its insurance programme and provide strategic advice on risk matters.
Uswitch launches van and bike insurance price comparison service
Uswitch is expanding its range of insurance services with the launch of a new van and bike insurance comparison channel.
Brit CEO says AIG might 'wither' if parts of businesses aren't sold
AIG might "wither" if it does not sell its non-core businesses, a Lloyd's market chief executive has said.
Brit Insurance CEO seeing 'capacity crunch' for 2009
Brit Insurance's chief executive Dane Douetil is expecting a "capacity crunch" in 2009, leading prices higher.
Auto Windscreens appoints new boss
Following its acquisition of Auto Windscreens at the end of 2008, Arques Industries AG has appointed Peter Fox as managing director.
Brit favours Netherlands as redomicile location
Brit Insurance this morning confirmed the Netherlands had been identified as the preferred domicile of the group's holding company, subject to requisite clearances and approvals. The news came as it reported a profit before tax £89.2m (2007: £191.2m) on…
Brit Insurance profits halve as it eyes Netherlands move
Brit Insurance's full-year pretax profits halved during the course of 2008 as the company eyed a move of domicile to the Netherlands.