Commercial
Former Marsh SME boss joins QBE
QBE has appointed Chris Wallace as head of UK development to oversee the coordination and delivery of QBE's national product offering.
Allianz Engineering wins major contract
Building supplier Hanson UK has selected Allianz Engineering to provide its inspection services, the insurer announced today.
Gocompare boosts motor panel
Price comparison site Gocompare has added nine more brands to its car insurance panel.
Kwik Fit Insurance to launch commercial assault with Moorhouse Brands
Kwik Fit Insurance is expanding into commercial lines with own-brand small to medium-sized enterprise products after joining forces with Moorhouse Brands, a trading subsidiary of Welsh broker Moorhouse.
CNA Insurance appoints regional director
CNA Europe has confirmed the appointment of Paul Maidment to the newly-created role of regional director, UK & Ireland as reported by Post Magazine last week . Reporting to CNA Europe CEO Julian Enoizi, he will be responsible for the development of CNA…
US insurance industry sheds 1,500 positions in November
(BestWire) - U.S. insurance industry payrolls shed 1,500 positions in November, even as job losses in the broader economy topped 1.9 million in the past year, according to seasonally adjusted data released Dec. 5 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Bollington in ambitious growth strategy
UK niche and affinity broker Bollington has said it wants to grow its wholesale arm by 50% next year.
RSA launches new regional contractors product
RSA has launched a regional contractors insurance package in response to feedback from 100 interviews with brokers and customers in the regional construction industry.
New APC office and surgeries product launched
APC Underwriting has launched a new dual office and surgeries product with increased flexibility to cover most of the UK's two million home based businesses.
Aon and Allianz team up to offer new product
Aon Risk Services has partnered with Allianz Global Corporate and Speciality to launch a new product aimed at restoring confidence in insurance portfolio stability.
Ace adds to Irish division
Ace Europe has appointed Jim Duncan as Property and Casualty country manager for Ireland, it announced today.
PB Week: A party at Somerset House
Professional Broking's editor Andrew Tjaardstra gives the market the lowdown on his week in insurance.
More job losses at Allianz
Allianz has announced its second tranche of redundancies in 2008 as part of its changing personal li...
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LV confirms interest in the sale of Hero
LV has confirmed it has been approached by investors interested in acquiring Hero, the telebroking a...
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Top ten Post stories
The top 10 most popular stories in postonline.co.uk over the last week were: 1. Allianz cuts 90 job...
LV rebrands commercial arm after management overhaul
LV has revealed plans to rebrand its commercial broker only arm and to restructure its management fo...
Appointment at Moorhouse
Commercial broker Moorhouse has appointed Joe Sultana to the board as operations director. Mr Sultan...
Maidment returns with CNA
Former Allianz south and London trading director Paul Maidment has taken a swipe at the obsession ma...
Brit PI challenge for Pollock
Brit Insurance plans to grow its professional indemnity account after appointing former Travelers em...