Commercial
Adrian Brown - Hitting the road running
Having operated in the direct and personal lines space for most of his RSA career, Adrian Brown may have been considered lucky to get the UK CEO role. However, he could prove a more than capable successor to Bridget McIntyre given his desire to…
Repair network launches
New Nottinghamshire-based building repair network Isis Claims Solutions has launched. Headed by mana...
Bradshaw plays down merger idea
The chief executive of the Institute of Insurance Brokers has played down the possibility a merger w...
MMA celebrates 50th
Broker-only general insurer MMA Insurance has celebrated its 50th anniversary this week. Established...
Appointment at Allianz
Neil Leonard has joined Allianz Legal Protection for his first placement as part of the sales, marke...
At the tipping point
Profitability in the UK motor market has been in steady decline since underwriting returns peaked, w...
Distribution strategies
Leading industry experts and decision-makers will be debating the future of general insurance distri...
Aggregator tips SME as 'next big thing'
Aggregator Compare the Market has branched into the small to medium-sized enterprise market after id...
Social networking
Ant Gould, Post group editor in chief, talks to Doug Coombs, information strategist and enterprise c...
Law firm partners with BGL
York-based law firm Minster Law has secured a deal with the BGL Group as the principle supplier of f...
Appointment at Teceris
Teceris has made Julian Carter operational head of its construction and engineering team. He joined ...
Penny black's insurance week
Penny was treated to a posh evening on the top deck of the National Theatre last week. Against the b...
TT Club highlights damage
Analysis of the TT Club's claims over a number of years has highlighted that wind damage to quayside...
Brit GWP rises 10.5%
Brit Insurance reported gross written premiums for the first nine months of the year to end-Septembe...
Insurer moves to quell downgrading fears
Bermudian insurance group Argo has become the latest company to take advantage of the growing uncert...
Confused signs ethical deal
Confused has today added new entrant Protect Your Bubble to its home insurance panel.
Travelers Q3 net income hammered by catastrophe losses
Travelers, the US (re)insurance giant, said that third quarter net income tumbled to $214m from $1.198bn the year before after the company was hit by $682m worth of after-tax catastrophe losses.
AIM firm makes first acquisition since 2007 listing
Abbey Protection, the specialist supplier of legal and professional fees insurance products and services to UK small-to-medium sized enterprises, has acquired, Accountax Consulting, Accountax UK and Accountax Law for an initial consideration of £4.4m.
Studio debate
Ant Gould, group editor in chief, Post Magazine, talks to Doug Coombs, information strategist & enter...
Cooper Gay in line for "one or two" acquisitions
Cooper Gay will complete up to two acquisitions before the end of 2008, according to the company's chief executive officer, Toby Esser.
BGL unveils new insurance partner
As part of a review of suppliers for core add-on products and services, the BGL Group has selected Minster Law to provide Family Legal Protection.
Allianz Retail appoints directors from Lehmans and RSA
Allianz Retail has appointed Adrian Mitri as director of operations and Tom Moss as director of underwriting.
Glacier Insurance appoints new CEO
Glacier Insurance has appointed Richard Etridge as chief executive officer.
Pick of the Week
Post reporters Louise Meeson and Sarah Hills look at the major stories from the general insurance mar...