Commercial
Appointment at Allianz
Allianz Insurance has appointed Sian Tarbuck as manager of its underwriting academy. Ms Tarbuck join...
Appointment at Liberty
Liberty International Underwriters has appointed Gerard van Loon to the new position of managing dir...
Aggregators mull Biba's membership olive branch
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has welcomed the first price comparison website into its ...
SME failing key staff
Around 60% of small and medium-sized enterprises in the UK do not have the right form of business pr...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny's ears are still ringing after so many bids went under the hammer during her attendance at a n...
Post Online top ten stories
The top 10 most popular stories on postonline.co.uk over the last week were: 1. Money Supermarket i...
Fight or flight
Aviation
Biba: hypocrite or in line with change?
Having criticised aggregators in the past for their less than ethical tactics, on face value the Bri...
Loucaides leaves Catlin UK CEO role
The inaugural chief executive officer of Catlin UK has resigned from the company. Andreas Loucaides...
Allied World launches two new specialist US units
Bermudian (re)insurer Allied World Assurance Company has launched two specialist units in the US - Allied World Brokerage and Allied World Specialty.
Aon aims to boost sales
Aon aims to boost sales performance with the implementation of a new system.
Liverpudlian broker gains chartered status
Liverpool-based broker Powell Insurance has been awarded chartered status by the Chartered Insurance Institute.
Markel's retail division introduces advanced online trading
Markel (UK), the retail division of Markel International, has introduced a new and advanced version of its’ online trading platform for brokers.
Biba accepts an aggregator into its membership
The British Insurance Brokers' Assocaition has called for all comparison sites to follow the Gocompare.com model as the comparison site is welcomed into Biba's membership.
Swiss Re wins Brazil licences
Swiss Re America and Swiss Re have obtianed official admitted reinsurer licences from Susep, the Brazilian insurance regulator.
DFI launches free claims service
Online insurance platform Direct Fleet Insurance has launched a free claim and accident handling service.
Heath Lambert makes commercial affinity appointment
Heath Lambert’s new commercial affinity and select business division has appointed Richard Woodall as business development executive.
IFS School of Finance agrees underwriting partnership with Abbey
The IFS School of Finance and Abbey have agreed a partnership for the training and accreditation of all Abbey's underwriting staff.
Most SMEs failing to protect business, according to research
Some 60% of small and medium sized enterprises in the UK do not have the right form of business protection in place for their ‘key’ staff if they fall sick or die, according to research.
Allianz Commercial sets up new team
Allianz Commercial has strengthened its small business proposition with the establishment of a specialist pricing team.
£42bn general insurance market opens to travel trade
Travel firms have the chance to capture a slice of the £42bn general insurance market, following changes in the Financial Services Authority rules according to Acumus Insurance Solutions.