Commercial
Field steps down in Brit restructure
Brit Insurance today announced a group restructure as it aims to continue its strategy of profitable growth.
Junction appoints three
Junction has strengthened its business development, delivery and marketing and teams with the appointment of Martin Overton, Mike Edgeley and Catherine Hill.
Allianz gets ratings boost
Allianz Insurance and Allianz SE have had their ratings raised by Standard and Poor’s after a series of strong financial results in recent years.
R3 Group completes Forces Travel acquisition
The R3 Group has completed the acquisition of the Forces Travel business and plans are underway to integrate the company with Forces Financial, R3’s specialist UK Police and Armed Forces insurance and financial services division.
Mobile Doctors Group joins AIM
Medico-legal reports provider Mobile Doctors has today joined the Alternative Investment Market.
LV promotes manager to head up affinity relations business
LV has appointed Michele Alcock as head of affinity relations within its partnership business.
Insurance call centre bans mobiles to protect customer data
OutRight has today implemented a ban on non-essential mobile phones and other electronic storage devices - such as USB drives and iPods - in its call centre to further secure its customer information.
UK Broker Awards 2007 shortlist announced
Insurance Age is pleased to announce that the following companies and individuals have been shortlisted for the UK Broker Awards 2007, which will take place at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London on Friday 14 September...
Scottish Re hires new CEO
Scottish Re Group has announced the appointment of George Zippel as president and global chief executive, effective August 10th. He will be joining the company immediately, serving in a transition role and will be based at the company's Bermuda…
Hiscox expands kidnap and ransom division
Hiscox has acquired a portfolio of kidnap and ransom business from global broker Aon, it announced today.
Appointment at MMA
Intermediary-only insurer MMA Insurance has appointed Jason Beach as its new Key Account Manager. He will be responsible for supporting a number of MMA’s key strategic intermediary partners. Jason will also work with MMA’s potential new partners to build…
Talent search pushes up graduate applicants
A leading boss in human resources for the insurance industry has hailed the sector's recent recruiti...
Mondial makes training pledge
Mondial UK has created a new role, appointing Susan Lennard as head of training and business develop...
Pick of the Week
Anthony Gould, editor in chief, provides a run down of the major news in this week’s issue of Post Ma...
Bond heads inception team
Insurance law firm Fletchers Solicitors has appointed Tracy Bond to head a newly created inception t...
Dual hires from First City
Dual Corporate Risks has recruited a former First City account handler as an underwriter to help bui...
Appointment at Lockton
Lockton International's affinity division has appointed Keith Rutter as managing director. He will b...
Record US-abuse case costs
Twelve insurers are contributing more than $200m (£97.7m) towards a multi-million dollar class actio...
Appointment at JLT
Jardine Lloyd Thompson's aerospace global practice has announced Wayne Wignes as the new vice chairm...
Appointment at Towergate AIUA
Towergate AIUA has announced Rachel Baird as its new claims manager. She will be responsible for str...
Quinn Direct tours UK to build bridges with brokers
Quinn Direct has embarked on a nationwide tour aimed at developing its relationships with brokers an...
Barclays unveils MD
Barclays has appointed Gary Duggan as managing director of UK consumer lending and insurance. Barcla...
Penny Black's insurance week
For five minutes or so this week, Penny was the invisible woman. Having been invited to join a press...
Independent trial: A sketch from southwark crown court
The trial lost its first juror this week, as the pressure of the ongoing hearing begins to take its toll on the parties involved. As Olivier C Laurent reports, the juror was sent home after Mr Justice Rivlin, the defence and prosecution all agreed that…