Commercial
Lib Mut receives general licence for Vietnam
US-based international (re)insurer, Liberty Mutual Group has received a licence to operate a wholly-owned general insurance company in Vietnam.
OIL to lose 9 members at 1/1
Bermuda-based oil industry mutual group, Oil Insurance Limited (OIL) has announced that nine of its shareholders will withdraw from the mutual and not renew their policies with effect January 1, 2007.
GB Underwriting launch contractors liability product
GB Underwriting Limited has launched a new Contractors Liability scheme.
Allianz Cornhill offers staff chance of a sailing adventure
Nine employees from Allianz Cornhill are set to sail around the Canary Islands as part of its leader...
MYI reveals major UK regional five-year push
Niche commercial loss adjuster MYI has revealed plans for a major UK push, with client demand prompt...
Broker recruits for Lloyd's
Giles Insurance Brokers is looking to recruit two senior directors to help double the company's £110...
Alex Forbes rebrands
Lockton, the privately owned insurance broking giant, this week launched Lockton International, re-b...
Appointment at Arag
Arag has made Stevie Feeney a sales and underwriting technician. Ms Feeney joins from Allianz Cornhi...
Group launches service
Insurance services provider Direct Group has launched a property claims and administration service f...
Appointment at Allianz
Peter Godfrey has been appointed director of energy at Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty's UK-b...
Setting the framework
Management Briefing + Outsourcing
Fortis: vans drive 15% growth
Fortis Insurance chief executive Barry Smith has admitted the insurer is surprised at how quickly it...
Outsourcing momentum is being lost
Management Briefing + Outsourcing
Brit appoints director
Brit Insurance has announced the appointment of Simon Cooter to the newly created position of distri...
Appointment at Jelf
Jelf has appointed Andrew Woolnough as distribution manager of flexible benefits, responsible for ma...
McIntyre: results prove RSA has changed for the better
Royal and Sun Alliance's Q3 results saw pre-tax profits rise by 40% to £590m between January and Sep...
Penny Black's insurance week
Zurich's reorganisation could lead to interesting discussions with broking consolidator Towergate (s...
Insurance industry embrace outsourcing
Management Briefing + Outsourcing
Burrows digs deep
Peter Burrows
Price is not always right
Management Briefing + Outsourcing
Primary Claims Management launched
Primary Group, the Bermudan-based insurance distribution company, has announced the launch of its new claims management operation.
Aon beefs up Moscow office in Eastern Europe expansion drive
Aon has employed Alexey Polyakov as reinsurance manager in its Moscow office with effect from 1 November 2006. Mr Polyakov was previously employed at Transsiberian Re.
Glacier Re launches direct arm from Liechtenstein
Glacier Re the Swiss-based reinsurer founded in late 2004 has revealed it has started a direct insurance company, Glacier Insurance.
Arista reveals launch team
Arista, the start-up underwriting operation launched by Charles Earle, the former Managing Director of NIG Commercial Lines, has announced further details of its core management team prior to business commencing next month.