Commercial
Axa: profit not market share aim
AXA revealed that strong performance across all general insurance lines contributed to encouraging r...
UIA held up over affinity deals
UIA Insurance has yet to close the four new affinity deals it was aiming to sign last year. The ins...
Research from Allianz Cornhill
Research from Allianz Cornhill has found that 52% of motorists do not know the recommended position ...
Appointment at Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group has appointed Margo Black as chief operating officer of JLT Latin Ameri...
Have insurers failed
Last week, on its website, www.postmagazine.co.uk, Post Magazine posed the question: have insurers f...
PI Direct sees few new viable targets
PI Direct's merger with Saturn Professional Risks will deliver new business in miscellaneous profess...
Broker founder joins Allianz Cornhill Commercial
Former CU boss and Gosure founder John Warburton has been appointed sales and distribution manager for Allianz Cornhill Commercial.
Bowers takes over at Allianz Asia Pacific
Bruce Bowers has been appointed chief executive Asia of Allianz Insurance Management Asia Pacific, based in Singapore.
BIBA calls for government to back industry and end uninsured driving
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has called on the government to implement tough new measures to help the industry combat the growing numbers of uninsured motorists, following the publication of the Greenaway Report.
AM Best Downgrades Corifrance
AM Best has downgraded Corifrance’s financial strength rating from A- (excellent) to B++ (very good). The outlook is stable.
SCPIE unveils Q2 results
SCPIE Holdings has announced its results for the second quarter and first half of 2004.
PI merger creates new underwriting giant
PI Direct, through the creation of a new holding company, is to merge with Saturn Professional Risks.
Axa UK reports GI growth
Axa UK today reported that its underlying earnings increased 138% to £99m from £41m for the first six months of 2004, posting a combined ratio of 98.5%, an improvement of 3.9 points. UK gross revenues increased by 4% to £3.6 bn.
Moody’s changes Hartford outlook to stable
Moody's has announced that it has affirmed Hartford Financial Services Group's and Hartford Life’s A3 senior debt ratings as well as the Aa3 insurance financial strength ratings of both its P&C and life insurance operating subsidiaries.
Zurich in SME shake-up
Zurich is set to make an aggressive push in the small and medium-sized enterprise market, after admi...
Norwich Union Healthcare appoints managing director
Norwich Union Healthcare has appointed Graham Boffey as managing director. He replaces Cathryn Riley...
Aon kicks off sports drive
Broker Aon aims to significantly boost its share of the UK sports insurance market after a number of...
AGR outlines plans for liability push
Allianz Global Risks is actively targeting the liability market for growth, in particular directors'...
Kate Burne not moving to the Chartered Insurance Institute
Kate Burne, HR account executive at Lloyd's, will not be moving across to the Chartered Insurance In...
Taking care of business
Jonathan Swift talks to Peter Burrows, head of commercial lines for Zurich in the UK, about SMEs, brokers, Folgate and the future
New Cox chief sets sights on transformational acquisitions
Cox Insurance expects to make a "transformational acquisition" in the next 12 months, according to n...
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Aviva group sees net income slip 28%
Aviva has recorded a fall in net income of 28% in the first six months of 2004 as a result of a fall in investment income. However, operatoing profit increased on the back of earnings from its general insurance business.