Commercial
Crawford seals RSA claims handling deal
Crawford & Company has won out over other major UK loss adjusters to become Royal & Sun Alliance's ...
Slow slow, click-click, slow
In the rush to gain the e-commerce edge and keep rivals on their toes, have insurers and brokers failed to unlock the internet's true potential for increasing business? David Fanning assesses some of the strategies companies have employed and finds out…
Axa Group records increase in written premiums
Axa Group recorded an increase in gross written premiums in its property and casualty operation of ...
Antur Insurance Services makes fifth acquisition
Antur Insurance Services has made its fifth acquisition in 11 months, Carmarthen-based Edward Perry...
Admiral reviews Lloyd's
Cardiff-based direct motor insurer Admiral has signalled its intention to quit Lloyd's, blaming the...
Houlder Insurance Services recruits specialist team
London broker Houlder Insurance Services has recruited a specialist construction liability and prop...
Bluesure not so sure anymore
Multi-line insurer Bluesure could abandon Lloyd's if capacity can be found in the company market. C...
Settling out-of-court is not always the best policy for insurers.
In a recent article (Money for nothing?, Post Magazine claims supplement, 24 October, p5), you refer...
GE Financial Services sells pet insurance business
GE Financial Services has sold its pet insurance broking business Pet Protect to warranty specialis...
Bupa: Heart & Cancer push
Bupa's new condition-led Heart & Cancer policy will be made immediately available to Lloyds TSB cus...
Post Mag football competition results
The winner of the first Post Magazine/Professional Broking Avon football competition is Janet Perri...
Bell tolls for Avon
The Avon Insurance brand will disappear from the market, following NFU Mutual's decision to sell it...
View from the Top - Robert Hiscox, chairman, Hiscox
One of my basic rules of business is that the status quo always changes. Today's hero is so oft...
Roofing Contractors to take campaign to House of Lords
The National Federation of Roofing Contractors is due to bring its campaign against the recent hike...
Abbey offers brokers loss assessor access
Abbey Legal Protection is to offer broker access to a network of loss assessors through its new ret...
A growing concern
As mould claims become more common, Dr Michael Pickel and Ingrid Dahlquist assess the problem and offer risk managers and insurers advice on limiting exposure.
In father's footsteps
Having a father in the reinsurance industry failed to deter Ken LeStrange, chief executive of Endurance Specialty, from a career in reinsurance. Janina Clark meets a man who professes a love of his job.
Rebriefs - Scor has its credit ratings lowered.
Scor, France's largest reinsurer, has had its financial strength and counterparty credit ratings lo...
One win for WTC cover
The recent ruling that the attack on the World Trade Centre was one occurrence is not the end of the battle for its (re)insurers. Steven Schwartz and Cecilia Froelich Moss report.
Rebriefs - Brit Insurance raises money through share offering
Brit Insurance has raised £204.2m ($316m) through a share offering for its Lloyd's syndicate 2987 a...
NU greenlights new call centre plans
The UK's largest insurer Norwich Union this week refused to rule out moving back-office jobs to Ind...
Brit to roll out truck fleet insurance portal
Lloyd's insurer Brit is set to roll out its new, interactive insurance portal for truck fleet busin...
Customer forum slams insurer action on floods
Last week's Post Magazine masterclass on climate change saw storm clouds gather over the industry. David Worsfold and Jonathan Swift report
Appointment at Zurich Municipal
Zurich Municipal has appointed John Barrett as specialist markets manager, responsible for further ...