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Government puts speed cameras under spotlight
The numbers of accidents and casualties at speed camera sites both before and after the cameras were installed is to be published by local authorities.
Pay tops £1k per day for Solvency II actuaries
Actuaries working on Solvency II projects are commanding wages of more than £1000 per day as insurers rush to become compliant with the new rules.
Chubb names Ireland business development manager
Chubb has appointed Patrick Mettler to the role of country and business development manager, Ireland, effective 1 July 2011.
Groupama launches online commercial product
Commercial brokers are wasting valuable time chasing commercial combined quotes, according to a survey of brokers by Groupama Insurances.
Pay tops £1k per day for Solvency II actuaries
Actuaries working on Solvency II projects are commanding wages of more than £1000 per day as insurers rush to become compliant with the new rules.
Chubb names Ireland business development manager
Chubb has appointed Patrick Mettler to the role of country and business development manager, Ireland, effective 1 July 2011.
JLT wins police contract
The South East and Eastern Region Police Insurance Consortium, which represents a total of 12 police authorities, has appointed JLT Public Sector Risks as its insurance broker on an initial three-year contract.
Arthur J Gallagher swoops for Lloyd's broker business
Arthur J Gallagher (UK) has acquired part of the liability and affinity portfolio of Lonmar Global Risks.
Exclusive technology content now available on Post Europe
Post Europe’s weekly update is now live with an article on the role of technology in the international private medical insurance market and a View from the Top on the perils of facing companies if they choose to ignore social media in their product…
RFIB granted licence in Saudi Arabia
RFIB Group, the Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance broker, has been granted an intermediary license by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency to conduct insurance and reinsurance business in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Exclusive technology content now available
Insurance Insight looks at the role of technology in the international private medical insurance market; and a View from the Top examines the perils facing companies if they choose to ignore social media in their product recall plans.
Solvency II will be delayed because of 'lack of urgency'
The head of insurance at actuarial firm Barnett Waddingham has said Solvency II will be delayed because other European countries do not have the “same sense of urgency” as the UK.
Towergate acquires Kent broker
Towergate Insurance has acquired BWA Insurance Services trading as Beric Webb Associates.
Solvency II will be delayed because of 'lack of urgency'
The head of insurance at actuarial firm Barnett Waddingham has said Solvency II will be delayed because other European countries do not have the “same sense of urgency” as the UK.
FSCS announces board appointments
The Financial Services Authority has appointed Liz Barclay, Jayne Nickalls and David Weymouth as non-executive directors to the board of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
Motor insurers pay out £1.24 for every £1 premium earned
One in four UK third-party motor claims now involves a bodily injury element according to Towers Watson.
Solvency II: delays and uncertainty
The latest draft of Omnibus II "seems to confirm" the delay to Solvency II, pushing the go-live date back to 1 January 2014, according to KPMG.
Solvency II: delays and uncertainty
The latest draft of Omnibus II "seems to confirm" the delay to Solvency II, pushing the go-live date back to 1 January 2014, according to KPMG.
Risk management software aids Solvency II compliance
Risk management software from IBM is being used to improve the management of operational risk and support the requirements of Solvency II at an employee benefits firm.
Solvency II to transform insurers’ allocation of assets, says Fitch
Solvency II will alter how insurers allocate their assets, leading to shifts in demand and pricing for several asset classes, according to Fitch Ratings.
Risk management software aids Solvency II compliance
Risk management software from IBM is being used to improve the management of operational risk and support the requirements of Solvency II at an employee benefits firm.
Multi-brand strategy moves a step closer at Aviva
Next month’s launch of an internet-only brand by Aviva could prove the first of many, according to UK general insurance CEO David McMillan, as the insurance giant remains optimistic of retaining a significant proportion of RAC’s 300 000 motor insurance…
Solvency II to transform insurers’ allocation of assets, says Fitch
Solvency II will alter how insurers allocate their assets, leading to shifts in demand and pricing for several asset classes, according to Fitch Ratings.
RSA aims for "brilliant" service with new appointment
RSA has appointed Mark Wright as UK customer and brilliant service director.