News
Pick of the week
Post reporters Sarah Hills and Alwynne Gwilt round up the top stories from the general insurance sect...
Appointment at Market Reform Group
The Market Reform Group has appointed Christopher Croft head of the market reform office. He will ta...
Heritage adds to team
Heritage Managing Agency has appointed former chief executive officer of insurance and reinsurance b...
GHG to sponsor rugby team
London Irish has secured a sponsorship agreement with the Graham High Group under which the chartere...
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as these highlights from past-articles reveal
Belmont rolls out black boxes to fleets
Specialist passenger transport broker Belmont International has signed up with Green Road Technologi...
Liddy statement as AIG bail-out is revised
AIG chief executive officer Ed Liddy has claimed business partners and customers can "confidently co...
RSA plays down staff losses after outsourcing risk work
RSA is to outsource its risk surveyor work to Riskstop making approximately 40 staff redundant, Post...
Insurers wait for NHS top-ups confirmation
Insurers have responded cautiously to new regulations around NHS top-ups after the government issued...
Appointment at APC Underwriting
APC Underwriting has recruited its first three business development managers as part of its regional...
Ex-MMA director returns with Tradex role
Bob Still, former customer services director at insurer MMA, is set to return to the sector followin...
RSA cites good health to revive broker spirit
RSA's financial strength should boost broker confidence, after the insurer reported an 11% rise in g...
Arista in regional push
Arista will expand into the Midlands in January 2009. The move follows the development of its southe...
Consumers now ready for telematics
The company behind a new pay-as-you-drive style insurance product has said lessons have been learnt ...
Fraud surge linked to rise in 'desperation' claims
Insurers are experiencing a spike in fraudulent claims directly linked to the economic recession, ac...
Hiscox chief upbeat despite market turmoil
The financial "hurricane" has transformed Hiscox's outlook for 2009, according to the insurer's chie...
MoJ works to 2009 deadline
The Ministry of Justice has mooted an October 2009 deadline for implementation of its personal injur...
JLT: on track to deliver
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has claimed it is on track to deliver sustainable profitable growth in 2008. ...
Swiss Re in restructure
Tim Carroll, UK chief executive officer of Swiss Re, will leave his role in early 2009 following a c...
Insurers mount legal challenge to halt pleural plaques damages
Insurers are to take the unprecedented step of seeking a judicial review in Scotland to prevent le...
Appointment at Global Aerospace
Global Aerospace has recruited Mike Bannon to take up the newly created role of manager of internati...
Appointment at Brit Insurance
Brit Insurance has appointed Stephen Moss to the newly created role of portfolio director - long tai...
Banking failures will cost industry
Industry bodies have warned brokers and insurers it is likely they will have to pay towards the bank...
What the papers said this week
PC Advisor Dixons is scrambling to secure alternative trading terms with several large electron...