News
What the papers say
In this edition, Insurance Age editor Martin Friel is joined by LV PR manager, Emma Holyer and Incisive Media group editorial services director David Worsfold to pick over December's insurance trade press.
Aviva appoints marketing director
Gary Price promoted to new role amid restructure
Autofocus witness immunity application dismissed by the High Court
Accident Exchange to press ahead with legal action following judgment
QBE buys Evergreen
Deal will grow QBE's property offering
First Assist boosts sales team
Legal protection insurer appoints Tim Porter as head of ATE sales
Towergate to focus on medical risk
Risk assessment system to be implemented across travel insurance sales process
Chaucer announces management shake-up
New chief executive appointed following retirement of Ewen Gilmour
Jewellery market set for “high profile” 2010 losses
Marsh warns retail jewellers to review risk management and security practices
RFIB appoints new director
Broker adds Stephen Grant to its board
US Congress passes (re)insurance sanctions on Iran
US Congress has backed plans to impose sanctions on Iran including an insurance and reinsurance ban for Iranian tankers as part of the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act
Former Shakespeare director receives nine year disqualification
Andrew Patterson Booth banned until April 2018
PartnerRe promotes Paris Re CRO
Paris Re chief risk officer Jerome Carre as PartnerRe group risk management director
Former Benfield Corporate Risks founder leaving Aon
John Lapsley is moving on on after a year of integrating the Benfield Corporate Risks into Aon
Towergate Risk Solutions boosts Teesside team
Broker appoints five to north-east sales force
Aggregator joins forces with Microsoft
Beat That Quote in further white label agreement with MSN
Post Breakfast Briefing: The case for insurance self-service
Join Aviva’s head of online experience Chris Abrathat, Consumer Intelligence’s Ian Hughes and IBM’s Nick Lincoln for this special free to attend Post Breakfast Briefing - the case for self service - on the morning of Wednesday 27 January.
Aon Risk Services in buyout
Aon subsidiary buys FCC Global Insurance Services
Hogan & Hartson and Lovells vote to merge
International law firms Hogan & Hartson and Lovells’ respective partnerships have approved the merger of their firms. The combination will be known as Hogan Lovells, effective 1 May 2010.
Swiss Re insures UK local authority pension fund
Swiss Re has provided insurance for a British local authority pension fund against cost increases due to members living longer than expected, in the first such deal involving a government body.
AIG top staff struggling financially – Benmosche
Top executives at AIG have been struggling financially after taking personal losses in the wake of the near-collapse of the company last year, AIG's chief executive Robert Benmosche told the Wall Street Journal in an interview.
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SSP sees profits rise in end of year results
Firm attributes rise to industry focus on efficiency and cost
ABI welcomes Law Commission report
Director general Nick Starling pleased with approach.
CII: reforms will improve claims handling clarity
Policy head Baxter: "clearly time for a refit"