News
Consumer law reformer admits election fear
Proposals to update consumer insurance law for the first time in more than a century have received a mixed reaction from the insurance industry.
EMB founder plots return with underwriting agency
One of the founding partners of specialist general insurance consultancy firm EMB, Mike Brockman, is understood to be in talks about returning to the market with a personal-lines-focused underwriting agency.
Towergate pair fired during gardening leave over "regulatory discrepancies"
Towergate has dismissed two former employees in the final days of their gardening leave, after the broker claimed to have uncovered "regulatory discrepancies" in their business operations as part of an internal audit.
Satellite insurance claim settled
Insurers settle satellite insurance claim with Orbcomm
Axis grabs health underwriter from Endurance
Art Bocek moves from Endurance to Axis Capital.
Pick of the week
EMB founder plots return; Towergate pair fired; IPT outcry; and Aviva in 2010 broker push.
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.