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Guernsey Finance selects new chairman as Gilligan retires
The board of Guernsey Finance has appointed Lyndon Trott as its chairman following Jim Gilligan's decision to step down from the role.
Industry body reaffirms commitment to help combat climate change
Leaders in the re/insurance sector are today (19 November) confirming their commitment to climate change ahead of the United Nations conference in Paris later this month.
Underwriting Service Awards 2015: The Winners
The great and the good of the underwriting service community descended upon the Royal Garden Hotel last night (18 November) for Post’s annual awards bash.
Post docu-video: European Windstorm
Over this weekend European wind storms have again been headline news.
Brightside's Jackson on gardening leave following departure
Brightside's carrier and capacity director Keith Jackson has left the broker.
AIG pays S$40,000 a day for Singaporean travel claims
Singaporeans favourite reason for going abroad is to go shopping according to research from AIG.
Emms leaves Zurich in executive reshuffle
Zurich UK general insurance chief claims officer Tony Emms is to leave the business with motor and casualty claims director Karl Helgesen taking on the position from December 2015.
Pool Re mulling cover for cyber terrorism ‘manifestations'
Pool Re is undertaking a study into whether the government-backed scheme might cover certain manifestations of a cyber terrorist attack, such as fire or explosion.
Flood Re secures £1.29bn towards reinsurance target
Munich Re and Swiss Re are the leading reinsurers that have so far contributed to the £1.29bn yearly cover for the Flood Re scheme.
Three UK Crawford execs depart
Global loss adjuster Crawford and Company has confirmed the departure of five executives, including three from the UK.
Profit up 19% at Hastings in opening nine months
Operating profit for Hastings Group continues to track upwards, with a 19% increase to £93.8m for the nine months to 30 September (9M 2014: £79m).
ATL plots energy market gains after swooping for JLT team
Independent Lloyd’s broker ATL Marine & Energy has appointed a senior team of specialist energy brokers from JLT in a bid to drive the growth of its energy account in Europe and Latin America.
The Insurance Debate: Professionalism parity
Today Post and Insurance Age – in association with the Chartered Insurance Institute – is launching an interactive forum where you will be able to discuss important topical issues, using an Oxford-style debate.
Crowded places initiative take-up positive for UK resilience in light of Paris attacks
Promising early take-up of the government’s crowded places initiative has been “positive for building the resilience of British infrastructure” if faced with a similar attack to that witnessed in Paris last week, according to Pool Re CEO Julian Enoizi.
UK braces for Storm Barney's 45mph winds
More than a third of the UK is expected to experience gusts stronger than 45mph this week as Storm Barney batters the Midlands and Wales.
Digital development key for insurers in keeping up with customer demand
Insurance companies have been urged to prioritise harnessing digital technology to meet consumers’ lifestyle demands if they are to thrive in the modern business landscape where frequent customer interaction is crucial.
Legal implications cited by insurers amid complex policy wording criticism
Insurers should be cautious about watering down legal policy wordings to make the documents easier to read, commentators have warned, despite new research showing one-third of policies are written for those with a university-equivalent reading level.
Ifed investigation leads to 18 month jail sentence for Southampton con man
A Southampton man who claimed £25,000 on insurance after creating fake invoices for items that he alleged had been stolen during a burglary at his home has been jailed for 18 months.
CMA private healthcare inquiry expected to rumble on despite positive findings
Health insurers are supporting the latest Competition and Markets Authority provisional findings released following an appeal of its final report into the private healthcare market, despite concerns the inquiry could rumble on for several more years.
Space support for planned subsidence mapping tool
A UK-based service to assess the risk of subsidence using satellite observations and property data is a step closer following a study.
Falling PPOs could bring good news for motor insurers
Motor insurers could see a strengthening of their position in coming cycles with one of the key factors inflating re/insurance prices levelling off for the first time.
XL Catlin recruits from AIG to bolster Australia crisis capabilities
Shelley Devane has joined XL Catlin to become its head of crisis management for Australia.
Aon opens global HQ in London's Cheesegrater
Aon has officially opened the Aon Centre at 122 Leadenhall Street, London, commonly known as the Cheesegrater.
Cobra Holdings acquires BKG West
Cobra Holdings has acquired independent commercial insurance broker BKG West.