News
Cobra upbeat despite broken expectations
Cobra has claimed its results "have fallen short of expectations" due to difficult conditions in the...
Appointment at Allianz
Allianz Engineering has appointed Jonathan Oldfield as regional business manager for London. He will...
Appointment at Solaglas Windowcare
Solaglas Windowcare has appointed Phil Rogers as national account manager, with responsibility growi...
Oval ends deal exile as it snaps up two
Oval has ended its self-imposed acquisition hiatus with the purchase of two regional brokers. The c...
Appointment at Zurich
Adrian Zweig has been appointed to the newly created position of head of risk analytics in group ris...
Appointment at Vision Underwriting
Liability specialist Vision Underwriting has appointed Rob Price as liability manager and Richard Tr...
Appointment at XL Insurance
XL Insurance has expanded its global design professional team by hiring Stuart Essex as senior under...
European parliament agrees Solvency II text
A vote in the European parliament on Tuesday (7 October) is likely to determine the future framework...
Giles confirms management reshuffle
Consolidator Giles has confirmed a series of changes in its management structure.
Post Pick of the Week Video
Post reporters Alwynne Gwilt and Sarah Hills look at the major stories from the general insurance market. This week: Towergate tipped to sell Open GI; Hiscox threatens to sue Arab Investments over disruption to business; Ex-A Plan directors invest in…
Travelers offers new clinical trials cover
Travelers UK has launched a new, combined property, liability and clinical trials package policy for medical technology industries. This new medical technology product is aimed at UK domiciled businesses.
Marsh global clients division appoints new head
Marsh has appointed Gilbert Van den Eynde as the global leader of G5, its division that serves Marsh’s largest global clients.
Bespoke high street home policy
West Bromwich Building Society (WBBS) has introduced a new household insurance product underwritten by Norwich Union (NU) administered by chartered insurance brokers Millennium Insurance.
Oval secures refinancing to fuel new £100m acquisition push
Consolidator Oval has managed to secure refinancing to help fuel its growth.
Hardy confirms syndicates merger
Hardy Underwriting Bermuda has confirmed the merger of its two managed syndicates 382 and 38Twenty and its new management structure.
Buyers have less confidence in AIG than brokers
A survey has concluded that brokers are more confident than risk managers in the financial security of AIG's commercial insurance units.
The government reveals hand as banking crisis grips UK
The government has issued a statement this morning outlining its plans to stabilise the beleaguered UK banking sector.
Goodwin tipped to go as RBSI sale drags on
The men who put Direct Line, Churchill and NIG up for sale are to leave Royal Bank of Scotland according to reports this morning.
CEA responds to Solvency II updates
The CEA, the European insurance and reinsurance federation, has said it welcomes today's vote in the European Parliament on the Solvency II framework directive.
Endurance outlines Gustav, Ike and investment losses
Endurance Specialty Holdings, a Bermuda-based provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, said that its initial loss estimate related to Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, pretax and net of reinsurance and reinstatement premium, is $145m.
JLT snags senior UK executive from Aon
Broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson has revealed that Warren Dann will be joining it as sales leader for its Global Risk Solutions (GRS) division based in its London Head Office.
XL hire new chief underwriting officer for professional lines in Continental Europe
XL Insurance, XL Capital’s global insurance operations, today announced that it has appointed Beatrice Jane Salter as chief underwriting officer of its professional lines division for Continental Europe.
Heath Lambert wins GM deal
Heath Lambert’s Manchester office has secured a multi-year appointment as insurance broker and employee benefits consultant to Motors Holding, a major retail division of General Motors UK. The retailers’ brands include Vauxhall, Saab, Chevrolet and…
FSA hands out £7m fine for PPI mis-selling
The Financial Services Authority has fined Alliance & Leicester £7m for serious failings in its telephone sales of payment protection insurance.