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S&P upgrades RSA's credit rating to A+
Standard & Poor's has raised its long-term counterparty credit and financial strength rating on the core operating entities of RSA to A+ and said the outlook is stable.
Neal becomes group CEO for QBE as O'Halloran retires
QBE Insurance Group has confirmed John Neal will succeed Frank O'Halloran as group chief executive officer when he retires.
QBE's results hit by catastrophes
Australian insurer QBE reported gross written premium in Europe of $4,828m (2010: £4,156m) but a combined ratio up five points to 95.5%.
Direct Line tops complaints league table
Direct Line Group's UK Insurance had the most general insurance complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service, according to figures out today.
Asian insurers warned to watch policy admin or repeat Europe's mistakes
Capgemini has warned insurers based in Asia Pacific that they should not rest on their laurels when it comes to policy administration or they will suffer the same issues European insurers are facing now.
XL appoints Gooding to board of directors
Ellen Thrower, who has served as an independent director of XL since 1995, will retire from the board effective immediately.
HSB Engineering Insurance promotes broker distribution boss James
HSB Engineering Insurance has promoted Tim James to the position of group sales manager, a role which involves responsibility for the firm's broker distribution strategy.
Eurozone crisis biggest challenge for life insurers
Continued eurozone crisis will affect insurers in 2012, but it is difficult to quantify how severely, according to Fitch senior director Federico Faccio.
Chester broking boss eases client fears following purchase of stricken rival
Chester-based broker Risk Services has forged the largest independent firm in the city following the purchase of former rival Astbury Wren, days after it went into administration.
Crawford handles Travis Perkins warehouse fire
Crawford Global Technical Services is handling the claim for fire damage to a two-storey building occupied by builders merchants Travis Perkins.
Hiscox wants FSA as tough as Lloyd's
Robert Hiscox has demanded that regulator the Financial Services Authority call in and question any insurers offering to beat other insurers' quotes.
LV results "even better than planned"
Speaking to Postonline following LV's full year results which showed trading profits more than double to £72m, managing director John O'Roarke said that the insurer is £10m ahead of plan.
Direct Line welcomes new credit ratings
Direct Line Group finance director John Reizenstein, has welcomed UK Insurance’s A credit rating from Standard & Poor’s and A2 from Moody’s.
Tysers snaps up Ropner team to head up North American D&F operation
International Lloyd's broker Tysers has snapped up a three-strong management team from Ropner Insurance Services to head up the firm's direct and facultative property operation in the North American international specialty division.
Moody's gives UKI an A2 rating
Rating agency Moody's has assigned a first-time A2 insurance financial strength rating to UK Insurance, the main (UK) operating subsidiary of Direct Line Insurance Group, which underwrites around 90% of DLG's business.
Equity affinity signs up Provident
IAG's UK affinity business Equity Insurance Partnerships has signed up Halifax-based Provident Insurance to its motor panel.
Chartis relaunches K&R in Middle East
Property and casualty insurer Chartis is increasing its focus on kidnap and ransom as it relaunches the specialist product for the Middle East market.
Talent deficit could scupper financial services firms' growth plans
A serious talent shortage could derail the growth plans of financial services companies globally, according to PwC's latest CEO survey.
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Allianz UK's profits defy recession
Allianz UK has reported 2011 GWP up more than 10% to £1832.2m (2010: £1663.7m) with operating profit up more than 6% to £168.7m (2010: £158.5m).
Mapfre and CEA join forces to target French travel market
Mapfre Asistencia has signed a strategic agreement with French firm Compagnie Européenne d'Assurances for joint operations in the French travel insurance sector.
S&P warns on RBS sale of UK Insurance
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has assigned its 'A' long-term counterparty credit ratings and insurer financial strength ratings to Direct Line Group subsidiary UK Insurance, saying the outlook is stable but warning that the sell-off could change…
JLT Re nabs Lawrence from Aon Benfield
JLT Reinsurance Brokers has appointed Mark Lawrence from Aon Benfield as head of client and market development.
Japan's P&I club cuts cover for ships in Iran
Japan's P&I Club has confirmed it will only be able to provide a fraction of insurance coverage to tankers that transport Iranian oil under the new European Union sanctions.