News
Rising property rate forecast
Property rates are likely to rise following extreme weather conditions despite loss estimates varyin...
Regulator at centre of Gable share freeze
Share trading in liability insurer Gable Insurance was suspended last week as its unaudited results ...
Penny Black's insurance week
The great and the good of the broking world assembled in Rome late last month to exchange views with...
New yacht coverage
AIG's Private Client Group has announced the launch of its new yacht product for the high-net worth ...
D&G shareholders wait on £700m bid
Shareholders of Domestic and General are likely to hold out for takeover offers of at least £700m af...
Appointment at Home and Legacy
Barry O'Neill has been appointed managing director of Home and Legacy, pending completion of his not...
Appointment at DAS
Two new broker account managers have been appointed by DAS. Emma Brooks and Charlie Quantick now hea...
Appointment at Axa
Axa Insurance has made Ian Johnson chief operating officer. Mr Johnson, who joins from group audit f...
Appointment at Arc
Arc Legal Assistance has appointed Sarah Dyer to the newly created position of underwriting manager....
DAS: ATE reforms would see premiums rise twelve-fold
DAS has said reform proposals could lead to after-the-event premiums multiplying by a factor of 12. ...
Amlin targets acquisition to grow UK book
Amlin's desire to grow its UK commercial book organically has been scuppered by soft market conditio...
What the papers said this week
Financial Times The private equity owners of Saga and the AA revealed that they made a £2.4bn p...
Biba warning over ICOB
The Financial Services Authority's proposed reforms on its insurance conduct of business rules would...
Aspen hires team for new professional indemnity push
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance has moved quickly to shore up its professional indemnity business followin...
Appointment at Towergate
Towergate has recruited Fiona Andrews as head of people development and reward. Formerly head of gen...
Appointment at St Paul Travelers
Sir John Carter has been appointed non-executive chairman of St Paul Travelers. Sir John was previou...
Appointment at RTW Plus
RTW Plus, part of the Parabis Group, has appointed four rehabilitation co-ordinators/medical case ma...
Indie Trial: 2000 accounts would have been stopped
Independent’s internal and external auditors would have vetoed its 2000 accounts had they known of rearranged reinsurance contracts, but the deals were "a fait accomplis", writes Ralph Savage.
Indy board would have stopped 2000 results announcement
Independent’s internal and external auditors would have vetoed its 2000 accounts had they known of rearranged reinsurance contracts, but the deals were "a fait accomplis", writes Ralph Savage .
Financial review of 2000
Dennis Lomas’ financial review for the year ending 2000 detailed to the audit committee how Independent had secured reinsurance contracts similar to interest only loans, writes Ralph Savage .
Markerstudy unveils new acquisition
Markerstudy has purchased Birmingham based intermediary Group Optima (which includes Cabs 2000 and Cassidy Insurance Services). It following its deal for Brimingham-based Insurance Factory, and is its sixth successive acquisition to date.
Morris made MIB chairman
Keith Morris has been appointed chairman of the Motor Insurers’ Bureau. Mr Morris holds positions on the ABI GIC, the ABI Motor Committee, the ABI European Committee, the MIB Levy Group and he chairs the general insurance FOS liaison group.
Marsh signals SME intent with RSA hire
Marsh today announced that it had appointed Chris Wallace as head of its commercial client practice in the UK, aimed at growing its share of the UK's SME market.
Post pick of the week
Anthony Gould, editor in chief of Post Magazine provides an insight into some of the major news in the general insurance sector this week including: Aon CEO Ball takes a swipe at regional SME broker advice; DAS issues warning over Ministry of Justice…