News
White Mountains renews Olympus Q/S and cedes RI to Helicon start-up
In its 4th quarter results announcement White Mountains Re has confirmed that it has renewed its quota-share reinsurance arrangements with Olympus Re, albeit on modified terms and including a new reinsurance company called Helicon.
Integro bags former Marsh Canada CEO
Sheldon Rankin, former Chairman and CEO of Marsh Canada, has been named Chairman of the Canadian arm of $300m broker start-up Integro.
Compre makes double run-off acquisition
Compre Holdings has acquired two further general insurance run-off companies. Through its acquisition vehicle, Finnex Holdings, it agreed with Pohjola Group plc of Finland to acquire its two general reinsurance run-off subsidiaries: Bothnia International…
Pioneer launches online income protection service
Income protection provider Pioneer Friendly Society, has launched e-Pioneer, a new on-line e-Business system offering on-line service to intermediaries. E-Pioneer is a web-based system offering instant quotes and immediate underwriting decisions.
Gallagher hit by continued contingent commission issues
(Re)insurance Broker Arthur J Gallagher has seen its profits slump over 2005 in the wake of the backlash against contingent commissions.
Winlow resurfaces at service provider
Mark Winlow, former managing director of personal lines at Zurich has joined the London pracice of LECG, a global expert services firm, as a director.
Advent sees US property cat rates double
In a bullish trading statement Lloyd's property Cat specialist Advent has pointed to rate increases across all key accounts, and has reported exposed US property Cat rate increases of up to 100%.
Former Gen Re and AIG executives face Grand Jury, claims report
Three former General Re executives and an ex-American International Group (AIG) executive have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a controversial transaction between the two giants, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
Women staff set to increase
The amount of women employed in the financial services and insurance industry is set to grow signifi...
Mondial cuts staff sickness
Mondial UK claims it has significantly reduced the sickness absence of its employees, following the ...
Time to test yourself
A selection of questions from various past-CII qualification papers
Axa given CII's professional development accreditation
Insurer Axa has been awarded a continuing professional development accreditation by the Chartered In...
Insurer promotes healthy lifestyles
The chief executive of health insurer Scot Healthcare has urged employers to promote a healthy lifes...
Croydon takes first captive steps
Moves by local authorities to retain more of their own insurance risks have gathered pace after one ...
Arepa plans two new regional offices
Disaster recovery firm Arepa is looking to expand its UK footprint, with at least two UK regional of...
Events
9 February Chartered Insurance Institute - Guiding the Profession, Members' Roadshow Belfast Tel:...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny certainly had her fill of parties last week, with the one at the top of the list undoubtedly i...
Industry hits back over claims tracing
The Association of British Insurers has reacted angrily to criticisms that it is becoming harder for...
Appointment at Broker Network
Mark Farrimond has been appointed sales manager by Broker Network. He was previously employed as nor...
Law firms double risk specialists
The number of law firms appointing risk management specialists has doubled since last year, accordin...
Merged trio outlines national ambitions
A trio of commercial insurance brokers has joined forces and look set to merge fully in the next few...
Axa adds engineering insurance to its business risk portfolio
Axa has added engineering insurance to its business risk portfolio of products that are available to...
GAB Robins and West-Tec selected by Cardif Pinnacle
Loss adjuster GAB Robins and claims management specialist West-Tec have been selected by Cardif Pinn...
40 brokers approached for new platform
A new online trading platform catering for excess-layer public liability insurance cover has been la...