CFC Underwriting
Agency workers: Temporary conditions
The Agency Workers Regulations will give temporary staff the same basic rights as permanent employees. What does this mean for liability policies?
Penny Black’s insurance week
After Penny’s crash course in liability with Aviva, she felt an appointment to the Health and Safety Executive was in order.
Cyber liability: Getting hacked off
Back in 1983, when Hollywood produced a film about a young boy inadvertently hacking into military systems, the possibility of such an occurrence seemed the stuff of fantasy and doom-mongers.
Career development & CSR: CFC triathlon teams raise £3000 for charity
Thousands of pounds were raised for charity as fighting fit employees from CFC Underwriting pushed themselves through the pain barrier at the Active London Triathlon. Months of training were put to good use during the gruelling annual event, which tested…
News analysis - Lancashire Tax move: Bringing business back to Blighty
With Lancashire set to move its tax residence to the UK, Amy Ellis looks at proposed reforms to the controlled foreign companies rules and asks whether other insurers may follow suit.
CFC names claims manager
CFC Underwriting has appointed Tim Danbury claims manager at the MGA.
Postbox: Respect for privacy vital in digital age
More than 30 million adults in the UK are signed up to Facebook, and the number of people using social media such as Twitter is growing at a phenomenal rate. Together with the increased use of e-mail and text, there is a real shift in the way we…
Biba 2011: Cyber insurance to “be worth more than D&O and P&L combined”
Graeme Newman, business development director at underwriting agency CFC, has predicted the rise of cyber insurance, as cyber-related crime and scandal hit the national headlines.
Interview - Tim Coles: up and at it
After serving in the army, Tim Coles, chief executive of Howden, found fresh excitement in the world of insurance. Mairi MacDonald talks to him about the company's unique attitude and his plans to grow the business further.
Broking supplement - Biba 2011 preview: Speakers'corner
This year's British Insurance Brokers' Association conference held in Manchester on 11 and 12 May will see attendees from brokers, insurers and service providers descend on Manchester Central to network and debate the major issues affecting the broking…
Broking supplement - Online commercial: Changing times
The insurance industry has been slow to embrace the internet for commercial, with the exception of offerings for the SME market. Graeme Newman looks at what this means for brokers.
IBM: reputational risk must be managed
IBM has urged insurance companies to keep tabs on social media output to ensure they are managing the "online perception" of their businesses.
E-business: Insurers should track customers via social media
The insurance industry needs to expand its use of social media beyond marketing and into claims, fraud and risk ratings, CFC Underwriting's business development manager has claimed.
CFC launches medical device cover
CFC Underwriting has launched a product designed to provide comprehensive cover for medical device companies.
CFC sees operating profit rise 26%
Specialist lines MGA, CFC has recorded a gross premium income rise to £36 million for the year ending September 2010.
CFC launches 'unambiguous' recruitment product
Underwriting agency CFC is targeting a share of the £30m gross written premium recruitment insurance market, after launching an "unambiguous" product aimed at the sector.
Post in print: 13 January 2011
News editor Mairi MacDonald outlines the main news from this week's issue of Post.
Aon joins the online SME scramble with MGA tie up
Aon has launched its first online quote-and-buy facility for the SME market after joining forces with managing general agent CFC Underwriting.
Post Europe country review: Poland, the calm in the storm
The Polish insurance market is no longer seen as an emerging one and as Edward Murray explains its strength through recession has meant that it is now a target for players from the rest of Europe.
Insurance Insight country review: Poland, the calm in the storm
The Polish insurance market is no longer seen as an emerging one and as Edward Murray explains its strength through recession has meant that it is now a target for players from the rest of Europe.
In Series: Professionalism & CPD: The best of the best?
Lloyd's and the London market is tempting for graduates, with the potential of international business and a city base. But is there sufficient emphasis on formal career development? Rachel Gordon investigates.
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny enjoyed a first class day out at Twickenham on Saturday for the new rugby season's double-header and the first matches for Aviva as main sponsor.
British Insurance Awards 2010: Unchartered waters
CFC Underwriting spotted an opportunity in the failing insurance pricing model of US nursing homes and rescued it from near collapse, attracting huge praise from the judges, writes Jonathan Swift.
CFC hires a real Gent
Underwriting agency CFC has appointed Nigel Gent to the new role of products manager.