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Care Homes: Crisis in the care home?
With media reports of abuse in care homes, the insurance market has faced numerous challenges – however, is the sector truly getting the best deal from insurers?
Hiscox CFO Bridges to exit
Hiscox chief financial officer Stuart Bridges is to the leave the insurer after 16 years to join ICAP as group finance director.
OIM replaces Hiscox as underwriting partner for CHIS
Arthur J Gallagher-owned OIM has replaced Hiscox as the underwriting partner for broker Care Home Insurance Services.
Blog: Who is in the running to take over from Sandy Scott as CII CEO
The news this time last week that Sandy Scott was to step down as CEO of the Chartered Insurance Institute started the proverbial rumour mill as to who would be his replacement.
Museums: Heritage at heart
The UK’s museums are big business, so how do administrators make sure their assets are covered in any eventuality?
Technology: Unfathomable figures from Facebook?
Why do we struggle to measure the return on investment of social media?
Hiscox replaces Direct Asia MD Birch with COO Thaker
Online insurer Direct Asia Group co-founder and managing director Simon Birch has left the company a year after it was acquired by Hiscox.
C-Suite - Insurer: Cyber risk suffers from clouded thinking
Businesses, insurers and government must work together to provide resilience to cyber attacks
R&Q MGA CEO exits following Marine Services sale
Nicholas Hales has today (13 March) stepped down as CEO of R&Q MGA Limited following the sale of R&Q Marine Services to Hiscox.
Roundtable: How to keep ‘Generation Digital’ satisfied
Consumers that have grown up in the digital era are becoming more demanding. How can insurers keep up with technological advances to keep them happy?
Hiscox eyes bolt-on acquisitions to boost growing retail book
Hiscox is keen to complete more bolt-on acquisitions as it looks to continue growing its retail book, according to chief underwriting officer Richard Watson.
Hiscox UK and Europe delivers record profits in 2014
Hiscox chairman Robert Childs has heralded his firm’s “discipline” in underwriting and within its investment portfolio after posting a marginal reduction in group pre-tax profit for 2014 of £231.1m (FY 2013: £244.5m).
Randall & Quilter and Hiscox disagree on Synergy terms
The deal between Randall & Quilter and Hiscox over R&Q's managing general agent Synergy Insurance has fallen through after not agreeing "mutually acceptable terms".
Novae tipped as next listed player to be sold as Lloyd's consolidation hots up
Pressure on profitability in the Lloyd’s market has been cited among the main drivers for consolidation by analysts, with Novae tipped to become the latest listed player to be snapped up.
Thailand's online distribution heats up
The insurance industry in Thailand is waking up to the benefits of digital distribution channels as the market bounces back to double-digit premium growth writes Nicky Burridge.
Insurers support mooted stress working party amid fears of claims surge
The creation of a working party to co-ordinate and develop management of workplace stress has been backed by insurers, following warnings the industry is in danger of “sleep-walking into an increasing flood of claims”.
Hiscox buys two MGAs from Randall & Quilter
Hiscox has bought two London-based managing general agents R&Q Marine Services and Synergy Insurance from Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings.
Floods: One year on
After the government announced properties in council tax bands H and I would be eligible for Flood Re, how are insurers prepared for future flood events and what have they learned since 2014?
Penny Black: The Ghost of Christmases Past
Lady-about-town Penny Black has been publishing her insurance industry gossip and insider news and views in three centuries - so she's seen a fair few insurance Christmases, some bawdier than others, and all of them fuelled by the finest G&Ts the…
Post's Christmas Q&A
As the festive season is drawing to a close, Post caught up with some of the insurance industry's key players to talk miserable Christmas songs, Die Hard and Mr Blobby...
Post's Christmas Q&A
As the festive season gets well and truly underway, Post caught up with some of the insurance industry's key players to talk New Year's resolutions, champagne and history books...
Band H inclusion deemed ‘common sense' by HNW insurers
The government decision to include high tax band properties in Flood Re is a step towards making the scheme more inclusive, high net worth insurers have claimed.
Axa looks to Hiscox for commercial e-trading role
Axa Commercial Lines and Personal Intermediary has made two appointments to the senior management team of its commercial business.
The POST Power List 2014
After much deliberation, Post finally reveals the top 10 shining lights of the insurance industry, along with details of who we think would play them in a movie of their life, to complete the Post Power List.