Hiscox
British Insurance Awards 2010: Remarkable rise
Keeley Goding’s meteoric rise to lead Hiscox’s technical claims team is underpinned by a maturity beyond her years that has seen the quality of work by the department go from strength-to-strength, writes Leigh Jackson.
British Insurance Awards 2010: Lust for marketing
Emmanuel Kenning looks at Swiftcover’s energetic multi-media campaign fronted by legendary punk rocker Iggy Pop.
Editor's comment: In search of a CEO
The news that Travelers chief operating officer Tony Dilley has left the UK business this week raised questions again about how the hunt is going for a successor to Martin Hudson, the business' CEO who departed in October 2009.
Allianz head urges SRA to take PI action
Allianz head of financial lines Mark Carver has accused the Solicitors Regulation Authority of "burying its head in the sand" over the growing problems associated with professional indemnity insurance for the legal sector.
British Insurance Awards 2010 - all the winners
Allianz was crowned general insurer of the year last night at the annual British Insurance Awards.
OIM hires ex Bluefin boss
Former Bluefin managing director, Chris Ladkin is joining OIM Underwriting to head up its new Finpro team.
Confidence returning to insurance sector
Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets is poised to announce further credit facilities with insurers, after arranging a multi-million refinancing agreement as part of a consortium for Hiscox.
Hiscox secures $750m new funding
Hiscox has secured a $750m syndicated three-year revolving credit and letter of credit facility.
Catlin joins solicitors' PI market exodus
Bermuda-based insurer Catlin has become the latest player to withdraw from the troubled solicitors' professional indemnity insurance market.
Hiscox Syndicate 33
Hiscox has published a summary of its initial 2011 business forecast for Syndicate 33 and envisages a syndicate capacity of £900m for 2011, a reduction of £100m from 2010.
Top 5 Post stories
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Catlin to join solicitors' PI market exodus
Bermuda-based insurer Catlin has become the latest player to withdraw from the troubled solicitors' professional indemnity insurance market.
Hiscox to cut Lloyd's capacity by £100m in 2011
Hiscox has published a summary of its initial 2011 business forecast for Syndicate 33. A full 2011 business forecast for Syndicate 33 will be submitted to Lloyd's by 9 July.
CNA expands technology underwriting team
CNA Europe has made two appointments to its European technology practice.
Hiscox withdraws from "flawed" solicitors' indemnity market
Hiscox is to withdraw from the solicitors’ professional indemnity market.
Hiscox appoints Bermuda CFO
Hiscox has appointed Krystalle Tobin as CFO for its Bermuda business.
High Net Worth - Rates: An overheating market
New entrants are circling the high net worth arena, as it is talked up as an area of potential growth. However, as Ralph Savage reports, others claim it is a car crash waiting to happen.
Editor's comment: Brit offer makes waves
Last week, Brit Insurance certainly made waves on the Stock Exchange when its share price rocketed on news that US private equity house Apollo was sniffing around the business and had made a £10 per share cash offer.
Millar joins QBE claims
The former head of specialist claims operations at Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance Julian Millar has joined QBE.
Brit speculation good for Lloyd's
The private equity offer for Brit Insurance spells good news for the Lloyd's market, according to analysts.
Lloyd's duo greenlighted
Capita Managing Agency and Chubb Insurance have been granted approval to operate new vehicles within the Lloyd's market.
Hiscox: German SMEs have better insurance understanding than Brits
Less than one in three (30%) small to medium sized businesses in Europe believe they are insured in the event that a professional mistake leads to them being sued.
Energy - Deepwater Horizon impact: In deep water?
Stephanie Denton reports on the fallout for the energy market from the recent Deepwater Horizon drilling platform explosion.
Millar leaves RBSI claims
Julian Millar, head of specialist claims operations at Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance, has parted ways with the company.