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Reinsurers face year of cost-cutting due to weaker renewals
Reinsurers face a demanding year of cost-cutting after the December contract renewal season delivered weaker prices for the fifth year in a row.
Yahoo admits 1 billion accounts hacked
More than a billion Yahoo users have had their information stolen in a “state-sponsored” hack, the largest of its kind in history.
JLT's Hamish Robert's on why insurers should beware 'The Spinning Jenny'
One of the biggest changes I've seen in the insurance market over the years has been the increased relevance of facilities, managing general agents and portfolio trades, and for many large brokers and insurers this is now commonplace and a core focus…
JLT to sell majority of Thistle UK to PIB Group
JLT will sell the majority of its Thistle UK business to PIB Group, subject to regulatory approval.
JLT Group reports 'resilient' performance in its interim results
JLT Group has reported a "resilient" performance of its risk and insurance businesses, in its interim results for 2016, despite pricing pressures in multiple markets caused by global economic uncertainty.
Gallagher boosts speciality lines with new appointments
Arthur J Gallagher has appointed Rupert Boyle and Nick Ollerenshaw as executive directors.
Punch swaps Willis Re for JLT Re in Asia
Stephen Punch will be in charge of regional clients and retrocession in Asia-Pacific for JLT Re from early next year.
Pricing under pressure in warranty and indemnity as new entrants target market
With 2015 the biggest ever year for mergers and acquisitions globally, demand for warranty and indemnity insurance is rising rapidly.
Lucy Clarke to join JLT executive committee
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has appointed Lucy Clarke, deputy CEO of JLT Specialty, to the JLT group executive committee.
Yahoo breach will push more firms to take out cyber cover
The Yahoo data-breach will push more firms to take out specialist cyber-insurance, analysts have told Post.
Week in Post: CMC impersonators, NED worries, and a Team GB gold medal winner
Sitting in my front room on Saturday morning I took a phone call from a claims management company.
Video: Rio gold medallist Ed Clancy talks insurance
He may have just got back from Rio, where we was busy winning gold at the Olympics, but GB cyclist Ed Clancy still had the time to talk to Post about insurance.
Innovation lessons insurers can take from lawyers
Insurers and lawyers don’t have a reputation of tech-savvy trailblazers. Yet some of them have adopted new technologies, including artificial intelligence. So, what works and what doesn’t?
No further job losses planned, JLT promises staff
JLT will not be making further job cuts as a result of its restructure, deputy group CEO Mark Drummond Brady has told Post.
JLT announces 300 job cuts as part of restructuring programme
JLT today announced it has taken “decisive action” to better align costs, cutting more than 300 UK and Irish jobs within its UK Employee Benefits business as part of its restructuring programme announced in March.
Broker: The cross-selling opportunity
It is a commonly expressed view that the general insurance community isn't sufficiently capitalising on existing client relationships to cross-sell further products, and that it lags well behind the major banks and online retailers in this respect.
Top 50 UK Brokers Listing 2016 - one to 10
Post details the top 10 firms' headquarters, staff and major acquisitions
JLT mourns death of Lord Leach
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group has praised the "significant contribution" made to the broker from Lord Leach of Fairford, who died on 12 June after a short illness.
JLT hires new Nordic head from Guy Carpenter
JLT Re has appointed Anna-Karin Toresson as head of its property and casualty reinsurance business for the Nordics.
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In Depth: Terrorism - Protecting the City: is the market prepared for a terror threat?
Should the insurance industry be scenario testing to ready itself for the future?
JLT expects £34m in ‘total exceptional costs’ for 2016
Global (re)insurance broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson anticipates £34m in “total exceptional costs” for 2016, but remains on target to achieve its objectives for the coming year.
JLT appoints Bruce Carnegie-Brown to board
JLT has appointed former Aon UK chair and Marsh UK and EMEA CEO Bruce Carnegie-Brown to its board as a non-executive director.
Reinsurance broker hires two JLT execs for marine and energy
Capsicum Re has appointed Alistair Lockhart-Smith and Jerry Reeves to its marine and energy specialty business, as a managing partner and partner respectively.