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New Lockton vice president to develop south east commercial offering
Former Marsh business development director John Bellingan has been appointed vice president of Lockton.
RK Harrison recruits cyber specialist from Marsh
RK Harrison has appointed David Rees as head of cyber practice in its specialist casualty team.
Marine market favourable for buyers despite losses
Conditions in the marine insurance market remain generally favourable to buyers, despite a series of natural catastrophes and other significant losses since the beginning of 2011, according to a report from Marsh.
Howden buys Indonesian broker
Howden Broking Group has acquired Accette Insurance Group's Indonesian operation, PT Accette Brokers Asuransi, in a bid to to capitalise on a growing affluent community and low insurance penetration in the country.
Ex-Heath director joins HCB
Risk management specialist Health Claims Bureau is expanding its corporate risk solutions team with the appointment of Karen Gamble as head of client relations.
Olympics: Claims from the games
Terrorism, adverse weather and the outbreak of disease could all cause the cancellation of the Olympics. But could the industry cope if the Games were canned?
Webinar: Containing the contagion - watch on demand now
The 2011 film Contagion made for some pretty scary viewing as a virus spread across the world wiping out the population.
BIA 2012: Commercial Lines Broking Initiative of the Year - Large Corporate
Winner: Marsh Marsh’s work in providing cover for trade credit facilities has helped stimulate growth in emerging markets by opening new trade opportunities for IFC. Stephanie Denton finds out how it did it.
Market moves: Another busy week for insurers
This week, once again, belonged to insurers, with a number of firms making significant management changes. While Aviva stole the limelight with another reshuffle, Zurich quietly added a new CEO and Mitsui Sumitomo at Lloyd's rejigged its risk management…
Weather claims to hit £750m as industry waits for SoP announcement
The insurance industry is hopeful that the government will finally release details of the flood risk model that will replace the Statement of Principles before its summer recess next week.
Europe's banks increasingly reliant on structured credit insurance
European banks are using structured credit insurance to remain active in the Asian trade finance market while deleveraging their trade finance portfolios, according to Marsh.
Banks turn to credit insurance in Asian market
European banks operating in emerging markets are increasingly using structured credit insurance as a way of remaining active in Asian trade finance market and deleveraging their trade finance portfolios.
British Insurance Awards Winners announced
The great and good in the UK insurance industry came together last night at the Royal Albert Hall to celebrate the industry's achievements over the past year, which saw LV crowned General Insurer of the Year.
British Insurance Awards Winners announced
The great and good in the UK insurance industry came together last night at the Royal Albert Hall to celebrate the industry's achievements over the past year, which saw LV crowned General Insurer of the Year.
Market moves: Insurance takes the initiative
Last week saw the recruitment initiative wrestled back from the broking sector, with the majority of hires coming from within the insurer space. Headline appointments in that sphere came thick and fast in the form of a changing of the guard at Catlin…
Faber Global expands in Asia with Singapore office
Faber Global, the facultative and wholesale reinsurance arm of Willis Group, has increased established a presence in Singapore to cover facultative reinsurance for Singapore and Asia.
Marsh appoints global energy practice leader
Broker Marsh has appointed Andrew George to be chairman of its global energy practice
Management reshuffle within Marsh's energy operation
Marsh has rejigged its global energy management line-up, with Andrew George succeeding Jim Pierce as chairman.
Q&A with Allianz Worldwide Care's Andrew Seale
As the expat market continues to thrive in the Middle East, Stephanie Denton spoke to Andrew Seale, regional manager for the UK, Middle East and Italy at Allianz Worldwide Care, about the challenges this transient population brings to the private medical…
Towergate recruits Aon boss for sales role
Towergate Insurance has appointed Lisa Bartlett as divisional sales director for retail broking.
Rate hardening slows in second quarter
The global insurance market hardened in Q2 2012 for the fourth consecutive quarter, albeit at a slow rate, according to Marsh.
Market firming continued in Q2, says new Marsh index
The global insurance market continued to firm in the second quarter of 2012 continuing a trend that began in the third quarter of 2011, according to the Marsh Risk Management Global Insurance Index released today.
Acord hires ex-Lloyd's boss for reinsurance role
The Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development has appointed Trevor Maddison as London projects director for global reinsurance and large commercial.
Market moves: New faces in the insurer space
The main movers and shakers this week were insurers, with a number of firms bringing in new faces, including HDI Gerling recruiting a new director, Axa Assistance naming a new deputy chief executive and Dual adding a manager for its new office in Austria.