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Spanish Supreme Court ruling puts paid to 14-year dam legal battle
The Supreme Court in Spain has ruled that the 1998 rupture of the Aznalcollar tailings dam near Seville, Spain, was not caused by a fault in the design of the dam.
Methodology: Post Intelligence Benchmarking Finpro
One hundred and fifty-seven commercial brokers completed an online questionnaire addressing the service they got from their financial and professional lines insurers.
Post Intelligence Benchmarking Financial and Professional Lines: Positive experience
The Insurance 360 Financial and Professional Lines report found standards to be high.
RTA Portal extension divides opinion due to lack of clarity and timescales
ABI welcomes changes but industry raises concerns over timescale for implementation.
QBE launches cyber response policy to counter data breaches
QBE has underlined the importance of insurers offering products to protect companies against the threat of data breaches, following the launch of the firm's new cyber response policy.
Roundtable: Turning the focus onto casualty fraud
While the motor sector has tended to grab the headlines, fraud is on the rise in other areas too. Post gathered together a number of industry experts to debate how the profile of this issue in the casualty sector can be raised
Career development: QBE announces Glasgow move
QBE is to move its Glasgow office to larger premises as it seeks to grow its Scottish workforce in 2012.
Career development: LMA names apprenticeship winners
Lloyd’s Market Association has named the winners of its second Lloyd’s Market Academy apprenticeship programme.
Brit appoints hull specialist from QBE
Brit Insurance has appointed industry specialist Bob Clarkson to be its senior marine hull underwriter, working closely with Simon Stonehouse, Anthony Forsyth and John Higham.
Brit expands hull team at Lloyd’s
Brit Insurance’s Lloyd’s syndicate has boosted its marine hull team with the appointment of Bob Clarkson as senior marine hull underwriter.
Market moves: XL rings the changes
XL led the way in the recruitment space this week, as insurers made a number of key appointments. While XL added four new staff members to its ranks, Liberty Mutual, Canopius, CNA Europe and Axa also had a busy seven days. In comparison, the broking…
View from the top: Value added pacts
The industry must band together to push the added value that insurers offer, says Elliot Miller.
Ex DA Constable MD joins syndicate 2525
Whittington Capital Management syndicate 2525 has appointed Stephen Fitzgerald to develop business in UK regions not currently accessed through the Lloyd’s broker channel.
Towergate secures five-year Allianz deal
Allianz will continue to lead Towergate commercial underwriting’s insurer consortium for the next five years, increasing their share from 40% to 70%.
QBE ratings unchanged despite cat losses
AM Best has left the ratings of QBE unchanged despite the company almost halving its forecast profit after tax because of catastrophe losses.
QBE pledges to grow following Glasgow move
Business insurer QBE has signalled Scottish expansion plans by moving its Glasgow office to larger premises and to move closer to the central business district.
Axa SA and Ace believed to be vying for HSBC
Axa SA and Ace are believed to be in the final running for HSBC Holdings’s non-life insurance operations.
News analysis: Insurers and reinsurers must start to focus on emerging ‘peak’ risks
Natural catastrophes: Will previous ‘cold spots’ be targeted by insurers and reinsurers?
QBE expands Dubai capabilities
QBE has expanded its Dubai branch’s underwriting capability into general liability facultative reinsurance for Middle Eastern and North African clients.
Post Intelligence Benchmarking: Financial & Professional Lines Insight Report 2011
Based on comprehensive input from over a 150 unique brokers of professional & financial risks, the Financial and Professional Insurers Insight Report 2011 delivers actionable insights on the 16 most used financial professional insurers.
QBE expects 40% drop in profits after tax
Australia-based general insurer QBE expects its profits after tax for 2011 to be down 40% to 50% on the previous year.
Catastrophes could halve QBE profits
QBE has warned its profit margin could be cut in half by catastrophe claims.
QBE appoints French general manager from Marsh
QBE has appointed Jean-Philippe Pagès as general manager of QBE France replacing Jean Basset.
Post Intelligence Benchmarking - Commercial insurers: Winners and losers
The annual Insurance 360 Business Insurers Insight Report service rankings show some steady, some on ladders - and some on snakes.