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Bancassurance: a bright future?
With all the turmoil across the Eurozone and with regulatory upheaval ahead, it seems it could be an interesting time for the bancassurance market, as Jakki May reports.
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.
Cameron to ‘kill off’ health and safety culture
Prime Minister David Cameron’s New Year’s resolution is “to kill off the health and safety culture for good”.
Loss adjuster hails insurer regional returns
MYI has claimed recent senior hires in Ireland and the UK are symptomatic of an industry-wide move back to strong regional offices.
Market moves: Insurers lead the way in recruitment
As the industry heads into 2012, insurers appear to be the most active in the recruitment space. Leading the way in Chaucer, with five new global hires, and Chubb, which brought in four new faces for the new year. Meanwhile, Tokio Marine added two staff…
M5 crash verdict still months away
Police investigators believe it could take another three months to identify the root cause of the M5 crash which claimed seven lives last month.
RSA appoints new UK head of litigation
Will Bloomer has been appointed as UK Head of Litigation at RSA.
New Giles CEO McManus vows to improve operational focus and retention
Incoming Giles chief executive Brendan McManus has vowed to use his experience of running an underwriting operation alongside a broker business to maximise distribution at his new firm.
Market moves: Ageas and Axa name new MDs
With insurance companies gearing up for the festive holidays, it was a surprisingly busy week in recruitment.
News analysis: Application fraud to top the agenda for motor insurers in 2012
The New Year’s resolution for many motor insurers is to tackle application fraud with the same force they have brought to bear on crash-for-cash fraudsters. “Staged motor accidents remain the top priority, but application fraud comes second,” according…
Review of the year - General insurance: Regulatory dramas
2011, a year dominated by regulatory and legislative change, could yet prove to be a landmark 12 months for the insurance industry.
RSA names Fairmann for broker HNW
Insurer RSA has named Giles Fairmann as business development manager working on its high net worth offering for brokers.
RSA quits unprofitable biker markets
Insurer RSA has been forced to quit the motorcycle market after a decade that saw it hit by higher than average third-party bodily injury claims from pillion passengers.
NI to bring pleural plaques legislation
New legislation is to be introduced in Northern Ireland next week allowing pleural plaques sufferers to claim compensation.
Penny Black’s insurance week
With the festive period almost upon us Penny took a break from Christmas shopping to attend the numerous seasonal outings on offer from the ever-generous folks in the insurance world.
Stolen Vehicle Unit to remain open
The Stolen Vehicle Unit has been granted a reprieve, and will remain open, a Metropolitan Police boss has confirmed.
Slingsby returns to RSA as director of Global speciality lines
Former RSA executive Steve Slingsby is returning to the insurer as programme director for global speciality lines, after a two-year stint at rival QBE.
Slingsby rejoins RSA after QBE role
RSA has named former QBE UK and Europe head of operations Steve Slingsby as global programme director for global specialty lines.
View from the top: The challenge to keep it cold
Global warming presents unique challenges for the industry, says David Weymouth.
Marine - Post-IUMI: High seas scrutiny
The recent International Union of Marine Insurance conference underlined the escalating piracy problem and tasked underwriters with delivering a cargo-specific solution.
ABI Motor 2011: Number plate eye test “not fit for purpose”
Speaking on how we can improve the way young people learn to drive and improve road safety generally at the Association of British Insurers Motor Conference, Jon Sellors, group head of thought leadership at RSA, said that an important but overlooked…
ABI Motor 2011: Insurers sign up to tyre scheme
Major motor insurers Axa, Aviva, Direct Line and RSA are among more than 50 companies that have agreed not to charge an additional premium to policyholders fitting winter tyres.
RSA's CFO quits to join Lloyds Banking Group
George Culmer, director and chief financial officer of RSA has resigned to take up the position of group finance director of Lloyds Banking Group.
RSA CFO quits for Lloyds Banking job
RSA’s director and chief financial officer George Culmer has resigned from his post to work as group finance director of Lloyds Banking.