RSA Group
Market moves: Bucking the trend for UK employment
With September in full swing, announcements of moves around the market are arriving thick and fast. After the dearth of recruitment news in August, disciplines across the industry spectrum appear busy luring expertise from competitors, promoting from…
RSA launches campaign to change eyesight testing
RSA bosses are calling for sweeping changes to the process behind how driver’s eyesight is tested following the launch of a nationwide campaign to see if motorists are ‘Fit to Drive’.
Former Brit boss Burrows takes up Argo board member role
Former CEO of Brit Insurance Peter Burrows has been appointed non-executive board member of Argo Managing Agency.
RSA appoints Dutch specialist to its board
RSA Insurance Group has appointed of Jos Streppel to its board as a Non-Executive Director as of 3 October 2011.
RSA adds Jos Streppel as non-exec
RSA has named former Aegon chief finance officer Jos Streppel as a non-executive director from 3 October, 2011.
Liberty sets sights on ‘significant multiples’ of GWP
Liberty Mutual has doubled its gross written premium in UK commercial lines for the first half of the year, as it looks to open up a Leeds office.
Interview - Jon Hancock: Getting under the skin
As UK commercial managing director for RSA, Jon Hancock is on a mission to find out what brokers really think of the insurer
Link4 responds to Polish brokers class law action news
Link4 has responded to The Polish Chamber of Insurance and Finance Intermediaries' announcement that 35 insurance intermediaries have filed a class action lawsuit for €3m.
Polish brokers launch €3m class action lawsuit against RSA
The Polish Chamber of Insurance and Finance Intermediaries has reported that 35 insurance intermediaries have filed a class action lawsuit against Link4, a wholly owned insurance company of the RSA Group.
Embracing the mobile technology boom
Recent research suggests that with consumer demand for mobile devices on the increase insurance cover is set to grow. Jakki May reports on whether insurers are taking full advantage of this in emerging Europe.
Capita looks to double in size by 2013
Outsourcing specialist Capita Consulting has unveiled plans to recruit 30 more consultants to its financial services practice and to double the size of its business in two years.
Fraud rise feared in riot aftermath
Mihir Pandya, Allianz fraud manager, has warned spurious claims could rise in the aftermath of this month’s riots and a potential double-dip recession.
Market update - High net worth: Time to raise rates in HNW?
Rates in the high net worth market are failing to reflect the risks posed, despite high claims costs. Chinwe Akomah reports on a sector that is starting to come under pressure to deliver results.
Editor's comment: A time of upheaval
Travelers’ decision to pull out of the Irish private motor market last week was an interesting - and apparently unexpected - one.
Insurers extend riot notification period
Insurers have extended their claims notification periods for claims resulting from the riots in response to the government’s own extension of the notification period under the Riot (Damages) Act compensation scheme.
RSA insurer for Sony Warehouse building
RSA is the insurer for the Sony Warehouse building in Enfield which was destroyed by fire during the riots on 8 August, Post understands.
Industry welcomes riot claims period extension
The insurance industry has welcomed the Prime Minister's decision to agree to extend the period for policyholders to lodge claims from 14 to 42 days under the Riot Damages Act.
Post history – 20 years ago: Disaster firms buckle in recession
Looking through Post’s back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from 20 years ago reveals.
Insurer estimates hit £750m as city riot damage racks up
RSA, Aviva and Axa are likely to incur the biggest losses from commercial property claims with the latest riot bill estimate hitting £750m, as Post went to press.
Mitsui poaches Catlin pair in Midlands market push
Mitsui Sumitomo has enticed an underwriting duo from Catlin to spearhead its regional mid-market push in the Midlands, Post has learnt, having earlier lured a team from Chubb to build its presence in Ireland.
Aviva rules out target change despite over-achieving
Aviva has pinpointed a much improved private motor result as being pivotal to it posting an above-target combined ratio of 96% (H1 2010: 98%) for its half-year UK general insurance business. But despite emphasising “strong continued momentum” in UK GI…
News analysis - Haste departure: Less Haste, more concern?
After nearly a decade as CEO of RSA, Andy Haste has announced he is to step down. Amy Ellis gets the market’s reaction and ponders his next move.
More Than looks to Rias for new MD
More Than has appointed Janet Connor to the role of managing director.
Generali legal specialist joins insurance panel
Paul Reed QC, of Hardwicke Chambers, London has been appointed to the panel of the Centre for Justice.