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Zurich and Travelers plead guilty to data protection breaches
Zurich, Travelers and FBD have pleaded guilty to illegally using social welfare information on individuals obtained through a private investigator.
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.
Sterling targets northern presence with Manchester office opening
Sterling Insurance has today revealed that the new team that will run its northern office in Manchester will be led by former NIG and Travelers underwriting manager Martin Kerrison.
Travelers targets brokers with event cancellation cover expansion
Travelers has expanded its event cancellation cover from the firm’s Lloyd’s syndicate to its insurance company operation in a move which is expected to provide regional brokers with better access to the product.
Travelers launches new PI products
Travelers has launched a new professional indemnity product offering aimed at the publishing and general media sectors.
Legal groups to fight Travelers PI refusal
The Law Society and the Solicitors Regulation Authority are to take on insurer Travelers over its aggregating of fraud claims and subsequent capping of a solicitors’ professional indemnity insurance policy.
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.
Liberty Syndicates appoints new head of risk management
Liberty Syndicate Management, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, has appointed Dan Wilkinson as head of risk management.
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.
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.
Market moves: ‘Tis the season for recruiting
As Christmas draws closer, the insurance industry has prepared for the New Year with a raft of appointments. In the broking market, there were moves for Aon and Willis, while Howden added three new faces to its team.
Market moves: Fresh faces for underwriters
As the industry heads into December, underwriting agencies and insurers lead the way in the job market. This week saw major moves at Chubb, More Than and Travelers, while Evolution, Arista and Ink all welcomed new staff. It was another slow week for…
Hudson resurfaces at Mitsui
Former Travelers Europe president Martin Hudson has been named as director of underwriting at Mitsui Sumitomo.
Travelers unites ceded reinsurance role
Travelers has promoted Callum Rainy Brown to the newly created role of head of ceded reinsurance for both its insurance company and Lloyd’s syndicate.
Harrison to head Travelers’ risk control
Richard Harrison has switched from Chubb to lead the risk control function for Travelers in the UK and Ireland.
XL scoops bulk of solicitors’ PI market as fewer join assigned risk pool
As capacity in solicitors’ professional indemnity increases, brokers predict XL will be the biggest player in the market, replacing 2010’s top underwriter Chartis.
Market moves: All change at Zurich and Willis
Following a slow period, large insurers made a number of key appointments this week, including major moves at Zurich, Allianz and RSA.
LV snaps up ex-Chartis boss
LV has appointed former Chartis boss Kevin Wildman as branch manager for its Exeter office.
Travelers enters plastics industry market
Travelers has launched an insurance product at the plastics industry as part of its strategy to broaden its offering.
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…
Travelers promotes Coello
Travelers has promoted Richard Coello (pictured) to the role of assistant general manager responsible for professional risks.
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Travelers attracts Sawyer from QBE
Travelers has poached QBE’s David Sawyer (pictured) to be assistant general manager for its professional indemnity portfolio.