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Regional review - Leeds: Leeds from the front
Leeds is a vibrant and thriving market, reports Amy Ellis, with many insurers —and possibly too many brokers — setting up shop in the heart of west Yorkshire.
Interview - Jon Greenwood: Into the hot seat
With a high turnover during the past seven years, the role of managing director of commercial and broker at RBSI could be seen as a poisoned chalice. Jonathan Swift talks to Jon Greenwood, the latest incumbent, about his optimism for the task in hand.
Professionalism indemnity - Estate agents & surveyors: Free agents
Estate agents seem to be enjoying a stable professional indemnity environment, despite the housing market crisis. Jane Bernstein explains why.
UK insurance giants RSA and Aviva out of the running for Quinn
Five groups, including Anglo Irish Bank, Travelers Insurance and Liberty International, have been short listed as the preferred bidders for Quinn Insurance, according to reports.
Top 100 UK insurers - 2009
AM Best's top 100 insurer rankings in full, according to Financial Services Authority returns for 2009.
Brand analysis: A robust year for insurance brands
Despite the ongoing disruption in the financial services sector, the brand value of insurers has seen a healthy increase. James Park reports on the results and looks at the opportunities for the coming year.
Donaldson completes top team with commercial hires
The chief executive of RSA's Latvian business Tara Kneafsey is to move to the UK to drive forward the insurer's SME offering.
Solicitors' PI: The road to reform
In recent times, the solicitors' professional indemnity market has been travelling a difficult path. Jane Bernstein examines the road ahead by taking a close look at proposed industry changes and the effect they may have.
Broker event to be repeated
Leeds-based Henderson Insurance Brokers has attracted 35 insurers to its inaugural conference and plans to make it an annual event.
Integro elects Byrne as chairman
John (Jack) Byrne, who led Fireman’s Fund and its former parent company, White Mountains Insurance Group, as well as Geico, has been elected chairman of the board of Integro.
Insurers show hands over PI renewals
RSA has confirmed it has closed its doors to new clients looking for solicitors' professional indemnity insurance.
Call for solicitors to act as PI renewal deadline looms
Solicitors have been urged to get on with securing professional indemnity insurance with only a month left until the PI insurance renewal date.
Travelers to take on Quinn PII
Travelers has struck an exclusive agreement with Quinn’s former broker, Prime Professions, to offer cover to sole practitioners who are no longer covered after Quinn’s departure from the market, the Law Society Gazette reports.
RSA on track to double book
Mark Christer, managing director of More Than, has taken over RSA's global renewable energy book.
Editor's comment: In search of a CEO
The news that Travelers chief operating officer Tony Dilley has left the UK business this week raised questions again about how the hunt is going for a successor to Martin Hudson, the business' CEO who departed in October 2009.
COO follows CEO out of Travelers UK
Travelers remained tight-lipped this week on the future of its UK management after it was hit by a second senior departure in less than a year when Tony Dilley stepped down as chief operating officer.
Catlin to join solicitors' PI market exodus
Bermuda-based insurer Catlin has become the latest player to withdraw from the troubled solicitors' professional indemnity insurance market.
CNA expands technology underwriting team
CNA Europe has made two appointments to its European technology practice.
CNA expands technology underwriting team
CNA Europe has made two appointments to its European technology practice.
Solvency II - Cost V opportunity: A cost worth paying
After complaints over the amount of management time needed to comply with Solvency II and the costs associated with this, Rachel Gordon asks if the grumbles are justified.
RSA's Devitt to leave UK business
RSA’s sales and strategic relationship director Aaron Devitt is to leave the UK business after taking an internal promotion in Copenhagen.
RSA's Devitt to leave UK business
RSA’s sales and strategic relationship director Aaron Devitt is to leave the UK business after taking an internal promotion in Copenhagen.
RSA seeks two after director departures
RSA's commercial broking division is to lose a second key director within a month, when Aaron Devitt leaves the UK business. Mr Devitt, sales director since November 2008, will leave to take over as commercial lines director for RSA's Scandinavian…
RSA SME boss to move to Travelers
Ken Norgrove, director of SME business and chief executive of group renewable energy at RSA, is to return to Ireland to take a role at Travelers.