Zurich Insurance
Airmic 2014: Birmingham Bound
With Airmic’s 2014 conference taking place in Birmingham, Post asked industry movers and shakers about which city hotspots they’ll be checking out and what they expect from this year’s event
Claims Awards 2014 - winners announced
Ageas scooped two individual awards at the 2014 Post Claims Awards held in London last night (5 June).
Simmons becomes Ecclesiastical's first UK commercial director
Ecclesiastical has appointed Kevin Simmons to the newly created role of commercial director in its UK general insurance business.
Insurers vie for RSA broker motor business despite ‘unsustainable’ label
LV and Zurich among the major insurers looking to capitalise on RSA’s motor cuts
Axa tops Brokerbility's insurer service poll
Axa received the highest satisfaction score in Brokerbility’s biannual survey of insurer service standards.
Cyber fears top SME risk index
Small to medium sized businesses believe they are facing more risk than at any time since the first quarter of 2013, according to Zurich’s SME risk index.
Argo hires Aviva's Schmidt as group CUO
Argo Group has hired Axel Schmidt to take over as group chief underwriting officer.
Ex-Dual director joins Zurich for Greater China role
Dual's former regional managing director of Asia Philip Chiu has been appointed as financial lines manager, Greater China at Zurich.
Zurich UK GI profit falls 37% on flood losses
Zurich has seen its UK business operating profit fall by more than a third off the back of flooding over the first three months of the year.
Career file - David Hall: leaving Aviva for QBE
Aviva corporate and specialty risk managing director David Hall is to leave the business.
C-Suite: Insurer: Innovation through collaboration
The industry should rethink its efforts to innovate by looking beyond the product-driven approach
Zurich hands UK CUO role to EMEA personal lines boss Fresneau
Zurich has named its head of personal lines for Europe, the Middle East and Africa as its new UK chief underwriting officer for general insurance.
Former Aon boss Martin named CEO of Willis Limited
Willis Group has appointed David Martin as chief executive of the group’s principal UK regulated entity Willis Limited.
Zurich offloads MCIS stake in Malaysia
Zurich is selling its 40% stake in Malaysian insurer MCIS Zurich for $93m (MYR 304m)after being required to sell it because of another acquisition.
Ex-Zurich claims boss Cawley resurfaces at Towergate
Consolidator unveils string of hires amid underwriting restructure
Zurich property boss Leslie joins Tokio Marine Europe as CUO
Tokio Marine Europe has appointed Zurich’s head of property lines for global corporate business Peter Leslie as chief underwriting officer.
Interconnected cyber risks could cause global crisis
Organisations must improve their response to cyber risks if they are to avoid a global shock similar to the 2008 financial crisis, insurer Zurich has warned.
Zurich wants Shanghai branch and China acquisitions
Zurich is seeking a Shanghai branch and merger and acquisition opportunities in China.
Disability charity says home insurance websites discriminate against disabled
Badly designed websites could be leaving major UK home insurers exposed to potential discrimination lawsuits by excluding more than 11 million disabled consumers from purchasing cover online.
Expertise in action: Data validation in the broker space
The insurance industry has invested heavily in its capabilities to detect and stop fraud in recent years. And this is as true at the front end with data validation as it is with claims fraud at the back.
Expertise In Action - Big data: Digital distortion
As brokers of all sizes embrace technology, data quality must be of the highest standard to ensure inaccuracies are stamped out.
Expertise In Action - Big data: Thinking big
‘Big data’ has long been hailed as the next big thing in insurance – so why have firms been so slow to harness its undoubted potential?
Judge dismisses £60k claim for nightclub accident
A judge has thrown out a £60 000 claim for an alleged nightclub dance floor accident citing lack of credible evidence.