Zurich Insurance
Duo joins Zurich Private Clients
Zurich Private Clients has appointed Andy Williamson as UK development manager and Geraldine Holding as UK underwriting manager.
Bluefin appoints new underwriting head from Zurich
Bluefin Insurance Services has appointed Matthew Whitworth as head of marine within its underwriting department.
Post Europe: Corporate risks in the Nordic regions
The Nordic region has become popular for big and small businesses alike and was recently highlight in the news as a terrorist target. Jakki May reviews how insurers have responded to this and asks what other risks firms in this region face.
Corporate risks in the Nordic regions
The Nordic region has become popular for big and small businesses alike and was recently highlight in the news as a terrorist target. Jakki May reviews how insurers have responded to this and asks what other risks firms in this region face.
Aviva grants claims authority to Keelan Westall
Aviva has granted Keelan Westall the authority to process and settle Aviva claims in-house, for amounts up to £2500 net of the excess.
Axa declared largest insurer in the world by net written premium
The world's largest insurers, measured by assets and net premiums are based in Japan and France respectively, AM Best has found in its annual ranking of global insurers.
Quinn process could take weeks
Quinn Insurance has confirmed that the sale of the company is continuing and that a number of formal offers have been lodged with Macquarie Bank.
Quinn Insurance will have new owner in a fortnight according to reports
The successful bidder for Quinn Insurance will be known within a fortnight according to reports.
Zurich enters into general insurance distribution deal with Fortis
Zurich's Turkish subsidiary, Zurich Sigorta has signed an agreement with Fortis Bank AS for the exclusive distribution of general insurance products through Fortis in Turkey.
Ceiops and CEBS publish FCD recommendations
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors and the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors have published their recommendations for the supplementary requirements of the Financial Conglomerates Directive.
Local authorities cut back cover as spending review bites
Local authorities are already cutting their insurance spend as a result of the coalition government austerity measures, insurers have warned.
View from the top: Fight the good fight
Well - what a year. The turmoil in the financial services markets over recent years hasn’t really evaporated from customers’ minds, even if we’ve all worked through it and moved from stock market crisis to sovereign crisis in more recent times. Against…
Zurich reorganises UK operations
Both the Zurich Private Clients and Navigators & General businesses are to be rolled into the insurer's new-look personal lines division, following a restructure of the UK general insurance operation.
Zurich reaches ‘toxic sofa’ compensation compromise
Zurich has agreed a compromise settlement with a number of claimants in the ongoing ‘toxic sofa’ compensation battle.
‘Toxic sofa’ customers receive pay out
Axa, Chartis and Travellers have compensated more than 400 claimants in the ongoing £20m ‘toxic sofa’ legal wrangle.
More than $1bn of perils based limits place in 2010
Perils AG, the independent Zurich-based company providing industry-wide European catastrophe insurance data, has today announced that total placements of insurance risk transactions based on the Perils industry loss index to date in 2010 have exceeded …
More than $1bn of perils based limits place in 2010
Perils AG, the independent Zurich-based company providing industry-wide European catastrophe insurance data, has today announced that total placements of insurance risk transactions based on the Perils industry loss index to date in 2010 have exceeded …
Zurich names head of casualty for global corporate in North America
Zurich has announced the promotion of Brian Winters to head of casualty of global corporate in its North American business.
Zurich restructures UK business
Zurich has unveiled a new structure for its UK general insurance business.
Cunningham becomes Airmic partner
Cunningham Lindsey has become the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers’ 16th corporate partner.
Zurich names new head of surety
Zurich has appointed Michael Bond as head of surety for its North American operations.
Poor claims delivery hits our integrity, say brokers
Brokers have raised concerns that insurers' willingness to pay claims has deteriorated in the last two years, with southwest broker Higos considering blacklisting insurers that undermine its integrity with clients by not paying claims.
Zurich extends global fraud initiative to include general insurance
Detica has announced that Zurich Insurance has extended the global implementation of its Detica Net Reveal solution to include its general insurance business.
Zurich hails "milestone" in Middle East expansion as it closes deal
Zurich has announced that its subsidiary Zurich Insurance Company Ltd has completed the acquisition of 99.99% of Compagnie Libanaise D'Assurances SAL, a privately owned Lebanese insurer with branch operations in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Oman.