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Winners speak out from BIA 2011
Re-live the 2011 British Insurance Awards with this short video featuring many of the winners giving their responses to being acclaimed at the Royal Albert Hall.
Assurant Solutions appoints new European legal director
Assurant Solutions has appointed Christian Graville as European legal director.
Assurant Solutions appoints new European legal director
Assurant Solutions has appointed Christian Graville as European legal director.
Chartis names UK MD
Nicolas Aubert has been appointed managing director of Chartis Insurance UK.
Exclusive D&O and regulation content now available on Post Europe
Post Europe’s weekly update is now live with all the latest news and an article on how bancassurance might be the ideal channel for commercial insurance in Italy; and a View from the Top on how increased regulation in Europe might stifle innovation.
Post Europe: Bancassurance a growth channel for commercial insurance
Banks in Italy currently hold just 4% of the general insurance market, however, with significant growth in demand for commercial insurance such as directors’ and officers’ Maurizio Ghilosso explains why this might be the ideal channel to tap into this…
Post Europe: View from the Top – What price pan-European regulation?
The increased attention on all aspects of regulation across Europe has the potential to slow down the drive for innovation. Ironically, this comes at a time when technology is making important gains in distribution and the simplification of the insurance…
The Geneva Association appoints head of institutional relations
International insurance think tank, The Geneva Association, has appointed former secretary general of the International Association of Deposit Insurers and deputy director of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Donald Inscoe, as head of…
Arag undergoes major rebrand
German insurer Arag is rebranding to become an "international brand-name company".
Bancassurance a growth channel for commercial insurance
Banks in Italy currently hold just 4% of the general insurance market, however, with significant growth in demand for commercial insurance such as directors’ and officers’ Maurizio Ghilosso explains why this might be the ideal channel to tap into this…
View from the Top – What price pan-European regulation?
The increased attention on all aspects of regulation across Europe has the potential to slow down the drive for innovation. Ironically, this comes at a time when technology is making important gains in distribution and the simplification of the insurance…
The Geneva Association appoints head of institutional relations
International insurance think tank, The Geneva Association, has appointed former secretary general of the International Association of Deposit Insurers and deputy director of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Donald Inscoe, as head of…
Arag undergoes major rebrand
German insurer Arag is rebranding to become an "international brand-name company".
Mapfre Assistance head scoops Women in the City award
Leire Jimenez, head of insurance sales at Mapfre Assistance, has scooped the Women in the City’s Future Leaders award.
Mapfre Assistance head scoops Women in the City award
Leire Jimenez, head of insurance sales at Mapfre Assistance, has scooped the Women in the City’s Future Leaders award.
Dry weather sparks fire risk
Ecclesiastical has warned that buildings with traditional thatched roofs face an increased fire risk as months of uncharacteristically warm conditions with below average rainfall in England and Wales have left thatched roofs drier than usual and so…
Dry weather sparks fire risk
Ecclesiastical has warned that buildings with traditional thatched roofs face an increased fire risk as months of uncharacteristically warm conditions with below average rainfall in England and Wales have left thatched roofs drier than usual and so…
Munich Re and Oxygen offer IP cover
Munich Re and Oxygen have joined forces to launch an intellectual property product.
Dexia signs Axa distribution deal for Turkey
Belgian-based Dexia has signed a 15-year exclusive agreement to distribute Axa's non-life insurance products through DenizBank's branch network, for a consideration of TRY55 million, equivalent to approximately €24 million.
Munich Re and Oxygen offer IP cover
Munich Re and Oxygen have joined forces to launch an intellectual property product.
Dexia signs Axa distribution deal for Turkey
Belgian-based Dexia has signed a 15-year exclusive agreement to distribute Axa's non-life insurance products through DenizBank's branch network, for a consideration of TRY55 million, equivalent to approximately €24 million.
Post history - Five years ago: Exclusions remain for airlines
Looking back through Post’s back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from five years ago reveals.
Editor's comment: Customer conundrum
Cuddly toy or cold hard cash? That appears to be the latest dilemma facing the insurance-buying public.
Post history - 20 years ago: Yugoslavia has mixed reaction
Looking back 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.