UK General
Rural founder to retire from business
The founder of agricultural insurer Rural Insurance, Lance Harvey, is to retire from the business after 17 years.
UK General boosts commercial team with ex-Towergate hire
UK General has hired a former Towergate director Andrew Tailby as head of business development in the commercial division.
Managing general agents: A surge in popularity
Managing general agents are certainly on trend and increasing their interaction with insurers but, with some companies still suspicious of their value, will their popularity last?
Posner would consider another role
Following his decision to step down from his board position at QBE, Howard Posner has told Post that "winding down" was always his long-term plan.
Posner steps down from QBE board
Former Halifax Bank of Scotland general insurance boss Howard Posner has retired as a non-executive director of QBE European Operations after six years.
Market moves: IFB adds four to team
With the fight against fraud hanging in the balance, the Insurance Fraud Bureau was one of the most active recruiters this week, welcoming four new staff - including a new operations co-ordinator – into its team.
UKG new broker schemes premium grows 50%
UK General has boasted £300m in gross written premium with a £90m rise from new broker schemes.
Battle for broker schemes hots up as players bolster ranks of expertise
Specialist insurer Ecclesiastical has secured four new broker schemes, just weeks after pledging to refocus its efforts on intermediary deals, as insurers scramble to pick up lucrative broker schemes.
Market moves: UK General and Towergate lead the pack
Insurer UK General and broker Towergate were the main movers and shakers this week, appointing a new chief operating officer and director of group mergers and acquisitions respectively.
Broker Focus: Schemes - Time to get scheming?
Specialist insurance schemes can offer enormous benefits for niche customers. But do they represent good business — and how can brokers make them successful?
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.
UK General ready for Acturis-backed commercial push
UK General will set out to win back substantial broker business following the launch of the firm’s commercial offering, supported by Acturis and a new e-trader platform.
Bruce joins UK General in bid to boost growth of commercial lines
UK General has appointed Cathie Bruce to the newly created position of commercial managing director, hoping the new high-profile role will help mimic the success of Rural Insurance.
Bruce joins UK General in bid to boost commercial – Insurance News Now
Post senior reporter Amy Ellis outlines this week's major general insurance stories including the appointment of Cathie Bruce to the newly created role of commercial managing director at UK General.
Penny Black’s insurance week
Penny is a firm believer in it never being too late to spice up life a little.
UK General signs scheme deal with F&R Associates
The scheme covers home emergency for oil-fired central heating systems, and will be sold under F&R’s ‘Cover My Business’ brand.
UK General signs capacity deal with MMA
UK General has signed a new capacity deal with MMA to broaden the terms of its tradesman’s liability offering.
Ex-Swiftcover CEO Blowers back with new online start-up
Online insurance broker Qmetric has been granted full Financial Services Authority approval and is said to be a “few weeks” away from adding three major insurers to the panel of its specialist consumer brand Policy Expert.
Quadra lures back previous customers
A Manchester-based loss adjusting firm, created by the founders of Carr Greenwood Smith, has won back old customers UK General and Ecclesiastical following its split from Merlin in March last year and recruited more than a dozen employees.
NIG adds four to Midlands office
Commercial insurer NIG has named four new staff to its Birmingham-based Midlands regional office.
UK General capacity deal 'first of many'
The capacity deal signed between UK General and Lloyd's insurer Catlin is likely to be the first of many, as the Leeds-based underwriting agency looks to branch out into high-risk liability.
UK General strikes capacity deal with Catlin
UK General has signed a capacity deal with leading Catlin.
UKG launches GAP product
UK General has developed a hybrid insurance product that helps motor trade dealers avoid financial penalties arising since the Association of British Insurers published guidelines on guaranteed asset protection insurance cover in February.
Exclusive cyber and pan-European deal content now available on Post Europe
Post Europe’s weekly update is now live with an article on how pan-European deals bring challenges to insurers; and a View from The Top on why cyber security is becoming one of the greatest threats to global companies.