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Online commercial - Driving business online
Take-up of online commercial products remains less than impressive but where does the blame for suppressed demand lie?
BIS 2011: Mutually beneficial partnerships key to boosting industry social profile
Pinpointing a single organisation to emulate, if not a whole industry, could be the first step towards improving the social profile of the UK insurance community – and action must be taken at industry level not individually.
Charities ‘sceptical’ of insurance sector motives
UK charities believe insurers donate to "improve corporate image" , research by Ecclesiastical has revealed.
Ecclesiastical’s ex-copper finds Firle vases
Hiring former Scotland Yard art and antiques chief Dick Ellis has paid off for Ecclesiastical - with the recovery of £1.3m worth of items stolen from Firle Place in West Sussex.
Penny Black’s insurance week
Penny is a firm believer in it never being too late to spice up life a little.
Ecclesiastical adopts new subsidence risk model
Ecclesiastical Insurance Group has licensed a new computer model from technology provider Business Insight that predicts the risk of subsidence claims being incurred across the UK.
Career development - opinion: Selling is still a dirty word
A stigma remains over the idea of being a salesman in the UK. Russell Ward challenges this notion and explains why sales should be established as a skill set.
The other side of the disaster story
Regarding David Bonehill’s letter about quality of service to policyholders, I write from the point of view of the disaster restoration industry.
Market update - High net worth: Time to raise rates in HNW?
Rates in the high net worth market are failing to reflect the risks posed, despite high claims costs. Chinwe Akomah reports on a sector that is starting to come under pressure to deliver results.
BIS Countdown - Michael Tripp: From the heart
Charities are refocusing their efforts and business models away from simply relying on donations and towards building mutually advantageous partnerships with businesses. Michael Tripp asks whether the insurance industry can share their vision.
Ecclesiastical achieves 96% combined operating ratio
Specialist insurer Ecclesiastical has reported a UK and Ireland combined operating ratio in underwriting of 96%.
Ecclesiastical hit with £419m catastrophe costs
Specialist insurer Ecclesiastical has managed to make a pre-tax profit of £15.6m despite a £7.6m loss in the first half of the year and catastrophe claims costs of £419m.
Duo launch psychological professionals scheme
Insurer Ecclesiastical and Oxygen Insurance Brokers have unveiled a new tailored home insurance scheme for psychological professionals.
European insurers adopt Dataflux technology
Nine European insurance firms have adopted Dataflux technology to help underpin their Solvency II data management initiatives.
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.
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny likes to think she scrubs up pretty well but she was certainly left in the shade when tan-tastic The Only Way is Essex star Amy Childs strutted past in Soho during a coffee break with Concise PR director Alex Wise.
Ecclesiastical manager stands in for charity
Managing director of Ecclesiastical’s subsidiary Ansvar Insurance, Cathy Taylor, has become interim chief executive of Gloucestershire charity Cotswold Care Hospice.
Ecclesiastical adds Quadra to increase property adjuster panel
Ecclesiastical has appointed Quadra Claims Services to its property loss adjuster panel to focus on commercial and personal lines property claims.
Fraud - Household: Opportunity knocks
Household fraud is on the rise according to insurers. Callum Brodie attempts to find out why and what the industry can do to prevent it.
Rehab Awards 2011: finalists announced
The shortlist for the 2011 Rehabilitation First Awards has now been revealed. This event, now in its 7th year, recognises and rewards excellence across the market. The celebrations will take place on Friday 16 September 2011.
Postbox: Bursting for improvement
I have read with interest recently articles in insurance trade publications regarding the continuing cost of winter claims to the sector. According to their authors, the burst pipe claims 'event' at the end of 2010 and into 2011 will have a far greater…
People moves - 7 July 2011
A round-up of people moves and new appointments in the industry, as featured in the 7 July 2011 edition of Post.
Ecclesiastical appoints director of group internal audit and compliance
Ecclesiastical has announced the appointment of John Schofield as its director of group internal audit and compliance.