Ecclesiastical
Former Aon UK boss Mahoney takes chair role and invests in analytics firm
Former Aon UK boss and past winner of the British Insurance Awards Achivement gong Dennis Mahoney has been appointed chairman of Sciemus, the analytics and modelling company.
Ecclesiastical scoops risk management award for metal theft work
Ecclesiastical has been rewarded for its work combatting metal theft at the Risk Management Awards.
Ecclesiastical drops schemes duo
Ecclesiastical is ditching its schemes and affinities director Tony Bloomer, and its national scheme manager, Hazel White, and integrating its schemes business into its regional network.
Marketing: The power of advertising
Effective marketing can be a tough challenge for financial services providers and having a strong presence is not enough, it must also resonate with customers.
Ecclesiastical names MD for Ireland
Ecclesiastical has appointed David Lane as the new managing director for its Ireland business.
Ecclesiastical appoints Foley's replacement as Ireland MD
Specialist charity and heritage insurer Ecclesiastical has appointed David Lane as the new managing director for its Ireland business.
Climate change: A changing environment
With insurers rushing to provide environmental cover, how are they performing themselves in the climate change stakes?
Home & Legacy in broker push
High net worth underwriting agency Home & Legacy has announced ambitious expansion plans on the back of slicker technology and a six-month 2.5% boost in commission paid to brokers.
Ecclesiastical shakes up property owners market with Crown Estate win
Property owners’ insurance brokers are benefiting from heightened competition between business-hungry insurers, with the entry of Ecclesiastical in May and the former Axa team starting to write business for Mistui Sumitomo at Lloyd’s this week.
New Zealand insurers continue to reject business
The number of insurers rejecting new business amid ongoing seismic activity in Christchurch is escalating rapidly, according to an expert from Fitch Ratings in Australia.
Ecclesiastical shakes up property owners market with Crown Estate win - Insurance News Now
Post senior reporter Amy Ellis outlines this week's major general insurance stories including news that new entrant Ecclesiastical has shaken up the property owners market by winning a multi-billion pound portfolio belonging to The Crown Estate, as…
Ecclesiastical to rebuild Scottish ring
Ecclesiastical has secured the return of an amethyst stone from a Church of Scotland ceremonial ring.
New Zealand faces mass withdrawal as earthquake claims stack up
Insurers and reinsurers could stop providing earthquake cover in New Zealand altogether, forcing its government to handle claims.
Zurich stops writing NZ earthquake cover
Zurich New Zealand will no longer write any new earthquake cover following the catastrophes in Canterbury and Christchurch in February.
Ecclesiastical stops NZ quake cover
Ecclesiastical is to cease writing earthquake cover in New Zealand following the devastating series of earthquakes in Christchurch which contributed to the insurer’s biggest ever losses.
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny was very close to whipping out her cheque book at the sight of the all the diamond jewellery up for auction at Sterling Insurance’s open day.
Online this week
The top ten stories from www.postonline.co.uk
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.