Ecclesiastical
Ecclesiastical’s Angell named church operations director
Specialist insurer Ecclesiastical has promoted from within for a new church operations director, replacing the retiring John Coates with its head of relationship management for church business.
ABI confident insurers will get behind its personal injury code of conduct
Code aims to combat perception of insurers exploiting PI claims.
BIA Countdown: Young achievers look back: Q&A with Keeley Goding and David Britton
As part of Post’s countdown to the 20th anniversary of the British Insurance Awards in July, we spoke to two past winners of the Young Achiever accolade. Keeley Goding won the award in 2010 for her work in Hiscox’s technical claims business, while David…
Axa’s Evans lauded for commitment to public interest at CII awards
Axa group chief executive Paul Evans was recognised with an achievement award for his work in championing the public interest at last night’s inaugural Chartered Insurance Institute Public Interest Awards.
Insurance Fraud Register Ready for lift off
First formulated in 2009, the Insurance Fraud Register is finally ready for launch. Will it create a sea change in the way the industry tackles fraud?
Ecclesiastical completes relocation of Manchester office
Ecclesiastical has relocated its Manchester-based teams to new premises in the city centre, in a move that is expected to provide additional space for regional growth.
Ecclesiastical bolsters regional presences
Ecclesiastical has moved to strengthen its regional hubs, migrating underwriting, customer service and broker relationship management into centres closer to partners.
Post Claims Club Blog: So who were the Claims Heroes and Villains of 2013?
Happy new year and welcome to 2014.
Market Moves: 9 January 2014
Ecclesiastical, LV, Ageas, Zurich and Torus are among the insurers recruiting this week, while Willis, and Arthur J Gallagher are the brokers making moves.
Ecclesiastical appoints Jamie McNab as group casualty underwriter
Ecclesiastical has appointed QBE’s Jamie McNab as group casualty underwriter.
Ecclesiastical exits non-charity care market
Ecclesiastical has confirmed it has withdrawn from the non-charity care home sector in a move which is expected to have implications for the sector.
Roundtable: Legacy systems: Knowing when to move on
How can insurers improve their approach towards the daunting but essential task of keeping their IT platforms up to date?
George Prescott joins Qatar reinsurer’s board
Former Ecclesiastical deputy chief executive George Prescott is to join the board of Q-Re as an independent non-executive member.
Market Moves: Zurich departures and Tripp’s return top what has been a busy week for the market
It was a busy week for insurers seeking to bolster their numbers, with HSB, Avanti and Sterling among the firms to bring in new faces. Zurich, however, may have made the most significant announcement in the form of the departures of two of its broker…
Michael Tripp joins Mazars as GI partner
Former Ecclesiastical chief executive Michael Tripp has set his sights on developing accountancy firm Mazars’ actuarial business as an alternative offering to Towers Watson.
Metal theft claims drop by 50%
Metal theft claims have dropped by 50% to 480 for the first nine months of 2013, according to Ecclesiastical.
Ecclesiastical reveals increasing trend in specialisms
Around 60% of brokers across the UK believe there is an increased trend towards specialising, Ecclesiastical’s Specialist Broker Barometer has revealed.
Ecclesiastical to focus on investment growth
Ecclesiastical is set to grow its investment arm on the back of its improved half year results.
Ecclesiastical records sub-100% COR despite GWP reduction
Ecclesiastical has achieved a 95.6% UK combined operating ratio for the first half of the year(H1 2012: 109.9%).
Ecclesiastical awarded chartered insurer status
Specialist insurer Ecclesiastical has today been handed chartered status for its entire UK operation by the Chartered Insurance Institute.
Ecclesiastical in top 10 UK charity donor list
Ecclesiastical has been named the eighth biggest donor to charity in the UK, ahead of other household names such as Marks and Spencer and Virgin Atlantic.
CII: Data protection hindering fraud fight
The industry's attempts to work together to combat fraud are being hampered by the Data Protection Act, the Chartered Insurance Institute has claimed.
Market Moves: Cox joins Ecclesiastical management board, while Bluefin’s Philip moves up again
Both insurers and brokers completed their fair share of high-profile hires this week. Ecclesiastical took top billing among insurers, with the appointment of Brit’s former chief executive Ray Cox as a board member, while among brokers Bluefin recruited…
Ecclesiastical recruits former Brit CEO
Specialist insurer Ecclesiastical has today announced the appointment of Ray Cox to its group management board, effective from 1 August.