Ecclesiastical
Ecclesiastical COR deteriorates while profits grow
Ecclesiastical’s combined operating ratio deteriorated by three percentage points year-on-year to 108.5% in 2012 against an underwriting loss of £24.6m (2011: £18.7m) and challenges arising from non-core business lines.
Career file: Dave Bonehill - Bonehill named CII claims chairman
Ecclesiastical claims and risk services director David Bonehill has been named chairman of the Chartered Insurance Institute's claims faculty board.
Improving Underwriting: Adding some colour
Larger amounts of more detailed data are available to insurers but can they create a balance between profitability and fair rates?
CII appoints new chair of claims faculty board
The Chartered Insurance Institute has appointed David Bonehill as the new chairman of the claims faculty board.
Industry called to pay for Metal Theft Taskforce as initial fund set to expire
The government is aiming to call on the insurance industry to contribute towards funding the British Transport Police Metal Theft Taskforce.
Axa picks up Ecclesiastical’s mobile catering scheme
Slade Edwards Insurance Brokers has transferred its mobile catering insurance scheme to Axa commercial lines and personal intermediary.
Ecclesiastical halts Gloucester relocation
Ecclesiastical has stopped its plans to relocate to Gloucester Docks following the termination of its agreement with Gloucester City Council to build a new headquarters in that location.
Ecclesiastical and Quadra in dual branding strategy
Quadra Claims Services director Dave Greenwood has confirmed the firm will retain its independence despite strengthening its links with insurer Ecclesiastical.
Insurance Census: Age: The generation game
In the second of a three-part series on diversity in the industry, age comes under the spotlight. How are different age groups represented across insurance, and what is being done to entice the next generation of employees into insurance?
Career file: Michael Tripp: Tripp to step down as Ecclesiastical CEO
Ecclesiastical chief executive Michael Tripp has announced his intention to retire from his post during 2013.
Ecclesiastical CEO Tripp to retire this year
Ecclesiastical chief executive Michael Tripp has announced his intention to retire from his post during the course of 2013.
Metal theft falls to lowest level in six years - but funding could be withdrawn
A parliamentary group aimed at combating metal theft has called for a renewed commitment to funding, despite insurer figures showing that theft from churches has fallen to its lowest level since 2006.
Equity buys renewal rights to Ecclesiastical's Ansvar motor book
Equity Red Star has secured the rights to broker-sourced Ecclesiastical's motor business, underwritten by its ethical insurance arm Ansvar Insurance.
Towergate lands £1bn worth of underwriting capacity deals
Towergate Underwriting has renewed a series of underwriting capacity deals major insurers.
Ecclesiastical sales students graduate from academy
Twenty-three Ecclesiastical sales academy students have become the first to be awarded postgraduate diplomas having completed the two-year course.
Tens of thousands face being priced out of flood cover
ABI admits its Flood Re model is dead in the water
Fine art: State of the art
The sky-high value of fine art necessitates appropriate cover but, as well as the obvious threat of theft, what else must be considered when insuring artwork?
Equity Red Star takes over three Ecclesiastical motor accounts
Motor insurer Equity Red Star has picked up three motor schemes written by Ecclesiastical for its subsidiary South Essex Insurance Brokers.
Motor insurance market reviews plans ahead of legislation and slowdown
Direct Line Group is primed to "execute a range of strategies" depending on how changes to the legal landscape play out next spring, according to the insurer's chief executive Paul Geddes.
Ecclesiastical to leave UK motor market
Ecclesiastical has confirmed that it is to withdraw its Ecclesiastical and Ansvar brands from the UK broker market.
Police chief McBride calls for more insurer input to tackle metal theft
A police chief has urged insurers to tackle the spread of metal theft by improving the quality of claims data and sharing it with police and other stakeholders.
Post magazine - 25 October 2012
The latest issue of Post is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Metal thefts from churches fall 60%
Ecclesiastical has claimed a victory in the battle against metal theft after recording a 60% drop in the number of insurance claims for the theft of lead and other valuable metals.
Claims Event: Ecclesiastical calls for metal theft action
Ecclesiastical's technical claims consultant has called for insurers and the Association of British Insurers, as well as clients and government, to step up their collective efforts in tackling metal theft.