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Career development & CSR: Davies report pushes for increase in female directors
Lord Davies’ report Women on boards has recommended that FTSE-100 companies increase their proportion of female board directors to 25% by 2015.
Postbox: staying ahead of the game
The recent article ‘Brokers unprepared for household fraud’ concerning a Legal & General report raised some interesting issues for the broking community.
Chilean earthquake – insurance lessons learnt one year on
Lessons learnt from the massive earthquake that struck Chile 12 months ago should facilitate the future handling of complex business interruption claims, says Jenny Larner.
Penny Black’s insurance week
The only thing Penny loves as much as the insurance industry is the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, so she was particularly pleased when the world of underwriting collided with the Oscars last week.
Plexus law adds to Manchester branch
Defendant insurance law specialist Plexus Law has recruited a team of specialists to its Manchester office.
Swiss Re set to be hit by $800m New Zealand claims
Swiss Re has estimated its claims cost from the earthquake in New Zealand on 22 February 2011 to be approximately $800m, net of retrocession and before tax.
Post Magazine – 3 March 2011
The latest issue of Post magazine is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
View from the top: an updating challenge
Much has changed during my time in the broker market, but the one thing that hasn’t is that insurers still need to get their car insurance rates to the broker software houses some six weeks in advance. It will then be a whole month before we can change…
A&A Group laments "victory for boy racers" in ECJ ruling
Steven McPherson of A & A Group, which specialises in young high risk drivers, has said the European Court of Justice ruling against gender-determined pricing is a “victory for boy racers”
New rating factors needed after European gender ban – Insurance News Now – 2 March 2011
Post news editor Mairi MacDonald outlines this week’s major general insurance stories including what the ECJ’s ruling that a person’s gender can no longer be used to calculate insurance premiums or annuity rates will mean for insurers.
New rating factors needed after European gender ban – Insurance News Now – 2 March 2011
Post news editor Mairi MacDonald outlines this week’s major general insurance stories including what the ECJ’s ruling that a person’s gender can no longer be used to calculate insurance premiums or annuity rates will mean for insurers.
Allianz finance director retires
Allianz Insurance finance director George Stratford has retired from the organisation.
Willis makes Middle East appointment
Willis Group Holdings has appointed Atish Suri as a divisional director in Dubai, establishing an “on-the-ground presence” in the region.
Amlin blames quakes for falling 2010 profits
Lloyd’s insurer Amlin has recorded a profit before tax of £259.2m for 2010 (2009:£509.1m), after £203.6m of losses from both the Chile and New Zealand earthquakes.
Ecclesiastical appoints new head of customer service
Ecclesiastical has appointed Simon Bennett as the new head of customer service for its direct operations.
Admiral UK profit rises to £276m
Admiral has reported group profit before tax increased 23% at £266m (2009: £216m) while turnover (defined as total premiums written including co-insurers’ share and other revenue) rose 47% to £1.58bn (2009: £1.08bn).
Admiral UK profit rises to £276m
Admiral has reported group profit before tax increased 23% at £266m (2009: £216m) while turnover (defined as total premiums written including co-insurers’ share and other revenue) rose 47% to £1.58bn (2009: £1.08bn).
Disagreement likely over Middle East property cover
Law firm Clyde & Co has claimed that property damaged during the civil unrest in the Middle East and North Africa could fall under either all risks property cover or political violence insurance.
At face value gender decision “seems sensible”
Commenting on today’s decision in the European Court of Justice, James Gilmour, product manager business insurance at Simply Business, said that in general, commercial insurers do not consider gender when they are pricing business insurance.
At face value gender decision “seems sensible”
Commenting on today’s decision in the European Court of Justice, James Gilmour, product manager business insurance at Simply Business, said that in general, commercial insurers do not consider gender when they are pricing business insurance.
Larger insurers could benefit from gender ruling claims Towers Watson
Today's European Court of Justice gender ruling could ultimately favour larger insurers with greater resources.
Larger insurers could benefit from gender ruling claims Towers Watson
Today's European Court of Justice gender ruling could ultimately favour larger insurers with greater resources.
QBE unveils new legal panel
Insurer QBE has streamlined its panel of legal advisers.