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Ascot increases 2011 capacity by £50m
Ascot Underwriting has increased its capacity from £600m to £650m to support its 2011 business plan.
Government puts speed cameras under spotlight
The numbers of accidents and casualties at speed camera sites both before and after the cameras were installed is to be published by local authorities.
Pay tops £1k per day for Solvency II actuaries
Actuaries working on Solvency II projects are commanding wages of more than £1000 per day as insurers rush to become compliant with the new rules.
Chubb names Ireland business development manager
Chubb has appointed Patrick Mettler to the role of country and business development manager, Ireland, effective 1 July 2011.
Groupama launches online commercial product
Commercial brokers are wasting valuable time chasing commercial combined quotes, according to a survey of brokers by Groupama Insurances.
Pay tops £1k per day for Solvency II actuaries
Actuaries working on Solvency II projects are commanding wages of more than £1000 per day as insurers rush to become compliant with the new rules.
Chubb names Ireland business development manager
Chubb has appointed Patrick Mettler to the role of country and business development manager, Ireland, effective 1 July 2011.
JLT wins police contract
The South East and Eastern Region Police Insurance Consortium, which represents a total of 12 police authorities, has appointed JLT Public Sector Risks as its insurance broker on an initial three-year contract.
Arthur J Gallagher swoops for Lloyd's broker business
Arthur J Gallagher (UK) has acquired part of the liability and affinity portfolio of Lonmar Global Risks.
RFIB granted licence in Saudi Arabia
RFIB Group, the Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance broker, has been granted an intermediary license by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency to conduct insurance and reinsurance business in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Technology in the international private medical insurance market
Tim Mutton looks at the role of technology in the international private medical insurance market.
Solvency II will be delayed because of 'lack of urgency'
The head of insurance at actuarial firm Barnett Waddingham has said Solvency II will be delayed because other European countries do not have the “same sense of urgency” as the UK.
Technology in the international private medical insurance market
Tim Mutton looks at the role of technology in the international private medical insurance market.
Solvency II will be delayed because of 'lack of urgency'
The head of insurance at actuarial firm Barnett Waddingham has said Solvency II will be delayed because other European countries do not have the “same sense of urgency” as the UK.
Motor insurers pay out £1.24 for every £1 premium earned
One in four UK third-party motor claims now involves a bodily injury element according to Towers Watson.
Solvency II: delays and uncertainty
The latest draft of Omnibus II "seems to confirm" the delay to Solvency II, pushing the go-live date back to 1 January 2014, according to KPMG.
Solvency II: delays and uncertainty
The latest draft of Omnibus II "seems to confirm" the delay to Solvency II, pushing the go-live date back to 1 January 2014, according to KPMG.
Solvency II to transform insurers’ allocation of assets, says Fitch
Solvency II will alter how insurers allocate their assets, leading to shifts in demand and pricing for several asset classes, according to Fitch Ratings.
Multi-brand strategy moves a step closer at Aviva
Next month’s launch of an internet-only brand by Aviva could prove the first of many, according to UK general insurance CEO David McMillan, as the insurance giant remains optimistic of retaining a significant proportion of RAC’s 300 000 motor insurance…
Solvency II to transform insurers’ allocation of assets, says Fitch
Solvency II will alter how insurers allocate their assets, leading to shifts in demand and pricing for several asset classes, according to Fitch Ratings.
RSA aims for "brilliant" service with new appointment
RSA has appointed Mark Wright as UK customer and brilliant service director.
Aviva sells RAC to Carlyle Group for £1bn
Aviva has announced plans to sell The RAC to Carlyle Group for £1bn.
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny had to check the date when she received word of a new insurance policy for players of the magical game of Quidditch — championed by Harry Potter and his Hogwarts classmates.
View from the top: The pace of change
Twenty years ago the world wide web was in its infancy. E-mail, if it was used in the insurance industry, was limited and contained within organisations. Letters and faxes dominated. We may have had second generation mobile phones but the first UK text…