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March moves from Aon to lead Skuld in Singapore
Nicholas March has left Aon to join marine insurer Skuld to head its Singapore office.
RMS releases Windstorm Niklas damage estimate
Catastrophe risk management firm RMS has estimated that the damage to insured property caused by Windstorm Niklas will stand between €750m (£538m) and €1.5b.
Jacques moves from Canada to Australia with Ace
Lesley Jacques has been appointed head of accident and health for Australia and New Zealand at Ace.
EL rate hikes a consequence of 'disproportionate' Scottish asbestos plans
A proposal to make insurers liable for the medical costs of treating asbestos diseases in Scotland would not benefit victims north of the border and could instead serve to inflate employers’ liability premiums, according to legal experts.
Ingenie COO McKee to become CEO as King departs
Ingenie co-founder and CEO Richard King will step down in June following a transition process that will see chief operating officer Chris McKee take over the controls at the telematics firm.
Ghost broker awaits sentencing for selling bogus insurance via fake company
A consultant is due to be sentenced for ghost broking after admitting selling bogus motor insurance to UK drivers through a fake company.
Blog: A driverless commercial future?
As the population increases and room on our roads becomes a scarce commodity, driverless cars could hold the answer to our prayers. Google expects driverless cars to be on the road within 5 years.
Blog: Newcastle - powerhouse or outhouse?
Post reporter Katie Marriner sums up her experience of visiting the Newcastle insurance sector and how plans to make it a powerhouse are being received.
Incoming Apil president to criticise fundamentally dishonest defence
Incoming Association of Personal Injury Lawyers president Jonathan Wheeler is to criticise the Criminal Justice and Courts Act's treatment of claimants considered to be fundamentally dishonest in his 23 April address at the Apil conference.
IUA to gauge how London Market is servicing global business
The International Underwriting Association has launched a new survey to assess how the London Market is servicing international business.
Ecclesiastical extends specialist underwriting to regional offices
Ecclesiastical is to extend underwriting of its heritage residential and property investors business to its regional offices in Manchester and Birmingham.
Laspo: Is it working?
Claims reforms may have reduced costs and made the process more efficient, but insurers and solicitors agree more needs to be done.
C-Suite - Insurer: Reducing risk, increasing safety
Telematics can bring down premiums for young drivers, but also alter behaviour in all segments.
India's long-awaited opportunity
India’s general insurance sector looks set for a flurry of activity following a long-awaited change in the law allowing foreign companies to increase the stakes they hold in local firms, writes Nicky Burridge.
C-suite - Insurer: Apocalypse now?
As long as there is choice in the market, it would take a brave insurer to write off Lloyd’s just yet, says Aegis head of broker relations Nigel Roberts.
Shareholders approve £640m sale of Quindell's PS division
Quindell's shareholders have voted to approve the sale of its professional services division to Slater & Gordon for £640m.
Quiz of the week - 17 April 2015
Test your knowledge of this week's insurance news stories with Post's quiz.
Claims Club: Importance of loss adjusters must increase for UK to regain status as pre-eminent insurance market
Insurers need to cut out bureaucracy, the role of lawyers has to be reduced and importance of loss adjusters increased if the UK is to regain its position as one of the world’s pre-eminent insurance markets.
Australian insurers urged to adapt to driverless cars
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is urging insurers to be aware of the fast development of driverless cars.
Ex-airline boss Douglas Steenland named new AIG chairman
AIG has named Douglas Steenland as its new chairman, effective from 1 July when he will succeed Robert Miller.
Skuld appoints Augustsson to lead Greek office
Marine insurer Skuld has appointed Kjell-Åke Augustsson to lead its office in Piraeus, Greece.
Europe: How did the Western Sanctions affect the Russian insurance market?
At the end of January the Council of the European Union agreed to extend existing sanctions against Russia. This move comes a year on from the introduction of the first set of sanctions, and now we can estimate its impact on the Russian insurance market.
Law firm complains that claimants 'made to feel like criminals'
A claimant law firm has complained that people injured in road traffic accidents are being made to feel like "criminals" by insurers.
News Editor's Comment: Countdown to the election
With just three weeks until a general election where the only certainty looks set to be the absence of an overall majority, business leaders across the UK are clamouring for a combination of progress and stability.