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Allianz motor engineer first female appointed to council
A female motor engineer from Allianz’s claims division has become the first woman ever to be appointed to the Institute of Automotive Engineer Assessors Council.
Tawa acquires Chiltington
Tawa has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire Hamburger Internationale Ruckversicherung, the holding company for the Chiltington Group of companies.
OFT to give evidence in new motor insurance inquiry
The Office of Fair Trading has been called to give evidence into the cost of motor insurance inquiry.
Water claims firm alerts insurers to cowboy drainage contractor threat
Water claims firm Property Consortium Drainage has warned cowboy drainage firms could cost insurers dear when responsibility for drains switches from homeowners to water companies.
Editor's comment: A new way of looking at things
Usually I reserve my commentary for the market’s latest developments, seeking to pinpoint emerging trends or highlight questionable practices – both those within the industry and, more often than not, those that adversely impact upon it.
Liberty sets sights on ‘significant multiples’ of GWP
Liberty Mutual has doubled its gross written premium in UK commercial lines for the first half of the year, as it looks to open up a Leeds office.
My best 11: Bobby Gracey, Crawford & Company
The inaugural manager to select his best XI for a potential start-up company is Bobby Gracey, vice president for global counter-fraud solutions and UK business development director at Crawford & Company. A heavy reliance on his claims and fraud…
Allianz: motor clients were assaulted during riots
Allianz motor insurance clients were car-jacked, threatened at knife point and, in some cases, assaulted when their vehicles were targeted by rioters last month.
Brokers witness unprecedented surge in riot-related demands for cover
Property insurance enquiries from businesses have soared by up to 200% in parts of London and Manchester following the riots, according to brokers based in some of the UK’s worst hit communities.
News analysis: Personal injury lawyers on the defensive over litigation claims
Allegations of inflated legal claims cost submissions have found backing from insurers
Interview - Jon Hancock: Getting under the skin
As UK commercial managing director for RSA, Jon Hancock is on a mission to find out what brokers really think of the insurer
Online this week - Top Ten Post Stories - 8 September 2011
The top ten stories from www.postonline.co.uk
9/11 A personal reflection: Remembering the unforgettable
As the horror of 11 September 2001 unfolded, the insurance industry was not only reeling from the inevitable financial consequences. It was struggling to conceive a much more immense loss, a personal one
North of the boarder: Redesigning structured settlements
In the recent case D’s Parent & Guardian v Greater Glasgow Health Board (2011), a 10 year old child, D, suffered catastrophic neurological trauma during forceps delivery at birth.
View from the top: Rebuilding after the riots
The recent riots are the perfect opportunity for insurers to turn customers into ambassadors
BIS Countdown: Sir John Grieve - In the eye of the storm
As deputy governor of the Bank of England, Sir John Gieve was in the centre of the worst financial crisis for a century. What has hindsight revealed and what are his views on the subsequent regulatory shake-up?
From the archives - 9/11 Terrorism: Ten years later...
A decade has passed since the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York. How has the market for terrorism policies responded and recovered in that time?
Expert opinion: A world of information
Enthusiasm for the National Address Gazetteer has waned since it was announced this would not be free
9/11 Contract certainty: The first steps taken
A rush of legal cases always followed a catastrophic loss before contract certainty was introduced. The attacks on 11 September 2001 thrust the issue into the spotlight but were other factors at play?
Quinn gains takeover approval in Ireland
The European Commission has cleared Liberty Mutual's proposed acquisition of the general insurance business of Quinn Insurance in Ireland.
Post Magazine - 8 September 2011
The latest issue of Post magazine is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Maritime insurer Skuld reports record 9th year of underwriting surplus
Norwegian maritime insurer Skuld has reported underwriting surplus of $13m for the first six months of 2011.
SRA responds to ABS delay
The chair of the Solicitors Regulation Authority, has responded to comments relating to the delay in the SRA becoming an approved regulator of Alternative Business Structures.
Global terrorism threat more diverse but no less severe
The Global terrorism threat in the last decade has become more diverse, and more dispersed, but no less deadly according to RMS.