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Post Top 100 UK Insurers Supplement: Top 100 Tables
AM Best's top 100 insurer rankings in full, based on Financial Services Authority returns for 2011.
Post Top 100 UK Insurers Supplement: Top 20 Spotlight
A detailed look at the top 20 UK insurance firms, including board members, broker agencies and UK reserves.
Post Top 100 UK Insurers Supplement: Interview with Amanda Blanc
Amanda Blanc saw her move to Axa as a chance to test herself, and it is a mission she continues to revel in.
Penny Black's Insurance Week
Ageas' confirmed £116m purchase of Groupama, following two weeks of discussions, is sure to lead to a shake-up of the senior management at the newly merged company, but there is one man who seems set to land a leading role.
Market moves: All change at Mondial Assistance as firm prepares for Allianz rebrand
Preparing for life under the Allianz Global Assistance banner, Mondial Assistance was the busiest firm in the recruitment sector this week.
Rehabilitation First Awards 2012 - The winners
Guests were welcomed to the eighth annual Rehabilitation First Awards, held at the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington, by chair of the judging panel and editor of Post Lynn Rouse, who spoke of how the hugely successful London Paralympics could prove a …
SMEs: A web of complexity
UK companies are quick to take advantage of technological advances to create new business opportunities, and the industry must get up to speed with the many and varied risks this brings.
SMEs: Home advantage
The Olympic experience showed that flexible working is a viable option for many, but companies need to weigh up the risks as well as the benefits.
View from the top: Opportunity continues to knock
Towergate is celebrating its 15th anniversary this month, leading Mark Hodges to think about how much the industry has changed in the firm's corporate lifetime.
View from the top: The global solution
Insurers, brokers and clients must work together to meet the compliance demands of a global market, says Barbara Chandler.
Biba boss urges Financial Conduct Authority to regulate 'appropriately'
British Insurance Brokers' Association chief executive Eric Galbraith, pictured, has called for "more appropriate" regulation, and offered to "help point the gun" at problem areas to support the FCA's efforts to stamp out product mis-selling.
Industry divided over advantages of attending party conferences
Insurers remain divided over the merits of attending party conferences as a means of raising the profile of important industry issues in political circles.
AJG deepens public sector play with Acumus buy
AJ Gallagher International has grown its UK public sector business to more than £150m gross written premium with the acquisition of Chelmsford-based housing specialist Acumus.
Bluefin ponders acquisitions after publishing positive 2011 results
Bluefin has "plenty of cash washing around" should it decide to make an acquisition, according to chief executive Stuart Reid.
Davies dropped from Zurich and NFU Mutual claims handling panels
Davies has lost its place on the claims handling panels of NFU Mutual and Zurich, following reviews by the insurers.
Investment losses hit MENA insurers' capital
Regulations are tightening for insurers in the Middle East and North Africa as the benign conditions of previous years quickly disappear, according to a report by ratings agency AM Best.
Ping An files arbitration claim over Fortis losses
Chinese insurer Ping An has filed an international arbitration claim against Belgium, in a bid to recoup losses from its investment in the now defunct financial services group, Fortis.
Insurance Strategy 2012: Brand is key to customer connection
The management of a core brand and ideology is a vital part of maintaining ties with customers, according to Chubb UK & Ireland commercial insurance manager Andy Francis.
ULR Additions CEO Kay upbeat following 2011 turnaround
ULR Additions chief executive Rob Kay has credited a thorough business restructure for a 2011 turnaround which saw the legal expenses provider chalk up a pre-tax profit of £2.7m, an improvement of £6.1m on the previous year.
Insurance Strategy 2012: Telematics is about the customer, not the insurer
Telematics needs to be about the customer rather than the insurer, according to Ian Hughes, Consumer Intelligence chief executive.
Direct Line Group: Divestment dilemma
The Royal Bank of Scotland may have formally announced plans for an initial public offering of Direct Line Group, but it still faces final decisions on the divestment of its insurance arm.
Motor insurance: Driving down cover costs
With two major indices reporting a fall in the cost of motor insurance, there are signs that the sector’s fortunes are improving. Can insurers afford to be optimistic, or should they proceed with caution?
Post magazine - 27 September 2012
The latest issue of Post is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Editor's comment: Synchronised squabbling
Anyone who thought the costs war was close to being exhausted after more than a decade of ferocious wrangling over the fine print might have been disappointed to witness Tuesday’s posturing in the Court of Appeal.