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MGAA letter outlines aims
The Managing General Agents' Association hopes to sign up more than three quarters of the market, ahead of its official launch in January 2011.
Travel insurers go it alone on fraud database
Mondial Assistance has called for a travel insurers' database, after revealing it has entered a data sharing agreement with four other insurance firms.
Website Review: Aviva
In the latest of the new series for Post, web performance monitoring specialist Gomez turns its focus on Aviva's website, to assess how the insurer performs in a number of key areas and how it compares to some of its rivals.
Biba concern over EC tax proposal
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has raised concern over European Commission plans for a new continent-wide tax regime aimed at stabilising the financial services sector.
News analysis: The end of the Maso era
Following the departure of Axa Insurance CEO Philippe Maso, Post speaks to the broking market about his time in charge and his legacy.
View From The Top: Tackling under-insurance
We all realise that under-insurance of commercial property and related business interruption cover is a serious, long-running issue in our industry.
In Series - Professionalism & CPD: Welcome news
In the past, cutbacks and technology take-up have threatened to render underwriters the forgotten child of the insurance industry. Rachel Gordon reports on a welcome shift in attitude and determination to raise the profile of these specialist…
Penny black's insurance week
If any of Penny's loyal readers were wondering what happened to former Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance boss Trevor Brittain then ponder no more.
News analysis - Aggregators: A shift in strategy
Despite the rise in private car insurance rates throughout 2010, Tom Cooper reveals some brands are slipping back to a volume-based approach.
News analysis - EL Trigger Litigation: An unfortunate conclusion
After nearly of year of deliberation, the Court of Appeal has delivered its verdict in the EL trigger litigation. Brian Goodwin dissects a complex ruling that seems to deliver only uncertainty for all parties.
BGL: no plans to float as pre-tax profits increase
BGL Group chief executive Peter Winslow has stressed the intermediary still has no plans to seek private equity backing or float, despite noises from rivals including Hastings Direct.
Castle Cover boss: I will only sell for 'Swiftcover-style' offer
The founder of Primary-backed over-50s broker Castle Cover has admitted it would be hard to resist a Swiftcover-style "tomorrow's price today" offer, but that its focus for now is on remaining independent.
Interview - Terry Renouf: Opportunity knocks
BLM national senior partner Terry Renouf is halfway through his second term in the role. He talks to Jonathan Swift about leaving his mark on the law firm.
In Series - Professionalism & CPD: Driving forward
In the midst of a financial crisis, Alan Woof commends the insurance industry's enhanced investment in professional development of underwriters but calls for co-ordinated efforts to push further.
Meehan mulls his options as Axa starts life without Maso
Axa's UK general insurance business has been split up in a move that represents the start of a new phase of profitable growth, according to Steve Hardy, its newly appointed personal lines chief executive.
Leader: Axa: shaken not stirred
The news of Axa Insurance chief executive Philippe Maso's departure was one of the least unexpected events of recent times.
QBE and Mitsui join Met plant theft fight
Insurers QBE, Northern Marine Underwriters and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance have become the latest insurance partners of the Metropolitan Police Plant and Agricultural National Intelligence Unit.
Regulation - health & safety: Safe from harm
The coalition government has pledged to end the culture of health and safety 'tick-box' regulation for UK businesses. Phil Wright assesses the impact on the engineering inspection sector and the role the insurance industry has to play in helping…
Sludge firm has Allianz cover
Allianz has confirmed it is the lead insurer in the Hungarian toxic sludge disaster in which eight people have so far died and 150 have been injured.
ABI and Apil lead calls to reject asbestos ruling
Personal injury lawyers are urging all insurers to continue paying claims for mesothelioma on a traditional basis until the issue over policy triggers is ultimately resolved — which could take another year.
Post Magazine – 14 October 2010
The latest issue of Post magazine is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Canopius announces changes to PI strategy
Canopius Group has announced it is to focus its professional indemnity underwriting strategy on smaller UK organisations.
Quinn ruling brings clarity on limitation
The High Court has ruled that insurance claims must be brought within six years from when an insurer declines liability.
Police seize £150k from "crash for cash" criminal through POCA
Airedale and North Bradford Police have fired a warning to criminals after successfully confiscating £150,000 from Mohammed ‘Mojo’ Rashid on October 11 under the Proceeds of Crime Act.