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In Insurance Insight's latest "View from the Top" article RSA’s Richard Turner predicts what the major talking points will be at the at the International Union of Marine Insurance conference taking place in a few weeks.
View from the Top - Meeting the challenge of a new decade in marine
The International Union of Marine Insurance holds its annual conference in Zurich this September, where it will be debating the common theme of ‘Meeting the challenge of a new decade’.
View from the Top - Meeting the challenge of a new decade in marine
The International Union of Marine Insurance holds its annual conference in Zurich this September, where it will be debating the common theme of ‘Meeting the challenge of a new decade’.
Royal London chief executive to step down
Mutual life and pensions company Royal London, has announced that Mike Yardley, group chief executive since 1998, is planning to step down.
Mobile Doctors reports fall in profit and turnover in H1 2010
Mobile Doctors Group has reported a fall in revenue to £12.61m (2009: £14.06m) for the six months ended 31 May and profit before tax to £298 000 (2009: £667 000).
Arc Legal moves into marine legal expenses
Arc Legal Assistance is to launch a dedicated yachting and marine pleasure craft legal expenses cover and claims service.
JLT adds to London Market Risks team
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has appointed Alastair Templeton to its commercial motor fleet account.
Motor giant VW unveils plan for regulated direct insurer
Volkswagen Financial Services AG has confirmed plans to operate its guarantee insurance business in future through its subsidiary Volkswagen Reinsurance AG as a direct (primary) insurer.
RBSI confirms office closures
Royal Bank of Scotland has confirmed that it will close 14 of its 27 insurance offices by 2013 with 2000 staff set to lose their jobs.
RBSI outlines plans to close 14 of 27 sites
Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance has revealed details of a mass closure of UK insurance sites that will see 2000 people lose their jobs.
Motor giant VW unveils plan for regulated direct insurer
Volkswagen Financial Services AG has confirmed plans to operate its guarantee insurance business in future through its subsidiary Volkswagen Reinsurance AG as a direct (primary) insurer.
Allianz appoints claims handling centre manager
Allianz has appointment Mark Carlyon-Smith as manager for the company’s Woking claims handling centre.
Experian appoints new head of insurance
Experian, the information services company, has appointed Sandy McPherson as head of insurance for UK and Ireland.
Weather events cause Ecclesiastical loss
Specialist insurer Ecclesiastical has attributed its pre-tax loss of £9.9m for first half of 2010 to a string of exceptional weather events.
Kiln updates Lloyd’s forecasts
R J Kiln has updated its forecasts for the 2008 and 2009 years of its mixed capacity Lloyd’s syndicates.
Brit appoints two in Glasgow
Brit Insurance has boosted boosts Glasgow operations with property & combined hires.
RBS to shed 640 Direct Line jobs
Royal Bank of Scotland is set to cut more than 600 Glasgow-based Direct Line staff, the BBC reports.
Co-op Insurance reveals new business increase of 32% in H1 2010
The Co-operative Financial Services has recorded an increased profit of £307m for the half year to 3 July 2010 - despite a drop in profit of £1.9m for its general insurance division.
RBS to shed 640 Direct Line jobs
Royal Bank of Scotland is set to cut more than 600 Glasgow-based Direct Line staff, the BBC reports.
IAG UK reports full year loss of $355m
Insurance Australia Group today announced its UK business had recorded a loss of $355m for the year ended 30 June 2010 (FY09 $113m), a margin of minus 65.5% (FY09 15.2%).
Legal update - tax relief schemes: Ad hoc relief
The repeal of certain tax reliefs for investors has seen a spate of claims against professionals who advised on such transactions. Julian Miller and Tom Pangbourne look at the downfall of the system and its implications for the insurance industry.
Climate change - renewable energy: Learning from mistakes
With the discovery of problems with the foundations of some offshore wind farms, Fraser McLachlan explains what the insurance industry can do to avoid repeating past mistakes.
Climate change - renewable energy: Investing in the future
With high targets on reducing carbon emissions, Daniel Dunkley asks if the government has the political will to invest in renewable energy and how the insurance industry can benefit.
View from the top: Changing for the better
The commercial insurance sector has seen five consecutive quarters of little or no price increases after nearly five years of steady decreases. These are challenging times for any commercial insurer or broker and when the top line isn't increasing, firms…