Insurer
Editor's comment: Can the gap be filled?
A week on and the dust has yet to settle around the future of Quinn Insurance, both in the UK and Ireland.
E-certificates put on a par with paper
The insurance industry has welcomed the introduction of regulation giving electronic motor insurance policies legal parity with paper policies.
Warning over 15-day rule
Robertson & Co has warned insurers against taking their eye off fraud as they try to fulfil claims within the 15-day timeframe set out under new Ministry of Justice rules on road traffic accident claims.
Torus enters financial lines
Torus UK has entered the financial lines marketplace in London through underwriting agency Torus Executive Risks.
FSA needs transparency
The Financial Services Authority should be more transparent about how fines on firms are set, law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain has said.
Fraud gang sentenced
Following a detailed insurance fraud investigation by Merseyside police's crime operations unit, 25 defendants have received sentences ranging from imprisonment to community orders.
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RSA considers market position with review
RSA has stopped actively promoting its energy efficiency services while it considers the future of its offering in the market.
Drivers may pay the price
Niche areas within motor insurance such as cover designed specifically for young drivers could see rate increases of up to 20% after Quinn Insurance was ordered to cease underwriting in the UK, according to motor brokers.
Zurich revisits action plan as Quinn faces 12 April D-day
Zurich has outlined its appetite to renew business currently held by Quinn Insurance's UK arm, by offering brokers and customers a 90-day hold covered facility.
UKRC puts rehabilitation on the general election agenda
The UK Rehabilitation Council has thrown down the gauntlet to the main political parties, asking them to stipulate their plans for improving the country's poor return-to-work record, with a view to posting responses live on its website in the run up to…
Brightside delivers £4.7m post tax profit
Brightside Group revenue increased by 35% to £44.7m (2008: £33.2m) in 2010. EBITDA before exceptional items and share based payments expense increased by 26% to £9.7m (2008: £7.7m).
Sean Quinn boss discusses insurance arm's future with Government agency
The CEO of Enterprise Ireland, Frank Ryan, has said the agency met Seán Quinn and the Quinn Group management team to discuss the future of Quinn Insurance.
AIG adds two to board
US Treasury Department to name Donald H. Layton and Ronald A. Rittenmeyer to AIG’s board
The Post Europe Interview: Maurizio Castelli
Maurizio Castelli, Managing Director for Italy at XL Insurance answers Post Europe's questions.
Government publishes Finance Bill
The government has published its 2010 Finance Bill. In a statement, the government said that the Bill will enact many of the measures that the Chancellor set out in his Budget statement.
Interview: Maurizio Castelli
Maurizio Castelli, managing director for Italy at XL Insurance answers Insurance Insight's questions.
Beachcroft acquires insurance law firm
Beachcroft is joining forces with niche insurance practice, William Holden Cooklin Gibbons.
Dual launches web-based platform
Dual International has selected e-business solutions specialist Salmon to develop and implement a new pan-European web-based underwriting platform.
Dual launches web-based platform
Dual International has selected e-business solutions specialist Salmon to develop and implement a new pan-European web-based underwriting platform.
Former Mitsui CEO Guest returns with mutual exec role
The Higher Education mutual UMAL has appointed the former CEO of Mitsui Sumitomo London, Allan Guest, as a non-executive director.
ABI and MIB to create Employers' Liability Tracing Office
ELTO to be headed up be RSA UK CEO Adrian Brown.
Hartford repurchases $3.4bn of shares from US government
Hartford Financial Services repurchases preferred shares from the US government ending a taxpayer-funded bailout after reporting Q4 profit.
Ace promotes Kenneth Riegler
Mr Riegler to lead multinational client group in North America and Ace USA's foreign casualty division