Insurer
Onwards to 2010
The insurance industry has called on the Chancellor to reconsider a decision to apply insurance premium tax to fees on personal lines insurance sold through intermediaries.
Industry cries foul over IPT decision
The insurance industry has called on the Chancellor to reconsider a decision to apply insurance premium tax to fees on personal lines insurance sold through intermediaries.
Top 5 Post stories
The top five most popular stories on postonline.co.uk over the last week were:
Consumer law reformer admits election fear
Proposals to update consumer insurance law for the first time in more than a century have received a mixed reaction from the insurance industry.
EMB founder plots return with underwriting agency
One of the founding partners of specialist general insurance consultancy firm EMB, Mike Brockman, is understood to be in talks about returning to the market with a personal-lines-focused underwriting agency.
Satellite insurance claim settled
Insurers settle satellite insurance claim with Orbcomm
Pick of the week
EMB founder plots return; Towergate pair fired; IPT outcry; and Aviva in 2010 broker push.
What the papers say
In this edition, Insurance Age editor Martin Friel is joined by LV PR manager, Emma Holyer and Incisive Media group editorial services director David Worsfold to pick over December's insurance trade press.
Aviva appoints marketing director
Gary Price promoted to new role amid restructure
Autofocus witness immunity application dismissed by the High Court
Accident Exchange to press ahead with legal action following judgment
QBE buys Evergreen
Deal will grow QBE's property offering
First Assist boosts sales team
Legal protection insurer appoints Tim Porter as head of ATE sales
Chaucer announces management shake-up
New chief executive appointed following retirement of Ewen Gilmour
US Congress passes (re)insurance sanctions on Iran
US Congress has backed plans to impose sanctions on Iran including an insurance and reinsurance ban for Iranian tankers as part of the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act