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Mitsui Sumitomo promotes Wood to class underwriter for PI
Mitsui Sumitomo at Lloyd's has promoted Stuart Wood to class underwriter for professional indemnity in its professional lines operation.
Weil starts role as Marsh CEO
Mark Weil, pictured, has taken up his role as Marsh chief executive, as previously reported by Post.
Probable maximum loss "a terrible metric", says Air Worldwide founder
PML figures play too great a role in modern catastrophe underwriting, according to modelling expert Karen Clark.
Reinsurers showing resilience under weight of catastrophes
The top 50 global reinsurers' financial positions coming out of 2011 shows the sector's resilience through one of the costliest catastrophe years in history, according to a report by AM Best.
RSA appoints new non-executive director
The Royal Dutch Shell's chief human resources and corporate officer Hugh Mitchell is set to join the RSA board on 26 September.
RSA appoints Mitchell as non-executive director
RSA Insurance Group has appointed human resources specialist Hugh Mitchell to its board as a non-executive director from 26 September.
Generali reaches new agreement to sell Israeli Migdal
The Generali Group has reached a new agreement to sell its entire 69.13% stake in Israeli firm Migdal Insurance and Financial Holdings to Eliahu Insurance Company.
FSA to investigate Lloyds Bank over PPI mis-selling
The Financial Services Authority has launched an investigation into the Lloyds Banking Group over payment protection mis-selling.
Geneva Association's Liedtke named as Blackrock EMEA head
Risk management organisation Blackrock has appointed Patrick Liedtke, outgoing secretary general and managing director of the Geneva Association, to lead its financial institutions group in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
R&Q reports 56% rise in profit
Randall & Quilter has reported a 56% increase in profit before tax to £4.6m in the first half of 2012 compared with the same period last year(H1 2011: £3.0m).
My Best 11: Sandy Keith, Kwik-Fit Financial Services
Kwik-Fit head of insurer development Sandy Keith picks his best XI for an insurance industry start-up firm.
View from the top: The finishing straight
The final steps towards implementing Lord Jackson's justice reforms are the most crucial, says Graham Gibson.
Penny Black's Insurance Week
Penny enjoys some muscle-bound Rugby heroes
Ask the expert: Ali Foroshani
I hate my job, but the demands of my role are so great I never have time to find a new position. Are there shortcuts you can recommend?
Market moves: Merlin staff find new roles at LAS
Recruitment this week continued to be dominated by the fallout from the demise of loss adjuster Merlin. While GAB Robins moved for regional manager Andrew Considine last week, it was the turn of LAS, which added 19 former Merlin staff to its force.
Add-ons: In the firing line
What will the expected aggressive stance from the Prudential Regulation Authority mean for the future of add-on sales?
Monte Carlo preview: The calm after the storm
With 2011 rocked by political uprisings and catastrophes, delegates at the Monte Carlo Rendez-vous had much to discuss. However, a year later, with the market beginning to settle, what will be on the agenda?
Scrapping metal theft
How effectively will incoming legislation tackle the perennial issue of metal theft and the problems it causes for UK businesses?
Claims Club 10th anniversary: A decade of debate
The Post Claims Club will mark its 10th anniversary next year, and the group's advisory board looks back on a decade of change.
Website review: Axa
Web performance specialist Compuware Gomez puts insurer to the test.
Day in the life: Loss adjuster - more than meets the eye
Having spent 14 months writing about the loss adjusting and claims handling industry, Post reporter Chinwe Akomah decided to experience the trials and tribulations of the job first hand by shadowing LAS' Paul Wright for a day.
Houghton departs Broker Network after 17% drop in operating earnings
Nick Houghton has joined West Yorkshire-based broker JM Glendinning after resigning as managing director of Broker Network and Countrywide.
Towergate looks to Digital Animal to push sales through social media
Towergate is among the brokers and insurers that have signed up to a new social media-based sales channel, according to the management team behind its launch.
Fallout of Merlin collapse threatens contractors
Contractors are considering redundancies and stand to lose thousands of pounds as a result of Merlin's slide into administration.