Property
Property Risks appoints new sales boss
Let property insurance and tenant referencing provider Property Risks has named Alan Holton as national sales manager.
Allianz Commercial gains presence in North-east with Newcastle office
Allianz Commercial has opened an office in Newcastle.
Rias home insurance earns five-stars
Home insurance provided by over 50s specialist Rias, has received the top five-star rating from Defaqto, in recognition of the level of features included in the product.
Towergate extends RDT technology partnership
Towergate has widened the use of RDT insurance application Landscape to include its let properties business line of products.
Broker Igo4 sells minority stake to Dutch investor
Igo4, the personal lines broker founded in 2007 by former BGL directors Matt Munro and Tom Cooper (pictured), has agreed an investment deal with IVM Intersurer BV, a Dutch holding company that specialises in investing in insurance related businesses.
RBS Insurance targets direct HNW market with ‘Select’ launch
Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance has launched into the mid and high-net-worth spaces with a single product/ multi-cover offering, which it plans to sell both direct in-house and through affinity partners.
View from the top: Winter of discontent
The British fascination with the weather scaled new heights recently, as we experienced the worst winter since records began 100 years ago.
Igo4 seals investment deal to push aggressive growth
Personal lines broker Igo4 has sealed a “significant” deal with an insurance investment specialist, which it claims will facilitate the next phase of its development, including launching its own contact centre.
Post history - 100 years ago: Major hits out at Boston building laws
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from 100 years ago reveals.
Natural catastrophes: A model example of assessing earthquake exposure
Earthquake costs are rising steadily. Jane Bernstein examines insurers' current use of modelling, recent event responses and solution sustainability.
RSA boss: cold snap could push up rates
RSA's UK chief executive has said the insurance industry's experience of weather-related claims this winter has the potential to push up household rates in the long term.
Heath Lambert snares pub contract from Bluefin
Heath Lambert has landed a contract to provide insurance for pub chain Enterprise Inns after winning the contract from Bluefin.
LAS aims to treble its market share by 2013
Claims management firm LAS has pledged to treble its share of the drainage claims market by the end of 2012.
Brit appoints property underwriter
Brit Insurance has appointed Robin Murray as property and combined underwriter.
Brokers unprepared for household fraud
A Legal & General report has found that the majority of brokers and advisers have no preventative processes in place for home insurance fraud.
Suncorp claims hit 10 000
Suncorp expects to have eroded between A$220m (£137m) and A$240m of retained costs under its aggregate reinsurance programme as a result of the Australian floods, as well as other natural hazard events during 2010.
WNS eyes top three property repair place
WNS Assistance has pledged to land a place among the top-three property repair firms within the next 18 months, after confirming its plans to enter the sector.
RSA boasts of UK first with scoping innovation
RSA has agreed a deal with technology firm Innovation Group to become the first UK insurer to adopt its property claims scoping software.
Staysure to double headcount in push
Over-50s insurance provider Staysure plans to more than quadruple the premium of its newly launched motor and home products to £5m and double its headcount to 90.
RSA joins forces with WWF to call for sustainable drainage
RSA has called for an increase in sustainable urban drainage systems to combat the growing effects of climate change.
Damage management - Winter freeze: Preparing for problems in the frozen pipeline
With property claims surging due to the recent cold snap, Rachel Gordon looks into the specific challenges thrown up by freezing conditions for those tasked with managing the damage.
News analysis - OFT: Competition investigation ends in a 'damp squib'
Following a tip off from insurer RSA, the Office of Fair Trading looked into whether an Experian data analysis tool could create the potential for price fixing. Mairi MacDonald reports on the results of the lengthy investigation.
Post Magazine – 20 January 2011
The latest issue of Post magazine is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Scottish courts see tenfold rise in pleural plaque cases – Insurance News Now – 20 January 2011
Post news editor Mairi MacDonald outlines the main news from this week's issue of Post, which includes a claim from law firm Brodies that new pleural plaques cases brought in front of the Scottish courts increased almost tenfold last year.