Property
RSA UK premiums flat as international business grows
RSA is on target to deliver a combined operating ratio of around 96% and £500m investment income for the 2012 full year after reporting a 4% jump in net written premiums to £6.2bn for the nine months to 30 September 2012.
Hiscox underwriters to differentiate between brick and stone buildings
Hiscox is updating its underwriting rules on buildings cover to reflect the difference in rebuilding cost between stone and brick properties.
Chartis appoints new head of commercial property
Hilary Flynn has been appointed head of commercial property at Chartis UK.
Chartis executive director nominated for achievement award
Jaqueline McNamee, executive director of commercial lines at Chartis, has made the 2012 Woman of Achievement Award shortlist after winning the insurance category.
In Series: External Data - Thinking outside the box
Are insurers making the most of external data by using it to do more than simply price risk?
E-Underwriting signs up to web platform
Gallagher-owned E-Underwriting has signed up to Keelan Westall's web-based Dynamic platform for residential property risks.
Household premiums rise following summer washout
Average insurance quotes for home buildings and contents cover have risen following heavy rain and flooding in the summer, according to the AA's latest insurance premium index.
Household insurance roundtable: Providing clarity over questions
The Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act will bring fresh rigour to household insurance underwriting. Post gathered a group of experts to debate what the incoming legislation means for the market.
Post magazine - 18 October 2012
The latest issue of Post is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Groupama places property owners product on Insurecom
Insurance software company Insurecom has added Groupama Insurances' property owners product to its commercial lines platform.
Liability insurance lines growing faster than global economy
Commercial insurance premiums in emerging markets have grown by an average of 14% a year in the past decade, two to three times faster than in developed markets.
Barbon hires Bluefin and Axa heads for CKW roles
Barbon Insurance’s Cadogan Keelan Westall has appointed Amanda Hindman, pictured standing, and Sue Filsell.
LAS unveils household claims debit card
LAS Claims Management has launched a pre-paid debit card scheme in a bid to offer "significantly increased choice and flexibility in settling household claims".
UK GI market under pressure to focus on pricing
Market conditions for UK non-life insurers remain challenging as the difficult economic environment curbs demand for cover and insurers can no longer rely on reserve releases to improve profitability.
Airmic members increasingly rely on brokers for BI help, report finds
Airmic's members are becoming more engaged with brokers when securing the correct property damage and business interruption cover, but there is still some "ambiguity" as to who should check policy wordings.
Major events in the Russian insurance market in Q3 2012
Highlights for the Russian insurance market for Q3 include another failed auction attempt for Yugoria, insurance company results and a look at the top insurers for client complaints. Paul Koshik reports.
AMG founder Mairs returns to insurance fold with Merlin quartet
The founder of the now defunct loss adjusting group Merlin is poised to return to the insurance market in the first quarter of 2013 as an investor in a new building repair network.
Lorega launches SME loss survival products
Lorega has launched two products allowing brokers to provide SMEs with fast access to loss adjusting expertise in the event of a potentially devastating loss.
Homeowners expose themselves to unpaid claims, report finds
Almost 60% of homeowners still expect their insurer to pay out for any weather-related damage to their home, no matter what its state of repair, Axa's winter claims research has revealed.
Torrance backs clarity over burglar confrontation
Chris Grayling, pictured, plans to change the law to ensure householders who "over-react" when confronted by burglars will not face prosecution.
W R Berkley hands AML additional underwriting capacity
Managing general agent AML Underwriting has secured additional underwriting capacity from W R Berkley Insurance Europe and now plans to boost its broker base.
Global insurance market continued firming in Q3
Global insurance prices continued to rise in the third quarter of 2012, continuing a slow but steady trend that began in the second half of 2011.
Ex-JLT property brokers join Miller
Two former JLT property specialists have left the firm to join Miller.
Ace goes live with property insurance cover to fill terrorism gap
Ace has launched a property insurance proposition designed to cover the gaps between traditional property, terrorism and political violence insurance policies.