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Battle for broker schemes hots up as players bolster ranks of expertise
Specialist insurer Ecclesiastical has secured four new broker schemes, just weeks after pledging to refocus its efforts on intermediary deals, as insurers scramble to pick up lucrative broker schemes.
Insurance Insight – top 10 stories
The top 10 most popular articles published on insuranceinsight.eu over the past seven days.
Countdown to ISA: Q&A with Swiss Re's Qin Lu
As part of a series counting down to Insurance Strategy Asia, Insurance Insight spoke to Qin Lu about his views on the Chinese insurance market.
Farr warns of housing association claims
Housing association insurance broker Farr has warned that premiums in the sector – currently at the lowest level for 10 years – could be about to rise by as much as a fifth.
QBE move for Brit secures broker backing as deal doubles regional GWP
Acquiring Brit UK's renewal rights is Australian insurer QBE's biggest UK deal in more than 10 years, and signifies its commitment to becoming a major player in the regional broker market insuring SMEs.
Property rates to keep rising in the short term
Despite the absence of a major natural catastrophe in the first quarter, rates rose for catastrophe and non-catastrophe exposed risks in most geographies, according to a Marsh report.
Countdown to ISA: Q&A with Aviva's Simon Machell
Simon Machell, chief executive of Aviva Asia Pacific, will be part of the panel debate on The outlook for insurance in Asia at Insurance Strategy Asia taking place in Hong Kong on Tuesday 29 May.
In Series Competitive Edge: Size isn't everything in underwriting
In the cut-throat property market, the agility of smaller insurers can give them an edge over their larger rivals when underwriting.
Editor's comment: Rewriting the Riot Act
I thought April had come early when I saw last week's headlines praising insurers for their handling of the riot claims for 2011.
Indian home insurance market faces apathy
While the popularity of home loan insurance cover has shot up, hazard or home insurance cover is yet to pick up.
Wesleyan warns of underinsurance risk
A large number of professionals could find themselves significantly underinsured on their buildings and contents insurance, according to Wesleyan Assurance Society.
Axa warns of Easter accidents claims peak
Axa Personal Lines has warned of costly DIY accidents over the double Bank Holiday weekend, warning that claims peak on Easter Monday.
Ecclesiastical targets rapid growth in Ireland
Specialist faith insurer Ecclesiastical plans to treble the size of its Irish business over the next five years, according to a report in the Irish Times.
Liberty Mutual enters Russian P&C market with KIT acquisition
Liberty Mutual Insurance Group has acquired Russian insurance company KIT Finance Insurance allowing it to enter Russian's $21bn property and casualty market.
Claims Roundtable: How can insurers innovate to win the retention race?
In the toughest economic environment for years, companies have to prove they have a competitive edge when it comes to handling claims.
Non-standard risks: looking for an alternative
With a large number of insurers wary of taking on non-standard personal lines risks, specialists are carving their own niche.
Barbon hires former Axa manager for CKW boss role
Barbon Insurance has appointed Tim Wilson to managing director of Cadogan Keelan Westall.
Riot report praises insurers for settling 90% of domestic claims, but slams police
The insurance industry's role in the 2011 riots has been largely praised by the Riots Victims and Communities Panel in its report After the Riots published today.
The democratisation of technology
In an online exclusive, Michael Graham, sales and marketing director at Sequel explains how the growth of technology has impacted the insurance sector.
ISE 2012: Ebusiness moves beyond selling insurance online to ‘personalised’ service
Insurers need to take ebusiness to the next level and personalise customer journeys to win business according to More than.
Esure CEO Stuart Vann says broker businesses will grow this year
Esure boss Stuart Vann, pictured, pinned his firm's fourfold increase in profits on walking away from bad risks in 2010, raising prices by more than 20% and pocketing £16m of identified fraud savings with the insurer's 33-strong anti-fraud team.
Esure reveals fourfold increase in profit
Insurer Esure has reported an operating profit up more than fourfold to £80.8m (2010: £18.6m) on a combined operating ratio down to 94.6% (2010: 114.5%).
Talanx 'thoroughly satisfied' after posting €1.2bn profit
German insurance giant Talanx was "thoroughly satisfied" after increasing operating profit 21% to €1.2bn for 2011, despite a turbulent year for the eurozone and high incidences of natural catastrophes.
Allanfield expands real estate team
Property insurance broker Allanfield has named Paul Leader, left in phot, and Paul Williams, right, as managing directors of companies in the Allanfield group.