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Marsh's networks division handling over £225m GWP
Marsh’s UK network’s division saw over 25% growth year on year in 2012 and 2013 and is now handling over £225m gross written premium, delegates at the broker’s networks conference heard today.
Infrastructure: Building for success
Plans for insurers to invest in infrastructure projects are being hampered by Solvency II.
Travelers launches sector-focused mid-sized business products
Travelers has unveiled a new suite of covers for mid-sized businesses in the UK and Ireland branded Industry Edge.
Axa inks three year Una deal
Axa has joined the strategic insurer panel of independent broker alliance Una in a new three year rolling deal.
Gallagher pens five year SME partnership with Lloyds Bank
Arthur J Gallagher has secured a five year exclusive partnership with Lloyds Bank to provide insurance solutions to its portfolio of small business customers.
Career development: Axa's Evans lauded for commitment to public interest at CII awards
Axa group chief executive Paul Evans, pictured, was recognised with an achievement award for his work in championing the public interest at the inaugural Chartered Insurance Institute Public Interest Awards.
ABI remains staunch on Flood Re exclusions stance
Association of British Insurers property head Aidan Kerr has dismissed claims that leasehold properties are excluded from Flood Re because of issues with insurers’ computer systems.
3D Printing: Get ready for the 3D revolution
With 3D printing expected to totally transform manufacturing, what does it mean for the insurance industry?
Workforce and technology concerns remain despite SME optimism
Small and medium sized business owners are now less concerned about risks facing their operations than at any time over the past 18 months, according to Zurich’s SME risk index.
ICAT and Ariel partner on US SME cat coverage
US property catastrophe insurer ICAT has partnered with Ariel Syndicate to deliver additional risk capacity to catastrophe-exposed small and medium sized businesses in the US.
Interview: David Martin: The value of specialism
Having returned to broking, Willis UK retail head David Martin is rethinking the strategy of resource deployment and focusing more on specialisms.
Industry facing £426m bill for Christmas floods
The insurance bill for storm and flood damage over the 2013 Christmas and New Year period will cost the industry around £426m, according to the Association of British Insurers.
UK businesses taking more risks, QBE research finds
More than half of UK businesses are taking more risks than previously in order to win new business, according to research from QBE.
Property industry predicts millions will be excluded from Flood Re
Property industry leaders and the Council of Mortgage Lenders have said exclusions to Flood Re will leave millions of homes without access to flood insurance despite assurances from the Association of British Insurers that no more than 10 000 properties…
SMEs told to wake up to cyber threat amid concerns over low cover uptake
Government planning to endorse common standard for cyber security by March.
Post Intelligence docu-video: Is Flood Re the right insurance solution?
The bad weather over Christmas and the new year has really thrown the issue of Flood Re back into the spotlight.
Amlin Europe opens German office
Amlin Europe has expanded its non-marine business opening an office in Hamburg following approval from German and Dutch regulators.
Chartered status: Raising standards
Amid an industry-wide drive for improved standards, how will the CII’s consultation on changes to its corporate chartered status criteria affect firms seeking to stand out from the crowd?
Cost of home insurance expected to fall despite flood claim increases
Growth in price competition could see rate reductions of up to 10%.
Risk Stop raids Aviva for risk management trio to launch SME venture
Risk control services provider Risk Stop has swooped for a trio of former Aviva Risk Management Solutions consultants ahead of launching a new venture offering health, safety and environmental consultancy services direct to UK SMEs.
C-Suite: What does 2014 have in store?
While last year can be regarded as a good one for some, difficult times could lie ahead for brokers.
Europe C-suite: Regulation and complexity behind rise in demand for German D&O policies
The complexity of the liability regime for directors’ and officers’ insurance and increased regulation is fuelling demand for German D&O policies.
Biba urges change on SME Flood Re exclusion
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has urged the Water Bill Scrutiny Committee to consider helping the people the bill currently excludes – particularly small businesses.
C-suite: With our help, SMEs can flourish
The industry can give SMEs a further boost as the economy recovers and they gain new access to capital.