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Ace boss Greenberg hails "growing presence" in Asia and Europe
Ace has reported a 76% increase in net income to $2.71bn (£1.72bn) in 2012 compared to the previous year (2011: $1.54bn).
Ace reports 76% rise in net income
Ace has reported a 76% increase in net income to $2.71bn (£1.72bn) in 2012 compared to the previous year (2011: $1.54bn).
Opinion: The difficulties of cross-border insurance
Suresh Krishnan, general counsel of Ace Group's multinational client group, asks why more risks can't be insured from abroad and discusses some of the complexities involved in cross-border insurance.
Argo International looks to Besso for underwriting director
Argo International has recruited Besso’s director of underwriting to serve in its general liability team.
Ace appoints underwriting manager in south east Asia
Jason Keen, Ace's head of property and casualty in Singapore, is to take up a new role as head of regional underwriting strategies for south east Asia.
Market moves: Busy week for insurers sees sector take on seven new recruits
Following a week of broker domination in recruitment, insurers have battled back in a big way with no fewer than seven headline hires at companies ranging from agricultural insurer Rural to Lloyd's syndicate Aegis London.
Top five European stories
The top five European stories from www.insuranceinsight.com over the past seven days.
Ace reshuffles EMEA claims team
Ace Group has reshuffled its accident and health team for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Ace shuffles EMEA claims leadership
Ace has restructured the leadership of its EMEA claims management team with three promotions and a recruitment.
Gibraltar government recruits former Ace chief
Michael Ashton, formerly chief executive of Ace global markets, has been hired as senior executive of Gibraltar's Ministry of Financial Services' finance centre department.
Former Ace COO becomes Gibraltar's new insurance chief
The Government of Gibraltar has hired the former chief operating officer of Ace Global markets to lead insurance business development on the island.
Ace recruits European marine manager from Dutch insurer Achmea
Ace has swooped for a new marine manager responsible for continental Europe, including central and eastern Europe, in the form of Benoît Chasseguet.
Ace hires Achmea's P&C manager
Ace Group has hired Benoît Chasseguet as marine manager for Continental Europe, including the Central and Eastern European region.
European environmental liability options
Environmental damage costs have hit the headlines in recent years and the European Commission is looking at the option of a fund to control them. But, as Sam Barrett finds out, the insurance industry is not the number one fan of this idea.
Over 50% of European firms unprepared for cyber threats
Despite 98% of continental European firms experiencing a cyber incident in the past five years, research has found that a significant proportion are unprepared to deal with this threat in the future.
Ace study highlights business travel risk
The increasingly globalised business environment is driving concern about business travel risk among European companies, according to research published by Ace Group.
The emerging business travel risk
Global travel is an important part of today’s business world, but as Pat Drinan explains increased compliance issues can come with insuring risks across borders.
Ace underwriter Wickens joins Axa
Axa Commercial Lines and Personal Intermediary has appointed Adam Wickens as senior management liability underwriter.
Airmic unveils new 90-day reservation of rights clause
The industry has backed a clause created by risk management association Airmic which gives insurers a 90-day cooling off period to freely exchange information with the policyholder before resorting to the reservation of rights.
Non-life premiums in Vietnam reach VND17tn in first nine months
Non-life insurers in Vietnam achieved premiums of more than VND17tn in the first nine months of 2012, up 11.3% from the same period last year.
Environmental risk concerns top list for mid-size European companies
Environmental issues are climbing the corporate risk agenda in Europe, according to Ace Group.
Ace highlights environmental issues as top European emerging risks
A survey of 600 risk managers, chief risk officers, chief financial officers, chief operating officers and insurance buyers found that 35% of mid-size companies view environment risk as the top emerging concern.
Ace chairman: Innovation and collaboration key to future London insurance market success
London's insurance industry must avoid complacency and reinforce its position as the global centre for insurance through innovation, collaboration and recognition of the shift towards emerging markets, according to Andrew Kendrick.