CFC Underwriting
Online video: Future technology and risk in the commercial lines sector
As companies become more ensconced in technology and reliant on it for all facets of business this video discussion looked at future technology, the risks such technology might bring for businesses, and how insurers should react.
CFC further bolsters professional risks team with Walker appointment
CFC is back on the recruitment trail following the appointment of former Sydney-based CGU professional risks team leader Andrew Walker.
Market moves: A reinvigorated rehabilitation sector
Hot on the heels of its management restructure, and luring of QBE claims director Andrew McBride to work in its New York office, Ace has unveiled a double promotion in UK & Ireland casualty.
CFC makes first big appointment following news of Hyperion split
CFC Underwriting has unveiled its first major appointment since the news that Hyperion boss David Howden is to sell his majority stake in the firm.
Insurance Insight – top 10 stories
The top 10 most popular articles published on insuranceinsight.eu over the past seven days.
Hyperion denies strategic shift to broking amid IPO plans
Hyperion boss David Howden has denied analyst suggestions that the decision to part company with CFC Underwriting could herald a shift towards a broking focus in light of an upcoming IPO bid.
Post magazine - 12 April 2012
The latest issue of Post is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Hyperion to sell majority stake in CFC
Broker Hyperion Insurance Group and CFC Underwriting have agreed to sell Hyperion's majority stake in CFC Underwriting to a consortium of private investors and the management team.
Hyperion sells stake in CFC underwriting
Hyperion is selling its 60% stake in CFC Underwriting to a consortium of private investors and the management team.
Finance Bill causes 'no major headaches' for insurers
Insurers are breathing a collective sigh of relief following the publication of today's Finance Bill, with firms expected to benefit from controlled foreign companies exemptions and unforeseen benefits for those looking to establish UK headquarters.
Insurers gear up for Finance Bill detail in hope of simplified CFC process
This week's publication of the long-awaited Finance Bill could provide the catalyst for overseas investment, while also serving to safeguard the status quo of UK-headquartered insurance companies.
Digital Insurance Strategies: Online commercial market primed for lift-off
Businesses in the UK are ‘crying out’ to buy commercial insurance online, despite claims to the contrary from industry commentators.
Digital Insurance Stategies: Industry-wide smartphone claims app is way forward
Technology-savvy experts believe the introduction of an industry-wide smartphone claims app could improve take-up.
Broker Focus: Schemes - Time to get scheming?
Specialist insurance schemes can offer enormous benefits for niche customers. But do they represent good business — and how can brokers make them successful?
Market moves: MGAs making the moves
This week the recruitment space belonged to managing general agents.
Agency workers: Temporary conditions
The Agency Workers Regulations will give temporary staff the same basic rights as permanent employees. What does this mean for liability policies?
Penny Black’s insurance week
After Penny’s crash course in liability with Aviva, she felt an appointment to the Health and Safety Executive was in order.
Cyber liability: Getting hacked off
Back in 1983, when Hollywood produced a film about a young boy inadvertently hacking into military systems, the possibility of such an occurrence seemed the stuff of fantasy and doom-mongers.
Career development & CSR: CFC triathlon teams raise £3000 for charity
Thousands of pounds were raised for charity as fighting fit employees from CFC Underwriting pushed themselves through the pain barrier at the Active London Triathlon. Months of training were put to good use during the gruelling annual event, which tested…
News analysis - Lancashire Tax move: Bringing business back to Blighty
With Lancashire set to move its tax residence to the UK, Amy Ellis looks at proposed reforms to the controlled foreign companies rules and asks whether other insurers may follow suit.
CFC names claims manager
CFC Underwriting has appointed Tim Danbury claims manager at the MGA.
Postbox: Respect for privacy vital in digital age
More than 30 million adults in the UK are signed up to Facebook, and the number of people using social media such as Twitter is growing at a phenomenal rate. Together with the increased use of e-mail and text, there is a real shift in the way we…
Biba 2011: Cyber insurance to “be worth more than D&O and P&L combined”
Graeme Newman, business development director at underwriting agency CFC, has predicted the rise of cyber insurance, as cyber-related crime and scandal hit the national headlines.
Interview - Tim Coles: up and at it
After serving in the army, Tim Coles, chief executive of Howden, found fresh excitement in the world of insurance. Mairi MacDonald talks to him about the company's unique attitude and his plans to grow the business further.