Property
Home contents down, while buildings premiums rise, claims AA
Buildings insurance up for sixth quarter in a row, adds broker.
Colorado storms may cost around $500m - reports
Recent Colorado storms proving to be costly for insurers, reports say.
Hurricane season off to a slow start
Forecasters warn of calm before the potential storm as anniversary of Hurricane Dolly passes.
Liberty in national push
Liberty International Underwriters, UK property team, l-r: Richard Brown, Richard Coxon (seated), Stuart Kenyon, Dermot Walsh, John Nockolds (seated)
Aviva launches commercial property owners package
The offering is traded exclusively online
CNA Europe appoints head of renewable energy and construction
Dowling joins from XL Insurance
Marsh grows real estate team
Marsh makes new hire to help drive development in the commercial property and real estate sector
New UK property team for Liberty International Underwriters
Coxon, who has 22 year of underwriting expertise, will head the team
Giving the thumbs up
Since contractor networks began providing property repair to the insurance industry during the mid 1990s, the debate has rumbled on about how they should fit into the business process. Ralph Savage assesses sentiment in the property claims validation…
Three to leave Antares for HCC
Tony O'Connor, Richard Wells and Christopher Parker are to leave the Lloyds syndicate for HCC according to market sources
Major catastrophic event during this hurricane season could devastate the US insurance landscape, says EMB
Global actuarial consulting firm EMB today claimed that natural disasters are getting costlier while the shrinking economy is making property and casualty insurers more vulnerable.
Broker sticks to guns over controversial plan
AA Insurance is forging ahead with its controversial pay-as-paid scheme that will alter the way it p...
Igo4 to extend home offering and grows product range
Intermediary Igo4 is extending its home insurance offering and has outlined plans to grow its produc...
Loss adjuster commission debate rolls on
I note with interest the dialogue currently ongoing regarding the subject of loss adjuster commissio...
QBE geographic risk system goes regional
QBE Europe's property division has rolled out its geographic risk system into the regional underwrit...
Education, education, education
Environmental Liability: Broker awareness
Contents cover cut
Homeowners are reducing the amount they spend on home contents cover in a bid to beat the credit crunch,
Fraud scene investigation
Recession: Fraud trends
GAB wins second tender with QBE following MBO
GAB Robins has won out in its second major tender following the announcement of its management buyout...
ELD to account
Environmental liability
Shariah firm set to launch on web
The UK's first Shariah-compliant insurance company is set to launch on price comparison websites in the new year.