Articles by Katie Marriner
Former Towergate business Folgate returns to active underwriting
Former Towergate-owned Folgate Insurance has returned to active underwriting in the UK and Europe one year after being acquired by APC Underwriting.
Lloyd's H1 profit drops 28% in ‘intensely' competitive environment
Lloyd's has announced a decreased first half profit of £1.19bn (H1 2014: £1.65bn) alongside a deteriorated combined operating ratio of 89.5% (H1 2014: 87.4%).
Reserving elimination caused Gable to report H1 pre-tax loss of £2.4m
Liechtenstein-based insurer Gable Holdings has reported a pre-tax profit loss of £2.4m for the six months ended 30 June 2015.
Ageas picks Logue to succeed Pickford as finance director
Ageas Insurance has appointed Stuart Logue as its finance director starting from 16 November.
Video: Cigna Insurance Services CEO Susan Stevenson
Cigna Insurance Services CEO Susan Stevenson talks to Post after 18 months in the role.
AGCS predicts global cyber premiums will reach $20bn per year by 2025
Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty forecasts cyber insurance premiums will grow globally from the current level of $2bn (£1.3bn) per year to more than $20bn over the next decade, representing a compound annual growth of more than 20%.
UK General consulting with 12 staff after restructure
UK General is consulting with approximately 12 staff whose roles will no longer be needed as a result of the firm moving its central services team into its personal lines, Rural Insurance and One Commercial business units.
Thornton Tomasetti expands insurance practice through merger
Building engineering specialist Thornton Tomasetti has merged with Weidlinger Associates boosting its UK insurance property loss consulting practice.
Vienna Insurance Group adds four to managing board
Vienna Insurance Group is expanding its managing board by adding two members and two deputy members.
Educating drivers on the importance of safety holds key to curbing uninsured driving
Reducing motor premiums by educating young drivers on the importance of road safety has been raised by market commentators as the main way of curbing the number of uninsured drivers, which has risen for the first time in a decade.
LV's H1 operating profit leaps 52% to £70m
LV has reported a 52% increase in operating profit for the six months ending 30 June 2015 to £70m from £46m in the same period of 2014.
Mitsui confirms £3.47bn Amlin acquisition
Japanese insurer Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company has reached an agreement to acquire the entire share capital of London-headquartered Amlin for 670p per share in cash.
MIB targeting young drivers as uninsured driving increases
The Motor Insurers' Bureau has launched its first national awareness campaign in three years due to an increase in the number of uninsured drivers on UK roads.
Adjuster Woodgate and Clark bought by Dutch firm
Netherlands-based loss adjuster Van Ameyde Group has bought the entire shareholding of UK adjuster Woodgate and Clark.
Claimant lawyers and CMCs see PI advertising spend reach £76m in 2014
Claimant lawyers' spending on personal injury and clinical negligence advertising increased 182% between 2010 and 2014 reflecting the impact of the 2013 referral fee ban on the market.
Penny Black's Insurance Week - 3 September 2015
Everyone deserves a summer break of sorts, but it was with some trepidation Penny agreed to take part in Post’s team day out.
Old wounds re-opened as Accident Exchange raises dishonest evidence concerns
Six years after the Autofocus fraud scandal, Accident Exchange is to write an open letter to defendant law firms and insurance companies it believes are engaged in dishonest car hire rate evidence activity.
Innovation Group in takeover talks with Carlyle
Software and outsourcing provider Innovation Group is in talks with US firm Carlyle about a potential takeover.
Marock defends adjusting business as 'fundamentally sound' despite profit drop
Charles Taylor group CEO David Marock said the company's long-term strategy for its adjusting division will enable it to support its clients once the claims environment returns to a normal level.
Profits up 28% at Charles Taylor as group plots acquisitions
Professional services firm Charles Taylor has reported a 28.1% increase in pre-tax profits to £5.3m (H1 2014: £4.1m) alongside a 21.7% rise in revenue to £69.1m (H1 2014: £56.8m) for the first six months of 2015.
L&G to enter travel insurance market this year
Legal & General is to launch a travel insurance proposition later this year, Post can reveal.
AM Best warns of limited investment options for insurers
European insurers are well positioned to withstand the current stock market volatility, having made significant changes to their investment portfolios in recent years, according to AM Best.
CII provides flexible working guidelines
The Chartered Insurance Institute has launched a guide for companies looking to introduce flexible working arrangements.
Allianz Commercial joins Powerplace SME panel
Allianz Commercial has joined Powerplace's SME panel making its suite of SME products available on Powerplace SME from the fourth quarter of this year.