Articles by Katie Marriner
Canopius looks to Towergate for marine division expansion
Canopius Group has appointed two former Towergate employees to grow its presence in the UK marine and pleasurecraft market.
KPMG awarded ABS licence
Accounting firm KPMG has been awarded an alternative business structure licence by the Solicitors' Regulation Authority to work on a multi-disciplinary practice basis.
JLT March Re set up through joint venture
JLT Re has entered a reinsurance joint venture agreement with Spanish capital insurance broker March JLT.
JLT appoints AIG veteran to board
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group has appointed Nicholas Walsh as non-executive director.
Axa partners with Experian on commercial risks data enrichment
Axa Commerical Lines and Personal Intermediary has partnered with Experian to introduce data enrichment for commercial risks.
DfT tipped to focus on telematics in announcement on young driver safety
Government thought to have sought reports from three telematics providers
UK firms warned over capitalising on Russian insurers’ exit from Ukraine
Conflict in the region tipped to push Ukrainian business westward
Saga sees pre-tax profits drop as group hit by £50m IPO costs
Pre-tax profit at Saga dropped by £60m in the six months to 31 July 2014 with IPO costs totalling £50.8m.
Global Aerospace director appointed IIL president
Global Aerospace director Stephen Riley has been appointed president of the Insurance Institute of London for 2014/15.
Aviva CEO Wilson critical of CMA findings
Aviva group chief executive Mark Wilson says the Competition and Markets Authority failed to deliver required reform in its two year investigation into the private motor insurance market.
DLG chief customer officer Evans resigns
Direct Line Group has confirmed the departure of chief customer officer Darrell Evans.
Henderson grows Peterborough footprint with acquisition
Henderson Insurance Brokers has acquired Peterborough-based Richard Kiddle Insurance Brokers.
Bardet upbeat on FCA relationship following 'unsurprising' results
Swinton chief executive Christophe Bardet has heralded the high-street broker's constructive relationship with the Financial Conduct Authority 14 months after it was fined £7.4m for mis-selling.
Liberty expands casualty claims team with two hires
Liberty Mutual Insurance has appointed Natalie Briggs and Ian Floyd as senior claims specialists.
Axa hires Crouch for broker partnerships role
Axa Commercial Lines and Personal Intermediary has appointed Amy Crouch as strategic relationship executive.
Helios sees H1 GWP boost through acquisitions
Helios Underwriting has attributed its increase in underwriting capacity to £21.3m for the six months ended 31 June 2014 to the acquisition of three businesses in the period.
Swinton sees 26% 2013 profit drop
High street broker Swinton has reported post-tax profit of £14.1m for 2013, a 26% decrease on its prior year result.
Video: Innovation Group chief executive Andy Roberts
Andy Roberts, group chief executive of Innovation Group, told Post reporter Katie Marriner his plans for the business over the next 12 months including making sure it has a growth strategy in each of the territories it operates and its plans to develop…
UK motor market records £53m loss for 2013, claims ABI
The UK motor insurance industry made an underwriting loss of £53m in 2013, according to data from the Association of British Insurers.
Gable agrees deal with Norwegian SME trade body
Liechtenstein-based insurer Gable Holdings has partnered with a Norwegian trade association in a deal worth £15m GWP per year.
GI products in top three for FCA complaints
Financial Conduct Authority data has put general insurance products in the top three most complained about financial services products for the six months to June 2014.
80% of EU risk managers to buy more multinational cover by 2017
An Ace survey has revealed more than 80% of risk managers at European companies expect to increase their purchases of multinational insurance programmes over the next three years.
Solvency II cited as driving factor behind growth of run-off market
The implementation of Solvency II has been attributed by consultancy firms as a driver in the continuation of the steady stream of UK and European insurers looking to dispose of underperforming lines of business.
Attention turns to devolution impact after Scotland rejects independence
Referendum outcome pleases insurers as devolution discussions begin