Articles by Martin Croucher
Marsh hires Wilis executive Ailsa King
Marsh has hired Ailsa King as chief client officer from Willis Towers Watson.
Esure releases timeline for Go Compare demerger
Go Compare will be floated on the stock exchange by November, parent group Esure told investors.
Biba review into software houses to be a 'major work'
An independent investigation into the disaster recovery plans of broking software houses will be completed by the first quarter of next year.
‘Rottweiler’ hedge fund boss now owns 13% of Esure
A hedge fund boss known as ‘The Rottweiler’ has increased his stake in Esure for the third time in two weeks.
Week in Post: Socials, swingers, and share sales
This week editorial staff at Post and sister title Insurance Age held their annual team social. After a popular vote, we took the unusual step of visiting a swingers club.
Brokers call for greater FCA engagement following Simon Green's resignation
Brokers have called for a 'champion of brokers' to take up the role of head of insurance at the Financial Conduct Authority.
Five brokers seek compensation of £30,000 from SSP
Five brokers so far have joined a group compensation claim so far worth £30,000 against SSP for lost business during the period of the outage.
Interview: Colm Holmes, Aviva
Six months into the job, Aviva UK’s newly appointed GI CEO talks to Martin Croucher about the challenges of succeeding Maurice Tulloch and further investment into digital
How the SSP outage had earthquake repercussions for brokers
Problems started with a power cut but left brokers offline for almost a month
Comparison sites welcome competition watchdog review
Price comparison sites have welcomed a review into their business practices by the competition watchdog.
Loss adjuster to face criminal court over alleged data misuse
A loss adjuster said it is “disappointed” that an alleged instance of misuse of data will be heard at a crown court.
R&Q acquires legacy book from Belgian insurer
Randall and Quilter has taken on a portfolio of legacy exposures from Aviabel.
List of 305 brokers affected by SSP outage submitted to FCA
The Financial Conduct Authority has received a list of 305 brokers affected by the SSP outage.
Hanjin crisis now a ‘global claims phenomenon’, loss adjusters warn
Loss adjusters have been appointed multi-million pound contracts to recover cargo lost as a result of the Hanjin shipping crisis.
Lorega appointed loss adjuster for Brightside
Lorega will provide loss adjusting and recovery services to SME clients of Brightside.
Competition watchdog to investigate price comparison sites
The competition watchdog is to examine whether the information listed on price comparison sites can be trusted.
A2J claims on insurer trust crisis is ‘pot and kettle moment’
A report from claims lawyers saying the public don’t trust insurers is “one of the year’s best pot and kettle moments”, according to the Association of British Insurers.
FCA data centre outage due to 'accidental discharge' of sprinkler
The outage of the Financial Conduct Authority’s online reporting platform was caused by the ‘accidental discharge’ of a sprinkler system.
AA underwriting business expands into home
AA’s newly launched underwriting business is on target to write 100,000 policies in the first year of its launch.
Willis to hire ‘untapped pool’ of people with autism
Willis Towers Watson has introduced in the UK a plan to proactively hire people with autistic spectrum disorders.
FCA refuses to disclose cost of abandoned Cass 5 review
The Financial Conduct Authority has declined an official request on how much it spent on its now shelved Cass 5 review.
‘The Rottweiler’ doubles stake in Esure ahead of demerger
A hedge fund boss dubbed ‘The Rottweiler’ by the City has doubled his stake in Esure, following the insurer’s decision to split off its Go Compare business.
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FCA says online reporting portal back online after outage
The Financial Conduct Authority said the “majority” of its systems are back online after an outage at a data centre on Friday.