Articles by Peta Fuller
Career Development: L&G Business Quality Awards
Legal & General celebrated the best independent financial advisers and network advisers last week, with its annual Business Quality Awards.
#Postpeople: 16 - 22 February 2016
All the latest insurance industry market moves between 16 and 22 February 2016 in full and in one place.
Legacy specialist acquires in Norway
Reinsurance legacy specialist Compre has acquired the marine and energy legacy portfolio of a leading Norwegian insurer.
2016 billed as 'year of the disruptors' as insuretech start-ups target market share
Digital disruptors are digging out niches and targeting poorly-served sectors as the push for market share ramps up in 2016.
SME flood scheme to prove 'challenging' to implement despite government talks
Efforts to establish an affordable flood insurance solution for small businesses are ongoing at industry and government level, despite concerns that creating a Flood Re type scheme for SMEs will be “fundamentally challenging”.
Brit to lead US partner to $175m capacity
Brit will help increase capacity at US-based Ambridge Partners to $175m (£120m), with the specialty insurer acting as lead partner to increase Ambridge’s transactional liability facility.
Assurant Solutions promotes marketing boss to CEO
Specialist insurer Assurant Solutions has promoted Andy Morris to CEO and president of its European operations.
Quiz of the week – 12 February
Test your knowledge of the week's insurance news, with the Post insurance quiz of the week.
Bluefin lodges High Court injunction against ex-CEO Bruce and GRP
Bluefin has suspended two current members of staff and obtained an injunction in the High Court against its former CEO Mike Bruce and specialist investment group Global Risk Partners.
Marsh recruits ex-GCHQ director for cyber role
Marsh has appointed former UK security and intelligence organisation GCHQ director Sir Iain Lobban as a senior adviser on cyber risk.
Winter storm learnings key for Flood Re's future
Learning from the December 2015 floods and longer term data trends will be key to making Flood Re a success, according to its CEO Brendan McCafferty.
RSA’s Bristol office to close with jobs at risk
RSA will close its Bristol office, with up to 15 jobs put at risk of redundancy as the insurer moves to a commercial trading site.
Brightside dips toe in pet insurance market with Markerstudy
Broker Brightside will trial a pet insurance product, acting as an introducer for Purely Pets Insurance, owned by Markerstudy.
Slovenian insurers could see lower capital ratios under Solvency II
Capital ratios for Slovenian insurance companies could be lower under Solvency II than they were under the Solvency I regime, according to Fitch Ratings.
Tokio Marine Kiln expands Birmingham-based underwriting team
Tokio Marine Kiln has appointed Mark Bradshaw from Zurich and Owen Shelley from Aviva to underwriting roles in the Midlands.
PIB reels in Fish Insurance from Capita
PIB Insurance Brokers has made its first acquisition since The Carlyle Group’s capital injection, with the group buying specialist Fish Insurance from Capita.
MGA venture by Cunningham Lindsey gets MGAA backing
Cunningham Lindsey will support managing general agents with a new service designed to assist with regulatory requirements and back office functions, a move that has been welcomed by the Managing General Agents’ Association.
LSM looks within for senior underwriting hire
Liberty Specialty Markets has promoted Mike Gosselin to chief underwriting officer for specialty.
UK cyber market to resemble US amid tougher EU penalty regime
The UK insurance market is expected to increasingly follow its US counterpart as incoming EU legislation substantially toughens up penalties for data breaches.
McNeilage to step aside as Cunningham Lindsey UK CEO
Loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey has appointed David Pigot as CEO for UK, international and major and complex loss operations, replacing Phil McNeilage who has spent a decade as UK CEO.
Greater exposure for insurers following 'sexting' case
A legal expert has warned that the threshold for a successful civil ‘sexting’ claim appears extremely low, following a recent High Court case, and that insurers will be impacted.
Quiz of the week – 29 January
Test your knowledge of the week's insurance news, with the Post insurance quiz of the week.
Dual Group interim CEO takes on role permanently
Hyperion Insurance Group has confirmed interim Dual Group CEO Talbir Bains will step into the role full time.
LMA outlines focus for 2016
The Lloyd’s Market Association will focus on delivering several initiatives this year, specifically electronic placing support and the Oasis catastrophe loss modelling platform.