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Energy: Overcapacity causing problems as market rates stagnate
It has been a tumultuous few years for the insurance industry, and not many sectors have been affected as much as energy.
Rating agencies: The rating game
Nations and businesses alike are growing critical of rating agencies, so is a downgrade as damaging as it used to be?
Axa starts with Blanc slate to help steer commercial business around
Brokers continue to experience a "lack of connectivity" with Axa Personal Lines, despite Commercial Lines getting a glowing report since Amanda Blanc joined to head up the business just over a year ago.
Market moves: Aviva shuffles its underwriting pack
Aviva was the major recruiter in the insurance industry this week, announcing a raft of changes to its underwriting team. The insurer promoted four staff to new positions while adding a further employee to the unit.
Regulation response: Twin peaks - a return to the dark ages?
Nature does not favour creatures with two heads, probably because they spend most of their time arguing with themselves.
View from the top: FSA supervision strategy does not reflect risk of client detriment
As chairman of the Chartered Insurance Institute’s broking faculty, I recently had the pleasure of visiting the Financial Services Authority to hear about the impending changes to our regulatory world and it was a fascinating insight into what’s going on…
Claims Roundtable: How can insurers innovate to win the retention race?
In the toughest economic environment for years, companies have to prove they have a competitive edge when it comes to handling claims.
Environment: The importance of environmental impairment liability cover
With environmental legislation becoming ever more onerous and liabilities ever more costly, businesses are beginning to wake up to the importance of having environmental impairment liability cover.
Non-standard risks: looking for an alternative
With a large number of insurers wary of taking on non-standard personal lines risks, specialists are carving their own niche.
Legal boss airs concern as first three ABSs are revealed
Spencers Solicitors director John Spencer has responded to the identity of the first three alternative business structures licensed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority by raising concerns over the impending referral fee ban.
Independent Group snaps up former Cunningham Lindsay man
The Independent Group has appointed ex-Cunningham Lindsey head of client management at Oriel Services Scott Robinson to lead the development of its building surveying and validation arm.
Post magazine - 29 March 2012
The latest issue of Post is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Direct Line vows to improve amid soaring industry complaints
Direct Line Group has promised to build on the momentum it created in cutting customer complaints by 16% in the second half of 2011, despite FSA figures showing a 49% rise in the number of general insurance grievances.
NFU Mutual boss 'cleared the decks' to achieve 2011 success
NFU Mutual boss Lindsay Sinclair has labelled 2011 as "the year of cleaning the ship" after scrapping unprofitable non-farming motor business where loss ratios ran as high as 120%.
Premium Credit launches online self-service offering
Bosses at Premium Credit are hoping to cut down on administration for brokers by enabling personal premium finance customers to manage their accounts online.
Barbon hires former Axa manager for CKW boss role
Barbon Insurance has appointed Tim Wilson to managing director of Cadogan Keelan Westall.
Cunningham Lindsey UK boss dismisses talk of bids from rivals
Cunningham Lindsey boss Phil McNeilage has told staff the decision by investors to cash in their majority stake is “highly unlikely” to lead to the loss adjusting giant falling into the hands of a market rival.
Kwik-Fit's Green Insurance adds MMA to panel
The Kwik-Fit-owned Green Insurance Company has added MMA Insurance to its insurer panel.
The democratisation of technology
In an online exclusive, Michael Graham, sales and marketing director at Sequel explains how the growth of technology has impacted the insurance sector.
Baxter returns to Power Place
Damian Baxter, pictured, has returned to Power Place as head of business development after departing in August 2010 for a role as head of sales at Keelan Westall.
Insurance Insight – top 10 stories
The 10 most read stories from www.insuranceinsight.eu over the past seven days.
South Asia slow down: is this a blip or the new normal?
South Asia is probably the region of the world most acutely aware of the interconnectedness of growth prospects across countries in the developed and developing world.
Axa Assistance launches motor breakdown app
Axa Assistance has unveiled a motor breakdown app in response to a company poll which showed the vast majority of drivers consider their mobile phone as the most important item in the event of a breakdown.
ISE 2012: Ageas says multi-channel distribution is essential for European insurers
Keynote speaker at Insurance Strategy Europe Bart De Smet, group chief executive officer at Ageas, told delegates how multi-channel distribution is essential for insurance in Europe and how his firm has restructured to reflect this.