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NIG underwriter joins Plum
Household insurance specialist Plum Underwriting has hired two underwriters.
Axa: Men more likely to exaggerate an insurance claim than women
Axa has reported a rising trend in exaggerated claims.
Dual MGA enters property market
VK Underwriting has taken its first steps towards expanding its product range beyond its core specialty lines by entering the property market.
Mapfre agrees £1m GAP deal with Brightside
Mapfre Assistance has been named on a panel of three insurers to provide GAP insurance to Brightside in a deal worth £1m in gross written premiums per year.
Countdown to Biba 2011: the changing regulatory landscape
With the British Insurance Brokers' Association conference now less than four weeks away, Post and Insurance Age editor-in-chief Jonathan Swift sat down with the Biba CEO Eric Galbraith to discuss the issues which are likely to come to the fore in…
Exclusive interview and HNW content now available on Post Europe
Post Europe’s weekly update is now live with an interview with Portuguese broker MDS and a View from The Top on how the Swedish market is embracing fine art.
Post Europe Interview: MDS
Jose Manuel Dias da Fonseca, president of Portuguese broker MDS, chairman of broking network Brokers Link and a non-exec director of Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford, answers Post Europe’s questions.
Exclusive interview and HNW content now available on Insurance Insight
Insurance Insights’s weekly update is now live with an interview with Portuguese broker MDS and a View from The Top on how the Swedish market is embracing fine art.
Interview: MDS
Jose Manuel Dias da Fonseca, president of Portuguese broker MDS, chairman of broking network Brokers Link and a non-exec director of Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford, answers Insurance Insight’s questions.
Young driver broker announces re-brand
Under-25 car insurance broker Selecter Car Insurance is to re-brand as Only Young Drivers.
Willis International names CEO
Willis Group has appointed David Margrett CEO of Willis International.
Financial regulation consultation closes
HM Treasury’s consultation paper A new approach to regulation: building a stronger system, has closed.
Chubb Ireland hit by senior defections with Mitsui tipped to benefit
Chubb has confirmed four key employees are leaving its operations in Ireland.
Guernsey set to see growth in captives
The number of captives domiciled in Guernsey is expected to increase significantly as the implications of compliance with Solvency II become better understood according to Aon.
Chubb Ireland hit by senior defections with Mitsui tipped to benefit
Chubb has confirmed four key employees are leaving its operations in Ireland.
Guernsey set to see growth in captives
The number of captives domiciled in Guernsey is expected to increase significantly as the implications of compliance with Solvency II become better understood according to Aon.
Amtrust provides Composite with new binding authority arrangement
Composite Legal Expenses is to combine elements of its before-the-event, after-the-event and assistance capacity requirements and consolidate them with Amtrust Europe.
Is insurer collaboration on non-fault claims the answer to referral fees debate?
Motor insurers who handle non-fault claims collectively can remove frictional costs including referral fees from the claims process, according to experts.
Amtrust provides Composite with new binding authority arrangement
Composite Legal Expenses is to combine elements of its before-the-event, after-the-event and assistance capacity requirements and consolidate them with Amtrust Europe.
Editor's comment: The only way is up
Amanda Blanc's radical restructure of Axa's commercial lines business is undoubtedly a bold one. Not only does it leave more than 100 head office staff staring down the barrel of redundancy but her self-imposed deadline to devolve power to regional pens…
Arista bid to double GWP
Arista Insurance is to target cross-selling opportunities in a bid to double its gross written premium to between £120m and £150m by 2014.
CSR & career development: Barbon offers manager training in devolution bid
Barbon Insurance Group has launched a training programme for its heads of business, in a bid to boost its strategy of encouraging its eight divisions to run independently.
Motor: real time pricing
Intermediaries remain a significant distributor of motor insurance but, if profitability is to be secured, Laurence Walker says new underwriting models must be embraced.