Broker
Hard to handle
With accusations of claims farming being bandied about, Leigh Jackson reports on the fraught nature of the relationship between insurers and intermediaries over handling non-fault claims.
Expert opinion
Hugh Price and Roger Flaxman discuss the issues and pitfalls inherent in labelling yourself as a 'specialist broker'.
THB boss blames insurers for soft market
Murphy: rates need to harden
FSA attacked by brokers over transparency rules
Hampton opposed to scrutiny
Guy Carpenter confirms Keeling role
Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter has confirmed the recruitment of Henry Keeling for CEO role
Broker boss passes away
Sean Hicks, pictured left with Oxygen boss Nigel Barton when his firm was acquired in 2006, will be greatly missed by his colleagues.
CFC targets new "underserved" market
Underwriting agency launches life sciences product
Pick of the week: Lloyds Group comparison sites to close; loss adjusters consider quality mark; Oval admits to limited redundancies...
Post senior reporter Louise Meeson looks at the major stories from the general insurance market.
Guy Carpenter appoints XL's former COO to head up its non-Americas division
Henry Keeling has been appointed as chief executive of Guy Carpenter's international operations, Reinsurance has learned.
James Hallam acquires to boost expansion plans
London-based broker acquires Essex-based broker
Snowball to be paid £1.02m a year in new CEO role
He will also receive a one off lump sum of £125 000 to move to Brisbane.
Reports finds greater stability in the reinsurance market
Willis Re reports 10-15 rises in US property
Aon: Three quarter of firms concerned about supply chain failure
Pandemic also cited as a growing worry
P&C rates keep climbing, brokers say
Property & Catastrophe rates jump as much as 15%, brokers say
Ex Aviva exec Snowball takes new CEO role
Patrick Snowball to be boss of Australian firm Suncorp
Financial Ombudsman Merricks to step down after a decade
British Insurance Awards achievement winner 2004 to take new role
HSBC broker and Ace lead insurer for Yemen plane crash
HSBC was the lead broker and Ace was the lead insurer for today's Yemeni plane crash, sources told Reinsurance
Senior brokers leave Aon
Two senior brokers have left Aon to join Miller, sources have told Reinsurance