Ace
Ace hires Westwood for Birmingham role
Ace Group has appointed Matt Westwood as business development manager for Birmingham and the East Midlands.
Ace rejigs financial lines team in Asia-Pacific
International insurer Ace has made several changes to its financial lines team in the Asia-Pacific region.
Ace Life appoints Asia-Pacific regional partnership officer
Ace Life, the global life insurance division of Ace Group, has appointed Graeme Pearson as regional chief partnership officer in Asia-Pacific.
Ace becomes a chartered insurer in the UK
The Chartered Insurance Institute has awarded chartered insurer status to Ace Group's UK retail property and casualty operations.
Ace integrates claims and underwriting information online
Insurer Ace is integrating its claims and underwriting information on an internet-based system accessible on tablets.
Ace becomes a chartered insurer in the UK
The Chartered Insurance Institute has awarded Ace Group’s UK retail property and casualty operations chartered insurer status.
Ace rings senior changes in Asia-Pacific as it targets emerging markets
John French, Ace's country president of Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau is leaving his role after seven years to move to Australia with the insurer.
Ace adds two to Nordic property teams
Ace has bolstered its Nordic property operations with an appointment in Norway and a promotion in Stockholm.
Ace launches casualty practice in South Africa
Ace Group has launched a new casualty insurance practice in South Africa and appointed Lee Stacey as head of casualty for the region.
Ace starts construction practice for Asia-Pacific
Ace has created a construction industry practice group in the Asia-Pacific region.
Market Moves - 13 February 2014
The movers and shakers in the insurance industry this week.
Ace appoints chief underwriting officer in Asia-Pacific
Neil Moon, Ace's head of casualty, Asia-Pacific, has been promoted to chief underwriting officer, Asia-Pacific. Moon will be replaced in his role by Adam Clifford.
Ace Global Markets increases environmental insurance capacity
Ace Global Markets is increasing its capacity for clients seeking environmental liability insurance coverage to $50m (£30m).
Lee to head up client management for Ace in the UK
Ace Group has appointed Nick Lee as head of client management for the UK and Ireland.
Market Moves - 6 February 2014
It was a busy week in recruitment again for insurers, with Ace, Marketform and XL Group among those recruiting.
Interview: David Martin: The value of specialism
Having returned to broking, Willis UK retail head David Martin is rethinking the strategy of resource deployment and focusing more on specialisms.
Ace names Axa’s Brionne as Iberia president
Ace has recruited Axa’s property-casualty programme director for northern, central and eastern Europe to lead its own operations in Iberia.
Ace recruits from Sportscover for UK & Ireland environment underwriter
Ace has recruited a former sports and leisure underwriter to bolster its environmental risk division.
BIA Countdown: Top of the league: the most successful firms at the British Insurance Awards
To mark the 20th anniversary of the British Insurance Awards, Post thought it would be interesting to see who had been the most successful companies over the first 19 years, using a simple football-inspired scoring system of three points for a win and…
Ace hires Willis’ Stuart Elliot to grow terrorism book
Ace Group has appointed Stuart Elliot as terrorism and political violence underwriter responsible for growing the its terrorism book.
FCA claims review coincides with improving London market service quality
London market insurers have been “upping their game” in terms of claims service quality amid an ongoing Financial Conduct Authority thematic review, according to the results of Gracechurch Consulting’s 2013 claims performance monitor.
Ace hires head of marine insurance for Asia-Pacific
Ace Group has appointed Anthony O’Brien as its head of marine insurance, Asia-Pacific.
C-Suite: Meeting 21st century needs
More openness and better modeling is needed to provide a better service for an ever-changing world.
Ace enhances D&O cover as liability and cyber top emerging risks poll
Ace has enhanced its directors' and officers' cover for the UK and Irish markets in response to market developments and feedback from its broker panel.