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Ace acquires majority stake of bank's insurance arm in Thailand
Ace has taken a 60.9% stake in the general-insurance division of Siam Commercial Bank for $185m (4.5bn baht).
Liability onus placed on captive operators by Court of Appeal ruling
Captive operators have been warned the Court of Appeal’s decision to uphold the ruling of the Commercial Court in Astra Zeneca Insurance Company v XL Insurance (Bermuda) and Ace Bermuda will place increased onus on liability policies.
Penny Black's Insurance Week - 19/26 December 2013
Penny is always excited to hear about the latest technology, and was therefore intrigued by reports from Octo telematics that the firm had built its own crash simulator capable of tossing and turning brave volunteers to replicate dramatic car accidents.
Ace makes two key appointments in Asia-Pacific
Ace has appointed Glen Browne to lead its accident and health business in Asia-Pacific and Edward Kopp as the country president of Korea, Ace American Fire and Marine Insurance.
Ace appoints Ian McFadyean to regional manager role
Ace Group has appointed Ian McFadyean as business development manager for the south west and Wales.
Ace appoints Keen as head of property for Asia
Global insurer Ace has appointed Jason Keen as the new head of property in Asia.
Ace launches product recall cover for fluid, process and power equipment manufacturers
Ace Group has launched a product for fluid, process and power equipment manufacturers in the UK and Ireland that will include cover for product recall.
Ace boosts export cover for mid-market European firms
Ace Group has expanded its liability insurance proposition in response to increasing numbers of European middle-market companies exporting into emerging economies.
Ace unveils insurance solution for offshore oil and gas firms
Ace Group is expanding its offering to the offshore oil and gas sector following the launch of an insurance solution that contains pollution cover for contractors and suppliers.
Market moves: New faces as well as departures across the industry in a lively week for recruitment
This week saw a surge of recruitment, with changes and appointments across the industry. Post revealed that Simply Health would be axing two of its directors, while Covéa, Ace and XL were among the firms bolstering numbers. Bluefin continued a spate of…
Two hires for Ace’s A&H team
Ace Group has strengthened its UK and Ireland Accident and Health team with two appointments.
Ace adds crime insurance to online trading platform
Ace Group has added crime cover to Ace Online, a web-based trading tool that allows brokers to quote and bind specialist insurance business.
Ace appoints Moghrabi regional president for Continental Europe
Ace Group has appointed two senior executives in Continental Europe.
Ace appoints Moghrabi regional president and Reiss regional COO for Continental Europe
Ace Group has appointed two senior executives in Continental Europe as it completes a number of internal promotions within its regional management team.
View from the Top: A multinational approach to travel
Ace Group's Suresh Krishnan (pictured) discusses how to design an effective multinational business travel risk management programme.
Roundtable: Legacy systems: Knowing when to move on
How can insurers improve their approach towards the daunting but essential task of keeping their IT platforms up to date?
Ace appoints global client exec for Benelux
Ace Group has appointed Hendrik-Jan Wiersema as its global client executive focusing on the Benelux region.
Ace launches environmental risk taskforce for Continental Europe
Ace Europe has appointed Nicolas Givelet as risk engineer in its Continental Europe environmental insurance team as it continues to invest in building its environmental risk expertise.
Aviva tops lists of most valuable insurance brands
Aviva, RSA and Axa have topped a list of the UK’s top 50 most valuable insurance brands compiled by brand valuation agency Brand Finance.
Top 20 UK insurers
A focus to the top 20 UK insurers
The 2013 Underwriting Service Awards shortlist revealed
Allianz and Zurich lead the way on the shortlist for the Underwriting Service Awards 2013 with eight and seven nods respectively.
Ace appoints client relationship manager for Continental Europe
Ace Group has appointed Brigitte Hazard as client relationship manager in its continental Europe claims team.
Ace receives license to open in Tunisia
Ace Group has received approval from the Tunisian Ministry of Finance to establish a reinsurance operation in Tunisia as part of its continued strategy to grow its business throughout its Middle East and North Africa region.
Piper Alpha: 25 years on
A quarter of a century on from the Piper Alpha oil platform disaster, how has the industry learnt from the difficulties it faced in the aftermath – and what has been done to stop such a tragedy occurring again?