Allianz
TfL confirms insurance panel
Transport for London has selected 27 insurance companies that will provide its cover in an agreement worth a combined £24m.
Clutterbuck to succeed Moylan as Allianz commercial director
Allianz Commercial director for underwriting and technical Geoff Moylan is to retire from the business.
NIG boosts Leeds office
Senior underwriters have joined NIG’s Leeds office from Allianz, Brit and Towergate.
Hebburn to retire from Allianz
Roy Hebburn is to retire from his role as divisional claims manager (technical) at Allianz.
Allianz unveils new PI product
Allianz Commercial has launched a professional indemnity product for distribution within UK broker market.
Allianz launches on Go Compare
Allianz Insurance’s online-only car insurance offering, Your Cover insurance, is now available Go Compare.
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.
Allianz Global announces board changes
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty has made two appointments to its board of management.
Allianz creates PI underwriting team
Allianz commercial has established a new professional indemnity underwriting team in preparation for the launch of a new product later this month.
Legal update - corporate manslaughter: driving issues
With the first conviction under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 having finally taken place in February, Roger Ball explains the potential consequences for motor fleet operators.
Large Corporate Risks - Claims: Network issues
In the wake of Cunningham Lindsey's international claims hub launch, Veronica Cowan looks at the pros and cons of claims centralisation and asks if some risks are more suited to it than others.
Regional Report - Dublin: Dublin up
Ireland has been bailed out by the International Monetary Fund, insolvencies and unemployment are up, insurers premium incomes down and rates show no sign of real hardening. But, when Stephanie Denton visited Dublin she found the market surprisingly…
S&P confirms Allianz' Japan rating
Standard & Poor's has confirmed its AA- (stable) rating of Allianz Fire and Marine Insurance Japan.
In series - fraud: how essential is PR in the battle against fraud?
PR is essential when it comes to changing perceptions about the insurance industry. Rachel Gordon investigates how successfully this is being utilised in the long-term fight against fraud.
H&S cuts worry for insurers
Insurers have expressed concern at government plans to cut health & safety inspections.
Motor claims: adding value to the claims process
The vehicle insurance and accident management worlds are at each others throats most of the time. Paul Hoyle looks at why co-operation is the only way forward.
Catastrophe claims costs see "eight fold" increase
The average cost of insured claims from natural catastrophes are eight times higher than in the 1970s, Allianz has revealed.
Allianz backs government health and safety plans
Insurer Allianz has welcomed government plans to reduce health and safety red tape for lower risk SME businesses.
Allianz Retail launches clear private car product with SSP
Allianz Retail’s clear private car product has launched with SSP in the latest stage of its deployment.
Allianz and BMW Group expand European partnership
BMW Group Financial Services has agreed a deal to offer its customers Allianz' payment protection insurance and guaranteed asset protection insurance in Germany, Italy and France.
Penny Black's insurance week
Allianz almost shot itself in the foot last week when it encouraged management trainee Stephanie Ogden to take part in a TV debate in which she passionately defended the university degree system.
Household: can no claims discounts be applied to household insurance?
With Axa set to offer no claims discounts to household customers, Amy Ellis reports on market reaction and whether others will follow suit.
Editor's comment: Out of step with reality?
Just before the devastating events began to unfold in Japan last week, the UK insurance market found itself vexed by the Transport Select Committee's report into the rising cost of motor insurance.
In series: tackling the problem of fraud
Fraud is no longer the elephant in the room for the industry — but insurers still need to go on the offensive to tackle the issues, says Rachel Gordon.