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Top 100 UK Insurers 2014: Top 20 insurer profiles
A detailed look at the top 20 UK insurance firms according to AM Best's Top 100 UK Insurers Table, including board members, broker agencies, staff and UK reserves. For full table and map of regional offices see bottom of page.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2013: Top 20 insurer profiles
A detailed look at the top 20 UK insurance firms according to AM Best's Top 100 UK Insurers Table, including board members, broker agencies, staff and UK reserves. For full table and map of regional offices see bottom of page.
Mapfre reported to have bid €500m for DLG's Italian and German units
Direct Line Group is believed to have been offered €500m (£393.2m) by Spanish insurer Mapfre for its Italian and German operations.
News Analysis: Party conference season approaches
With the Green Party positioning itself as the ‘real opposition’ to the coalition government, reality TV star ‘White Dee’ Deidre Kelly set to speak at the Conservative Party Conference alongside David Cameron and the furore surrounding the ‘Yes’ vote…
Penny Black’s Insurance Week - 18 September
At an event hosting a room full of risk managers, Penny would have thought safety measures would have been front of mind, but it appears this was not the case for one European conference host.
Expertise in Action: E-Trading: It’s all about service
As SMEs increasingly rely on technology to manage their businesses, is there a danger of the broker being replaced by e-trading platforms?
Ex-RSA regional director Withers to head real estate at Covéa
Covéa Insurance has hired former RSA property investors unit regional director Chris Withers for the role of real estate leader.
UK sharing economy tipped to hit £9bn by 2025 as Biba plans insurance guide
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association will create a guide for sharing companies and brokers by the end of this year in a bid to remove barriers to writing business in the sector.
Gaywood takes up AA fraud role
Steve Gaywood has been appointed counter fraud head at AA Technical Solutions.
RUP appoints Axa's Mansell as commercial motor underwriter
RUP Commercial Risks has appointed Axa senior motor fleet underwriter Spencer Mansell as commercial motor underwriter.
Axa to merge claims operations into one unit for start of 2015
Axa has informed staff of plans to merge its commercial lines and personal intermediary claims organisation and its personal direct and partnerships counterpart into a single claims unit by 1 January next year.
UK casualty claims boss Donna Willis exits QBE
QBE Europe’s head of UK casualty claims Donna Willis has left the insurer after three and a half years in the role.
Broker Network boss Fairchild says proving value key to membership
New Broker Network chief executive Andy Fairchild has pledged to prove to insurer and broker members the value of being part of the group.
Insurance buildings: Who lives in a house like this?
With Lloyd’s mulling over a move away from its iconic Lime Street base, Post takes an in-depth look at some of the remarkable London buildings that insurers call home
Insurers call for ‘fundamentally dishonest’ wording to be scrapped
House of Lords agreed to clause 45 of Criminal Justice and Courts Bill
Axa reports 33% earnings increase for UK business
Axa UK and Ireland recorded a 33% increase in underlying earnings for the first half of 2014 to £118m from £89m the year prior.
Axa Assistance to provide motor breakdown cover for consumer site
Consumer insurance website Surewise.com has partnered with Axa Assistance to provide its motor breakdown offering.
Fine Art: A change of art
As the global fine art market shows signs of a renaissance, how is the industry responding to the evolving insurance needs of this high-value but high-risk sector?
E-cigarettes: No e-smoke without e-fire
With e-cigarette use on the rise in the UK are the risks associated with these products a pressing issue for the general insurance industry?
Axa aims to be 'major player in Scotland' as it completes management team
Axa’s Scottish branch has filled two senior sales and underwriting roles, completing the branch’s management team.
Deloitte appoints agents for Gherkin sale
Deloitte has picked a pair of estate agents to oversee the sale of 30 St Mary Axe, better known as The Gherkin, after the building fell into receivership in April this year.
Axa fraud boss Gaywood heads for the exit
Axa head of counter fraud for direct and partnerships Steve Gaywood is to depart the business, Post has learned.
Axa appoints Kilshaw as London branch sales manager
Axa commercial lines and personal intermediary has appointed Martin Kilshaw as London branch sales manager.
International: Chinese whispers
Western insurance firms could learn a thing or two from their Chinese rivals, as Sana Carlton from Millward Brown explains