CNA Europe
CNA combines French and Italian operations
CNA Europe has formed a combined France & Italy operational region headed by Danilo Saitta.
CNA creates new transport unit
CNA Insurance Company has formed a transportation & logistics industry team to operate throughout its European network.
In series - Georgraphy & Solvency II: A new way of looking
A better understanding and quantification of risk portfolios will be provided by Solvency II. Sam Barrett assesses the benefits and potential pitfalls.
Enoizi quits as Argo's London chief
Argo Group has appointed Andrew Carrier to the newly created position of group chief underwriting officer.
Mitsui unveils a series of new recruits
Mitsui Sumitomo at Lloyd’s has announced a string of new appointments to strengthen its underwriting team.
Brit appoints PI underwriter
Brit Insurance has named Mark Figes as class underwriter for its international professional indemnity division.
Torus makes senior European appointments
Torus, the global specialty insurer, has appointed Jason Mortimer as European client relationship and business development director.
CNA to offer free collateral warranty advice
CNA Europe has partnered with law firm Mills & Reeve to offer a free collateral warranty advice service to its professional indemnity construction customers.
CNA builds non-exec team
CNA Europe has appointed two non-executive directors.
Post Intelligence Benchmarking - Commercial Insurers: Waving - or drowning?
Insurance 360's groundbreaking survey of commercial insurers' performance reveals which ones have got their acts together and which ones need to raise their game. Peter Joy reports.
Top 100 UK insurers - 2009
AM Best's top 100 insurer rankings in full, according to Financial Services Authority returns for 2009.
Brand analysis: A robust year for insurance brands
Despite the ongoing disruption in the financial services sector, the brand value of insurers has seen a healthy increase. James Park reports on the results and looks at the opportunities for the coming year.
Zurich moves to keep pace with mid-market
Zurich has embarked on a "defensive strategy" to become the most visible insurer in the mid-market space with the launch of a revamped product suite.
Axa names mid-corporate head
Axa Insurance has appointed Martin Eyres as head of mid corporate risks.
CNA ties up RSA deal to give it access to 142 countries
CNA has entered into an agreement that provides its US-based corporations with access to RSA's global network.
CNA ties up RSA deal to give it access to 142 countries
CNA has entered into an agreement that provides its US-based corporations with access to RSA's global network.
Post Europe Interview – Tara Kneafsey
Latvia’s insurance market is young and has been hit hard by the global recession, Tara Kneafsey, CEO of RSA Latvia, Balta, talks to Stephanie Denton about how the market has been able to innovate and how holding rates will be crucial to future survival.
Climate change - renewable energy: Investing in the future
With high targets on reducing carbon emissions, Daniel Dunkley asks if the government has the political will to invest in renewable energy and how the insurance industry can benefit.
Post Europe Q&A - Jubilee Europe
In the latest of a regular focus on European insurance companies and brokers, Post Europe talks to Theo Van Der Mark, managing director of Jubilee Europe BV, part of the Jubilee Group about the Dutch insurance market.
An in-depth review of the general insurance market in Italy
Despite the introduction of the ‘Bersani law’ looking to liberalise the Italian general insurance sector and increase competitiveness, brokers still have a long way to go to impact on the agent dominated market. But with untapped potential in the market…
British Insurance Awards 2010: Unchartered waters
CFC Underwriting spotted an opportunity in the failing insurance pricing model of US nursing homes and rescued it from near collapse, attracting huge praise from the judges, writes Jonathan Swift.
CNA expands technology underwriting team
CNA Europe has made two appointments to its European technology practice.
CNA Europe appoints underwriting director for Health Pro division
CNA Europe has appointed Kevin McIntosh as European underwriting director of Health Pro.
Towergate unveils two new broker schemes
Towergate Underwriting Liability & Construction has launched two new broker schemes for the fire, security and cleaning industries, underwritten by CNA Insurance.