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Japan's earthquake gap
Despite being in a major earthquake zone the take up of insurance in Japan is relatively low. David Worsfold examines why.
AIG’s credit rating affirmed by AM Best as Duperreault gets nod of approval
AIG’s credit rating has been affirmed by AM Best, putting an end to the firm's credit review and removing a potential roadblock to the firm’s profitability.
Political risks: Halting new threats
Businesses with domestic and international footprints are increasingly demanding protection from political risks. But, as the threats have changed in recent years, so has the cover that serves to protect against them
More scrutiny on Luxembourg captives ahead
With increasing regulatory scrutiny, managing a captive can become challenging. Protected cell companies offer a practical alternative.
AIG appoints Duperreault as CEO
AIG has appointed Brian Duperreault as president and CEO, replacing Peter Hancock.
LMA calls for discount rate change
The Lloyd’s Market Association has called for major changes to the way the personal injury discount rate is set.
Marsh and Nephila bring alternative capital property offering to market
Marsh and The Schinnerer Group have launched the first alternative capital-backed retail property-insurance vehicle for companies in the United States.
FCA aviation probe to centre on sharing of sensitive data
A misconduct probe into the aviation broking sector will centre on whether firms have been sharing competitively sensitive information.
Obituary: Neil Mills, ‘the Pope’ of Lloyd’s
Neil Mills, a well known insurance broker known as the “the Pope” at Lloyd’s of London, passed away on 3 March aged 93.
Climate change: insurers feeling the heat
The global risk landscape is currently dominated by environmental upheavals caused by climate change. The resulting catastrophes are of concern to people in general and insurers, in particular, tasked as they are with underwriting and managing ever…
Discount rate cut could triple PI claims costs: Marsh
Changes to the personal injury discount rate could increase the cost of personal injury claims by as much as three times, according to Marsh.
Julie Page replaces Tunnicliffe as CEO of Aon's broking arm
Julie Page has been appointed CEO of Aon Risk Solutions in the UK, replacing Andrew Tunnicliffe.
Interview: Sian Fisher, Chartered Insurance Institute
A year into her role as CII CEO, Sian Fisher speaks to Martin Croucher about tackling discrimination and her plans for the body
Week in Post: Moves and booze
For the first time ever, I had to purchase home insurance this week and despite working with the insurance industry, I had no idea how to go about it. So I ended up on an aggregator site.
Robert Organ leaves amid Bluefin/Marsh management restructure
Robert Organ will leave Bluefin under a revised management team, following the business’s acquisition by Marsh.
Ranking the top 67 brokers in the history of the British Insurance Awards
When I sat down to compile the list of the most successful brokers in the history of the British Insurance Awards in 2014, space permitted that I could only number the top 10.
Tam joins Hong Kong's Nova from Marsh
Heathcliff Tam, Marsh's former infrastructure leader in Hong Kong, has joined smaller rival broker Nova Insurance in the Special Administrative Region.
Singapore employee benefits broker links with Fosun for China push
Singapore-based employee benefits firm the CXA Group is linking up with Fosun-owned Shanghai Zhongheng Insurance Brokers.
Marsh's Glaser hails 'excellent' 2016 results
Global broker Marsh finished off the year with a flourish to help produce solid revenue and strong profit growth for 2016.
Here are the most successful insurers, brokers and adjusters in BIA history
To celebrate the 20th edition of the British Insurance Awards, three years ago, I sat down and went through all the previous events to find out who had been the most successful company in its history.
Post Power List 2017: Mark Weil
CEO, Marsh UK & Ireland
Insurance United Against Dementia calls on industry to help raise £10m for research institute
Campaign aims to unite the sector against the biggest cause of death in UK
Roundtable: Talking marketing tactics
With the industry seeking to find out just how a single view of the customer can be achieved, Post, in association with Visionware, brought together specialists in a roundtable to discuss how digital is driving business
Video: Hospital hacks
As ransomware attacks are targeting NHS trusts, the cyber exposure of hospitals is coming under scrutiny.