RSA Group
Three year deal penned between RSA and Market Harborough
RSA has reached an agreement with Market Harborough Building Society that will see the insurer underwrite its home building, contents and buy-to-let insurance as part of a three-year partnership.
Dual hires interim Co-op finance boss Elston as CFO
Hyperion underwriting arm Dual has appointed the Co-operative Group’s interim finance director for cost performance Andy Elston to the position of chief financial officer.
RSA names Bergander permanent Scandinavia CEO
RSA has handed the permanent leadership of its Scandinavian unit to interim chief executive Patrick Bergander.
Riot Act compensation cap threatens ‘ghettoisation’ of UK towns and cities
£2m turnover limit ‘not reflective’ of small businesses in 2014
BIA Countdown: 20 years of general insurance
As part of Post’s countdown to the 20th anniversary of the British Insurance Awards in July, we spoke to key figures from major insurers that have experienced wins over the years, asking them how the industry has changed since the first BIAs in 1994.
Ex-RSA and Axa claims boss Thomson joins SSP
SSP has appointed RSA’s former head of claims strategy and implementation Neil Thomson as its global head of insurer propositions.
Simmons becomes Ecclesiastical's first UK commercial director
Ecclesiastical has appointed Kevin Simmons to the newly created role of commercial director in its UK general insurance business.
Insurers vie for RSA broker motor business despite ‘unsustainable’ label
LV and Zurich among the major insurers looking to capitalise on RSA’s motor cuts
News Editor's Comment: A necessary evil
“Trussed up and roasted like a chicken” was how one veteran City commentator described the end of Stephen Hester’s tenure as chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland this time last year.
Penny Black's Insurance Week - 5 June 2014
Penny’s cockles were well and truly warmed this week to see victims of this winter’s flooding in Somerset band together in support of those hit by similar events in the Balkans.
Interview: Hester to the rescue
Having taken on the unenviable task of revitalising the beleaguered insurer, RSA’s new group CEO Stephen Hester dismisses his detractors’ concerns over his lack of insurance pedigree and explains how the turnaround is already well under way
C-Suite - Europe: Handling cross-border claims
by Lucy Costin, RSA Sourcing Specialist
More Than MD Connor departs to lead AA Insurance
The AA has hired More Than managing director Janet Connor to take on the newly created role of MD of its insurance business.
RSA's strategic partners to have big say in future of Asia division
RSA has conceded that the potential sale of its Asia division will depend partly on whether strategic partners in the region believe a disposal of the non-core business is the correct move.
Video: RSA group CEO Stephen Hester Q&A
As RSA’s strategic action plan begins to bear fruit, Post news editor Callum Brodie caught up with group chief executive Stephen Hester to get the lowdown on his recipe for success.
COO eyes further RSA disposals in second half of 2014
RSA has set its sights on completing more disposals in the second half of the year after the sale of its Canadian broker business brought the amount generated through sales since February to £540m.
Q&A: RSA boss Stephen Hester gives Post the inside track
Four months after taking over the reins at RSA, group chief executive Stephen Hester talks to Post about the reasons behind his decision to take the plunge into the general insurance industry, how the firm’s strategic action plan is progressing, life…
RSA boss Hester open-minded on motor market presence
RSA group chief executive Stephen Hester has ruled out further cut-backs in the UK motor space in the short term but has warned he will not treat the embattled market as a “sacred cow”.
UK General shrinks commercial broker partnerships
UK General is reducing the number of broker relationships in its commercial division in a bid to deliver “an improved, tailored service” the Leeds-based insurer said today.
Axa tops Brokerbility's insurer service poll
Axa received the highest satisfaction score in Brokerbility’s biannual survey of insurer service standards.
Adrian Brown offloads £884k of RSA stock ahead of Gallagher move
RSA’s outgoing UK and Western Europe chief executive Adrian Brown has sold 180 000 RSA shares ahead of his departure to Gallagher.
RSA ‘absolutely’ committed to UK motor despite axing 800 brokers
RSA has reaffirmed its commitment to the UK motor market in spite of its decision to sever ties with personal lines brokers where portfolios are dominated by the troubled business class.
RSA cutting more than a third of personal motor brokers
RSA is to reduce the number of personal motor broker relationships by 35%, axing partnerships primarily led by motor cover.
Insurers told to cut losses in motor amid ongoing competition concerns
Hiscox AGM sees 42% of shareholders vote against remuneration policy