Directors & officers' (D&O)
Career development & CSR: Liberty charity football match
Liberty International Underwriters Europe is hosting a charity football match at league one football team Charlton Athletic's Valley ground on 19 May in a bid to raise £10 000.
Biba 2011: Catlin targets UK brokers with 'Select' and 'Online'
Catlin has today unveiled a brand new suite of products aimed specifically at UK brokers.
QBE’s Italian office expands D&O offering
QBE Italia has broadened its services to include primary and excess director's and officer's coverage and will cover professional indemnity liability in the coming months.
QBE’s Italian office expands D&O offering
QBE Italia has broadened its services to include primary and excess director's and officer's coverage and will cover professional indemnity liability in the coming months.
Editor's comment: tying the knot
The rest of the world may remain obsessed by romance or reactionaries but the UK insurance industry has unveiled its own all-consuming love affair this week. Acquisitions abound in the headlines and bullish talk is nothing short of bountiful.
Howden boosts GWP by 45% with PYV buy
Howden Broking Group has grown its gross written premium on its professional indemnity and directors’ & officers’ liability books in the UK from £35m to just over £50m with the acquisition of PYV.
Howden acquires core broking activity of PYV
Hyperion’s broking subsidiary, Howden Broking Group, has acquired the core broking activity of PYV.
View from the Top - More to a market than hard or soft
While news of recent catastrophes makes sombre reading in the mainstream press, over the past few weeks the insurance media has covered the inevitable ‘market turning’ debate.
Brightside looks to diversify as talks held with Arch
Brightside is in talks to add Arch Capital to its panel of commercial insurers, as the broker aims to move into a series of new risks in its commercial portfolio.
Overseas focus - China: a market of opportunity?
With an enormous population and low insurance penetration, China should be a market ripe for entering. Jakki May finds out it isn't as simple as it sounds but reveals an appetite for change and growth.
Stronger regulation prompts Chartis rethink
Chartis has modified its policy for private equity and venture capital firms in order to greater deal with the “more robust” regulatory environment.
Macmillan Sheikh launches first scheme for security industry
The scheme will be administered by Macmillan Sheikh under a delegated authority binder agreement and has been developed with A-rated capacity from specialty insurer Inter Hannover.
Chartis web app launches
Chartis has launched a web app for two of its SME products, so brokers can obtain speculative or last-minute quotes while on the move.
Markel International opens Barcelona office
Markel International España, the Spanish operation of the specialist insurer Markel International, has opened an office in Barcelona to work alongside its Madrid office.
Keychoice Underwriting unveils new Ace-underwritten products
Keychoice Underwriting has launched a host of new products to be underwritten by Ace Europe.
Keychoice Underwriting unveils new Ace-underwritten products
Keychoice Underwriting has launched a host of new products to be underwritten by Ace Europe.
No-claims household insurance discount considered by Axa
Axa is considering awarding no-claims discounts to household insurance customers to encourage them to take more responsibility for preventing weather-related losses and improve its book's profile.
Directors' & Officers': A market hampered by soft rates and over capacity?
The number of insurers looking to grab a piece of the SME directors' & officers' market shows no sign of slowing. Amy Ellis reports on the attraction of a market still hampered by soft rates and over-capacity.
Middle East policies may face court challenges
Commercial insurance policies that exclude political risk are likely to come under scrutiny by courts in the Middle East, following civil unrest in the region.
Post Magazine – 24 February 2011
The latest issue of Post magazine is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Manslaughter decision to spark health and safety reviews
The first conviction under the Corporate Manslaughter Act will cause companies to review their health and safety procedures, law firm Plexus Law has claimed.
Exclusive regulation and D&O content now available on Post Europe
Post Europe’s weekly update is now live with articles looking at Guernsey’s need to declare it would not be seeking Solvency II equivalency; and a View from the Top which says challenges in the European directors’ and officers’ markets are formidable.
Exclusive regulation and D&O content now available
Insurance Insight’s weekly update is now live with articles looking at Guernsey’s need to declare it would not be seeking Solvency II equivalency; and a View from the Top which says challenges in the European directors’ and officers’ markets are…
Post Europe: View from the Top: The challenge of D&O
Twenty-five years ago it was argued that “it is easier to hang onto a sow with a soapy tail than to hold a director liable”, but today the reverse is true.