Directors & officers' (D&O)
Liberty appoints head of D&O
Liberty International Underwriters in Europe has appointed Guy Williams as head of directors and officers and financial institutions (D&O/FI).
UBS rogue trader scandal lures underwriters back
The multi-billion dollar UBS rogue trader scandal has helped spark a rise in the number of underwriters willing to re-enter areas of high volatility exposure, according to a US professional lines expert.
MPLC expands D&O panel to Aspen
Specialist liability insurer, the Medical Professional Liability Company syndicate 4000 has added Aspen Managing Agency syndicate 4711 to its directors’ and officers’ liability underwriting facility.
Travelers promotes Coello
Travelers has promoted Richard Coello (pictured) to the role of assistant general manager responsible for professional risks.
PowerPlace launches D&O workshops
Commercial insurance portal PowerPlace is to run free educational workshops for brokers in directors’ and officers’ insurance.
People moves - 1 September 2011
A round-up of people moves and new appointments in the industry, as featured in the 1 September 2011 edition of Post.
Giggins to spearhead Miller's Asian plans
Martin Giggins has joined Miller’s Hong Kong office to spearhead the development of its financial services business in the Asia region.
News analysis - Axa Commercial: A simply complex strategy
With its UK strategy now signed off by the Axa group board, Amy Ellis speaks to Amanda Blanc and Matthew Reed about what commercial brokers can expect from the insurer.
Disqualifications up 23% in five years
The number of disqualification orders imposed on directors of insolvent companies jumped 4% last year to 1,437, up from 1,388 the year before, according to City law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain.
Markel launches Dutch operation
Markel International is preparing to open a branch office in Rotterdam this September.
Risk management: the issue of local v global
Companies are increasingly becoming global but as Tracey Clayton argues this does not always mean that having a global insurance programme forced on them is the best option.
Report finds insurance capacity remains buoyant in Europe
Insurers are still vying for lucrative accounts and insurance capacity remains buoyant in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, however, in some areas rates have increased, and insurers have tightened their policy terms and conditions in the second quarter…
Exclusive D&O and regulation content now available on Post Europe
Post Europe’s weekly update is now live with all the latest news and an article on how bancassurance might be the ideal channel for commercial insurance in Italy; and a View from the Top on how increased regulation in Europe might stifle innovation.
Post Europe: Bancassurance a growth channel for commercial insurance
Banks in Italy currently hold just 4% of the general insurance market, however, with significant growth in demand for commercial insurance such as directors’ and officers’ Maurizio Ghilosso explains why this might be the ideal channel to tap into this…
Bancassurance a growth channel for commercial insurance
Banks in Italy currently hold just 4% of the general insurance market, however, with significant growth in demand for commercial insurance such as directors’ and officers’ Maurizio Ghilosso explains why this might be the ideal channel to tap into this…
Dual names new Manchester boss
Dual Corporate Risks has promoted Martin Joyce to manage the national business unit in Manchester.
View from the top: The pace of change
Twenty years ago the world wide web was in its infancy. E-mail, if it was used in the insurance industry, was limited and contained within organisations. Letters and faxes dominated. We may have had second generation mobile phones but the first UK text…
Brit joins Power Place panel with D&O offering
Newly appointed Power Place panellist Brit Insurance is to launch directors & officers’ liability cover to the marketplace later this month.
Dual Italia signs bancassurance deal for D&O
Dual Italia, part of the Dual Group, has announced an agreement with banking group Intesa Sanpaolo Group to sell directors’ and officers’ policies through all of the bank’s branches that service corporate clients.
Biba 2011: Cyber insurance to “be worth more than D&O and P&L combined”
Graeme Newman, business development director at underwriting agency CFC, has predicted the rise of cyber insurance, as cyber-related crime and scandal hit the national headlines.
Interview - Tim Coles: up and at it
After serving in the army, Tim Coles, chief executive of Howden, found fresh excitement in the world of insurance. Mairi MacDonald talks to him about the company's unique attitude and his plans to grow the business further.
Energy - overcapacity: Getting plugged in
The energy insurance sector is buzzing at the moment, but Rachel Gordon investigates whether the good times are sustainable.
Hyperion aims for £200m target by 2014
The development of a general commercial retail broking operation in the UK will play a major role in Hyperion Group becoming a £200m business by September 2014.
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.