Ecclesiastical
Ecclesiastical to rebuild Scottish ring
Ecclesiastical has secured the return of an amethyst stone from a Church of Scotland ceremonial ring.
New Zealand faces mass withdrawal as earthquake claims stack up
Insurers and reinsurers could stop providing earthquake cover in New Zealand altogether, forcing its government to handle claims.
Zurich stops writing NZ earthquake cover
Zurich New Zealand will no longer write any new earthquake cover following the catastrophes in Canterbury and Christchurch in February.
Ecclesiastical stops NZ quake cover
Ecclesiastical is to cease writing earthquake cover in New Zealand following the devastating series of earthquakes in Christchurch which contributed to the insurer’s biggest ever losses.
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny was very close to whipping out her cheque book at the sight of the all the diamond jewellery up for auction at Sterling Insurance’s open day.
Online this week
The top ten stories from www.postonline.co.uk
Online commercial - Driving business online
Take-up of online commercial products remains less than impressive but where does the blame for suppressed demand lie?
BIS 2011: Mutually beneficial partnerships key to boosting industry social profile
Pinpointing a single organisation to emulate, if not a whole industry, could be the first step towards improving the social profile of the UK insurance community – and action must be taken at industry level not individually.
Charities ‘sceptical’ of insurance sector motives
UK charities believe insurers donate to "improve corporate image" , research by Ecclesiastical has revealed.
Ecclesiastical’s ex-copper finds Firle vases
Hiring former Scotland Yard art and antiques chief Dick Ellis has paid off for Ecclesiastical - with the recovery of £1.3m worth of items stolen from Firle Place in West Sussex.
Penny Black’s insurance week
Penny is a firm believer in it never being too late to spice up life a little.
Ecclesiastical adopts new subsidence risk model
Ecclesiastical Insurance Group has licensed a new computer model from technology provider Business Insight that predicts the risk of subsidence claims being incurred across the UK.
Career development - opinion: Selling is still a dirty word
A stigma remains over the idea of being a salesman in the UK. Russell Ward challenges this notion and explains why sales should be established as a skill set.
The other side of the disaster story
Regarding David Bonehill’s letter about quality of service to policyholders, I write from the point of view of the disaster restoration industry.
Market update - High net worth: Time to raise rates in HNW?
Rates in the high net worth market are failing to reflect the risks posed, despite high claims costs. Chinwe Akomah reports on a sector that is starting to come under pressure to deliver results.
BIS Countdown - Michael Tripp: From the heart
Charities are refocusing their efforts and business models away from simply relying on donations and towards building mutually advantageous partnerships with businesses. Michael Tripp asks whether the insurance industry can share their vision.
Ecclesiastical achieves 96% combined operating ratio
Specialist insurer Ecclesiastical has reported a UK and Ireland combined operating ratio in underwriting of 96%.
Ecclesiastical hit with £419m catastrophe costs
Specialist insurer Ecclesiastical has managed to make a pre-tax profit of £15.6m despite a £7.6m loss in the first half of the year and catastrophe claims costs of £419m.
Duo launch psychological professionals scheme
Insurer Ecclesiastical and Oxygen Insurance Brokers have unveiled a new tailored home insurance scheme for psychological professionals.
European insurers adopt Dataflux technology
Nine European insurance firms have adopted Dataflux technology to help underpin their Solvency II data management initiatives.
Quadra lures back previous customers
A Manchester-based loss adjusting firm, created by the founders of Carr Greenwood Smith, has won back old customers UK General and Ecclesiastical following its split from Merlin in March last year and recruited more than a dozen employees.
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny likes to think she scrubs up pretty well but she was certainly left in the shade when tan-tastic The Only Way is Essex star Amy Childs strutted past in Soho during a coffee break with Concise PR director Alex Wise.
Ecclesiastical manager stands in for charity
Managing director of Ecclesiastical’s subsidiary Ansvar Insurance, Cathy Taylor, has become interim chief executive of Gloucestershire charity Cotswold Care Hospice.
Ecclesiastical adds Quadra to increase property adjuster panel
Ecclesiastical has appointed Quadra Claims Services to its property loss adjuster panel to focus on commercial and personal lines property claims.
