Redundancies
Amicus to close Colchester office in efficiencies push – Insurance News Now – 21 July 2011
Post news editor Mairi MacDonald outlines this week's major general insurance stories including DAS’ decision to close the Amicus Legal office in Colchester, a move which will cost 21 people their jobs.
Interview - Tom Woolgrove & Steve Maddock: Delivering the hard numbers
RBSI's Tom Woolgrove and Steve Maddock are faced with the daunting task of turning the business around ready for a flotation or sale, and they are already seeing some encouraging results, reports Lynn Rouse.
Plantec signs up Taylor
Axa Commercial Lines' former head of strategic programmes has resurfaced at claims management specialist Plantec Holdings.
Cardiff office to stay despite Zurich job cuts
Zurich has vowed to maintain a presence in Cardiff despite plans to make sweeping redundancies as part of its return to the direct insurance market.
Cuts loom as Garwyn begins efficiency drive
Garwyn staff based in Durham and Peterborough face potential redundancy after the loss adjuster earmarked both of the branches for closure.
Interview - Rob Brown: The best job in the market
Despite being one to shun the limelight, Rob Brown, chief executive of Aon UK, has no qualms about answering his critics over the firm's carrier charge and contingent commissions, admitting he is pleased with progress to date. Daniel Dunkley reports.
240 jobs go at Zurich as insurer re-enters direct market
Zurich is to make 149 people redundant in a shake-up that sees it returning to the direct insurance market.
TSC re-opens premiums inquiry - Insurance News Now – 7 July 2011
Post news editor Mairi MacDonald outlines this week's major general insurance stories which include chair of the Transport Select Committee, Louise Ellman telling Post that motor insurers will be called back to parliament for further questioning…
Autoglass moots layoffs as NW looks to recruit
National Windscreens has pledged to embark on a recruitment drive as its rival Autoglass confirmed it has entered a 30-day consultation with staff over potential redundancies.
Equity Red Star cuts 27 underwriting and distribution jobs
Equity Red Star has made 27 staff redundant following an eight-week consultation period, Post has learnt.
Insurers in line for a £4.8bn windfall from referral fees - Insurance News Now – 9 June 2011
Post news editor Mairi MacDonald outlines this week's major general insurance stories including how motor insurers could pocket billions in extra income a year if a recommendation to retain referral fees is acted on.
Post history - 20 years ago: Employment figures drop in insurance
Looking back through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this article from 20 years ago reveals.
Business process outsourcing: innovate and invigorate
Innovation is a much prized commodity for any company with ambition, yet insurers still seem to be treading a cost-cutting backwater when it comes to outsourcing, writes Colin Gray.
Editor's comment: Beware the brain drain
Sometimes it's good to go against the grain — it can signal creativity, innovation and a desire to differentiate. And then there are the times when mirroring market trends undoubtedly brings the best outcome for individuals concerned.
Equity expansion still on track despite 185 jobs under threat
Equity Insurance Group has insisted its branch network and plans for regional expansion are safe, despite putting 185 jobs within its underwriting and distribution operations at risk.
Two senior roles axed as Axa continues shake-up
The roles of head of specialist markets and distribution director will cease to exist under Axa Commercial's new management structure, as the firm confirmed two senior redundancies.
Equity expansion still on track despite 185 jobs under threat - Insurance News Now – 28 April 2011
Post news editor Mairi MacDonald outlines this week's major general insurance stories including Equity Insurance Group’s insistence that its branch network and plans for regional expansion are safe, despite putting 185 jobs within it’s underwriting and…
30 staff to be cut as part of Quinn buyout
Thirty additional staff are set to lose their jobs at Quinn Insurance after a joint venture between Liberty Mutual and Anglo Irish Bank was confirmed as the preferred buyer for the business.
Axa confirms senior commercial departure
As a result of the senior management restructure at Axa commercial, distribution director Keith Hector has left the business.
Editor's comment: The only way is up
Amanda Blanc's radical restructure of Axa's commercial lines business is undoubtedly a bold one. Not only does it leave more than 100 head office staff staring down the barrel of redundancy but her self-imposed deadline to devolve power to regional pens…
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny understands the launch of widely anticipated new insurance trade body the Managing General Agents' Association has been held up by a lack of technological foresight.
Ex-Rok CEO resurfaces at repair firm
Former Rok chief executive Garvis Snook has been named as a director of newly launched property repair firm Repair Rite.
Post Blog: Brighton, Blanc, Transformers and Marty McFly
Sitting down on the couch after a hard day's baby sitting in Brighton on Saturday I flicked on the TV and Back to the Future was on.
Blanc: Axa will open new branches if brokers want them
Axa Commercial Lines CEO Amanda Blanc has exclusively revealed the firm may open new branches as it seeks to “fill in gaps” in its UK regional network.