Articles by Martin Friel
NIG hires from rivals to grow London SME book
NIG has made two senior appointments to its London office in a bid to secure a greater share of the London SME market.
Jardine Matheson increases JLT stake to 40%
Jardine Matheson’s bid for a 10% increase in its shareholding of JLT has won both shareholder and regulatory support.
Social media preying on minds of risk managers
Social media presents significant potential risks to the reputations of European businesses and their protection of confidential information, according to two risk management organisations.
Insurance Age blog: McManus for Towergate?
Well the big news this week is the departure of Brendan McManus, CEO of Willis UK, from the company.
Video: What the Papers Say
Joining Insurance Age editor, Martin Friel, for this month's round-up is Dan Tunna, external communications at Allianz, and Emmanuel Kenning, features editor at Insurance Age.
Aviva confirms job losses in Ireland
Aviva has confirmed the prospect of long-expected job losses in its Irish operation with the announcement that 770 jobs are set to go from Aviva Ireland.
Aviva Ireland job losses expected today
Aviva is expected to finally announce the long-rumoured job cuts of over half its Irish workforce today.
New PI product for property agents hits the market
Property insurance broker Deacon has developed a new professional indemnity insurance product for managing agents.
Video: the inaugural UK Broker Conference
Brokers from across the country convened in London's May Fair hotel for the inaugural UK Broker Conference last week.
PMI Health Group hires new director from Jelf
PMI Health Group has hired a new account director to drive the company’s corporate market growth in the south of England.
Flood cover could be pulled following reforms warns ABI
Government tactics to reform the planning process must not lead to uninsurable building developments, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has warned.
FSA warns aggregators not to breach permissions
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has expressed concerns that comparison sites are helping to arrange and advise on sales without the correct permissions.
Standard & Poor's man joins insurance consultancy
Insurance consultancy firm Litmus Analysis, has appointed a new partner to the business.
Djanogly stripped of CMC powers
The justice minister, Jonathan Djanogly, has been stripped of his responsibility to regulate claims management companies after it was revealed he and his family could profit from changes to legal aid he was proposing.
Chaucer bolsters UK motor business with key appointment
Chaucer Insurance has appointed Paul Baxter as head of direct as the insurer aims to build its UK motor business.
Bridge looks to former Cobra director to grow property account
Bridge Insurance Brokers has appointed a new head of real estate as it bids to grow its property account.
MD buys part of Broker Assistance out of administration
The managing director of troubled claims management company, Broker Assistance, has purchased the claims handling part of the company from administrators.
Former Heath Lambert MD joins CCV in Towergate shake up
CCV has appointed a former Heath Lambert managing director as its new chief operating officer.
Biba reveals theme for 2012 conference
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has announced the theme for its 2012 conference.
Claims management company enters administration
Broker Assistance, the claims management company, has entered administration.
Aviva Ireland jobs set to be outsourced
Around 600 jobs at Aviva Ireland are expected to be cut and transferred to the insurance company’s UK operation, while around 400 more are likely to be outsourced.
Personal injury lawyer welcomes referral fee ban
A personal injury solicitor has broken ranks with his peers to welcome Government moves to ban referral fees in insurance cases.
Brit CEO to step down
Brit chief executive Dane Douetil is to step down to make way for Mark Cloutier as part of a board shake up.
Banking changes may hinder lending to SMEs
The implementation of the Basel 3 regulatory framework will dramatically hinder retail bank lending to SMEs, according to the European Savings Banks Group (ESBG).