Articles by Siân Barton
Aston Scott confirms Blanc buyout
Peter Blanc completes management buyout and will join as executive chairman with Andrew Scott staying on as an independent consultant.
Zurich COR shrinks to 93.5%
Combined ratio for UKGI business drops 3.5 points as operating profit grows 30% to £47m.
Aviva net written premium up to £855m
Q1 results show net written premium grows 1% to £855m.
Markel sees combined ratio drop to 83%
Combined ratio falls from 95% in Q1 2014 to 83% in Q1 2015 and insurer sees opportunities in the UK.
Video: Spring Sentiment Survey revealed
The first Sentiment Survey of 2015 is out now. Here Ageas CEO for insurance, François-Xavier Boisseau, exclusively shares his views on the results.
S&P removes Das from negative watch
Das CEO welcomes affirmation of A rating from S&P.
Towergate hires in Scotland
Broker adds staff from Marsh and Central as it seeks to reinforce local market offering.
Court documents: Ross resigned by email in February
David Ross emailed resignation to Arthur J Gallagher on 9 February 2015 and his notice expires on 8 February 2016.
Video: Spring Sentiment Survey 2015
Take a sneak peek at our first Sentiment Survey of 2015 with Ageas CEO for insurance, François-Xavier Boisseau.
Aviva's Tulloch appointed to Pool Re
Insurer's UK and Ireland CEO takes on non-executive director role at Pool Re.
Zurich boss Vibhu Sharma on growth in a tough market
In part two of our interview the CEO for UKGI at Zurich, Vibhu Sharma, talks innovation and his dislike of silos.
Webinar: E-trading complex risks
Don’t miss our exclusive webinar on Thursday 30 April which examines trading complex risks online.
Brokers grow schemes business
Number of brokers writing most of GWP through schemes increases to 37% according to UK General.
Insurance innovators “disadvantaged”
In the second part of our FinTech Futures roundtable our experts talk digital disrupters, customer focus and regulation.
Roundtable: Fintech Futures Part Two
In the second part of our FinTech Futures roundtable we find out more about what the key disrupters in the insurance sector might be and some of the issues that impact on innovation.
Experts warn insurance falling behind on tech
Insurance Age FinTech Futures roundtable finds that insurers and brokers are sometimes lacking on digital issues.
Sharma pledges to keep Zurich on track
Vibhu Sharma insists “our focus remains unchanged” as he takes up role as CEO for UK general insurance in part one of our interview.
Roundtable: Fintech Futures Part One
A group of insurers, brokers and technology experts met last month to discuss why the insurer and broker market needs a campaign like FinTech Futures
Avantia appoints CEO
Financial tech firm appoints Mark Eastham following Phillip Walter’s exit in December.
FCA fines Moorhouse £159,300
Broker fined for failures on oversight and control of vehicle add-on insurance products.
Video: Regional Review Nottingham Part 2
Siân Barton meets Nottingham brokers to discuss Biba support, the impact of the general election and the future for the city.
Bruce Stevenson expands with new office
Broker moves into Galashiels as it pushes forward with aim to grow premiums to £25m a year.
Willis confirms 350 redundancies
Broker says the changes are in line with its restructuring programme.
Mike Bruce heads to Global Risk Partners
Bruce to take up role as chief executive of GRP’s retail broking business following his Bluefin exit.