Insurer
Market Watch: The before-the-event landscape
Emmanuel Kenning finds that there are more questions than answers in the legal expenses insurance sphere
Management Clinic: Troublesome premium tax
Since the Chancellor made his announcement on extending insurance premium tax in December, nothing much more has happened. Should we be charging IPT to brokers' fees or doing nothing until there is a further government statement?
PB Week: Phones, exam cheats and football
Ian Ritchie, director of RWA Group, picks out some interesting items from the week's news
British Insurance unveils new MD as Burgess heads to US
Nel Mooy has been appointed as managing director of Towergate's independent unemployment, accident and sickness insurer, British Insurance.
Arista raids NIG for broker development manager
Arista Insurance has appointed Neil Wormald as broker development manager for the North East.
PMI rising high?
The cost of private medical treatment has soared in recent years - double-digit increases annually - but can providers realistically offset costs through premium rises alone? Liz McMahon reports
A good day for lawyers?
Paul Asplin examines the effects a rise in employment and general contract claims have had on low-cost family legal protection and considers whether it can survive as an add-on to household insurance
Groupama: online trading push to underpin commercial ambitions
Groupama Insurances' commercial chief has outlined the insurer's ambition to expand its electronic trading capability in 2010
Dedicated insurance portfolio targets time-poor professionals
Wesleyan has launched a dedicated home, motor and travel insurance service for affluent professionals
Jackson proposals trigger Elite to launch outside ATE
The potential impact of the Jackson review has prompted legal expenses provider Elite to move out of its core after-the-event (ATE) market with the launch of two new niche schemes
Tackling trading disputes: Allianz gives complimentary ATE to SMEs
Allianz has added free after-the-event (ATE) cover to all of its small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) insurance policies in a move it has claimed is a market first
'No validity': Industry quashes Quinn's construction findings
Quinn Insurance has been accused of 'scaremongering' following the publication of a survey it commissioned, which found that construction businesses had reduced overall insurance cover by an average of £3.2m
Axa unveils motor revamp as UK general earnings plummet
Axa has stated its intention to impose targeted rate increases across its personal lines motor book and make a return to the direct motor market as it announced a significant slump in UK general insurance earnings
RSA announces £30m impact of Chile earthquake
RSA, a leading insurer in Chile, has announced an expected financial impact of £30m, net of reinsurance, for claims arising from the earthquake.
Arag raids DAS and RSA for new hires
Bristol-based legal insurance firm Arag UK continues its recruitment drive with two further appointments.
Admiral profits increase by 7%
Admiral has reported a 7% increase in profit before tax to £216m for 2009, compared to £203m the previous year, while turnover rose 18% to £1.08bn (2008: £910m).
Sterling raids Hiscox for HNW underwriter
Sterling Insurance Company has appointed Jane Flaherty as a senior High Net Worth (HNW) underwriter based in the Midlands.
Argo extends adds marine cargo to its portfolio
Argo International, a specialist Lloyd’s insurer and subsidiary of Argo Group International Holdings, has extended its platform with the addition of marine cargo to its portfolio.
Jubilee unveils new CEO
Jubilee has announced the appointment of Xchanging founder Clive Buesnel as group chief executive officer, with effect from 1 May 2010
Record profits at Amlin
Amlin has announced £509.1m in profits for the year ended 31 December 2009 compared to £121.6m and an improvement in its combined ratio to 72% (2008: 76%).
Robert Hiscox announces record results: "World belongs to the discontented"
Unveiling record profits, Hiscox's chairman Robert Hiscox vows profitable growth will continue
Fortis strengthens senior management team
Fortis UK has appointed Andy Watson to its executive team in the new role of managing director, retail, with immediate effect.
Allianz profit up and ratio down
In its results for the year ending 2009, Allianz UK has seen a 5.2% boost in IFRS operating profit to £203.7m (2008: £193.6m)
Brit's results show boost in profit and GWP
Brit Insurance has grown 300% in the last year posting a before tax profit of £171.3m excluding the effect of foreign exchange on non-monetary items, dwarfing last year’s £39.6m result.