Insurer
A crisis of confidence
The financial services world has lost a great deal of public trust lately and the insurance industry must start believing in itself if it is to regain it. Laurent Matras explains why a re-evaluation of our offering is overdue
Northern charm
Regional Review
Fortis sells off its banking arm
The Fortis UK insurance businesses will remain part of Fortis Insurance International within the For...
QBE sets sights sky high in property insurance sector
QBE's has reconfirmed its target of becoming a major insurer in the top tier of the property insuran...
APC eyes up SME agency potential
APC has revealed that it is seeking to acquire an underwriting agency as part of its strategic growt...
May
Aviva confirmed it was to shut one of its service centre operations in India and bring the work back...
NU website redirects to Aviva site
The Norwich Union website will now redirect to aviva.co.uk, coinciding with the insurer's name chang...
Carole Nash makes web pitch for Ireland
Carole Nash, has launched a new quote and buy website targeting the Irish market.
Hiscox appoint European head
Hiscox has appointed Pierre-Olivier Desaulle as managing director of Hiscox Europe.
Lockton strengthens Birmingham office
Lockton has announced a major expansion of its Birmingham office.
DAS secures Giles contract
DAS Legal Expenses Insurance has won the commercial legal expenses insurance and advisory services account for Giles Insurance Brokers.
Fortis wraps up deal with BNP Paribas
The transaction between Fortis Holding, the Belgian State and BNP Paribas has completed.
New broking venture spins out of Towergate
John McLaren-Stewart, the founder of Alliance Corporate Risk Management, has set up BrightStar Risk Solutions, following a period at Towergate.
Amlin nabs Zurich property team
Amlin has expanded its UK property team with the arrival of a team of five underwriters from Zurich.
Junction renews Post Office deal
Junction has entered into a five-year contract with Post Office Financial Services to provide home and motor insurance.
Insurance Race Day 2009 is runaway success with more than 400 attending
The insurance industry once again took full advantage of the corporate hospitality at Kempton Park o...
Appointment at Zenith Insurance
Zenith Insurance has taken on Peter Austin as that company's new chief executive officer. ...
PB Sentiment Survey May 2009
PB Sentiment Survey
Put right others' PPI wrongs
For over four years, payment protection insurance providers have been scrutinised, berated and accus...
Devitt and Lawton - Upping the ante
Andrew Tjaardstra talks to Aaron Devitt and Mike Lawton, who are the front line in driving RSA's commercial UK strategy as it adopts a more aggressive approach to sales to increase its broker activity
250 new jobs at Swinton
Swinton plans to create more than 250 new jobs in its Norwich-based call centre by the end of 2009. ...
Finger points at brokers as CHOs face potential collapse
The credit hire industry could be facing a tumultuous year with the threat of insolvency for some fi...
Up close and personal
A team player with complete belief in his staff, John O'Roarke talks to Michelle Worvell about how the general insurance market has changed, regrets he has had along the way and his vision to bring LV into the public spotlight