RSA Group
Products: RSA appointed underwriter for Select & Protect product
RSA has been appointed as the sole underwriter for Select & Protect’s Ultima home insurance product. The deal is an extension of the partnership between the two organisations who already work together on three other product lines.
Product roundup: To boldly go where products have rarely been before
l It appears that there is no frontier which insurance broking would ever be daunted by and this month we report on a new product for space travellers, perhaps the most appropriate use of the verb “to launch” ever seen on these pages. Aon has teamed up…
Aviva appoints ex-RSA director as commercial CUO
Aviva has appointed Susan Penwarden as chief underwriting officer (CUO) for commercial, corporate and specialty lines.
QBE's Cooter completes Covéa top team
Covéa Insurance has appointed Simon Cooter as commercial lines director.
Nearly 100 jobs at risk with RSA Croydon closure
More than 90 jobs are at risk following RSA's decision to close its current Croydon office and relocate the bulk of its services to Manchester in July 2013.
S&P revises RSA Group outlook to negative
Standard & Poor's (S&P) has revised its outlook on the core operating entities of RSA Group to negative from stable while affirming the insurer's A+ credit rating.
RSA partners with Select & Protect to launch home product
RSA has been appointed as sole underwriter for Select & Protect’s Ultima home insurance product.
Towergate Underwriting in £1bn deal as Axa departs household MGA
Towergate Underwriting has secured over £1bn of underwriting capacity spread over the length of a series of renewal deals effective from 1 January 2013, Insurance Age can reveal.
RSA moves for former Willis boss
RSA has appointed former Willis boss Dan Wilkinson as its new mid market regions director.
Growing SMEs: Room to manoeuvre
Small businesses are often subject to rapid change and growth, and it is essential that brokers and insurers understand how radically their risk profiles can evolve.
Reportage: Merry Christmas?
It’s been a busy and a tough year for many brokers, but the industry has risen to the challenges and is ready to face big changes on the horizon for next year. Edward Murray reports
Former Deloitte head named as RSA chairman
RSA Group has unveiled former Deloitte head Martin Scicluna as its new chairman.
RSA cites "challenging" UK market as NWP remains flat
RSA has reported flat net written premium (NWP) of £2.7bn for UK and Western Europe during the first nine months of 2012.
Arista snaps up former Brit man
Arista Insurance has appointed former Brit employee Mick Hunter as development underwriter to its St Albans office.
RSA unveils SME chief
RSA has appointed former Allianz man Russell White as head of SME deals.
Ex-RSA CEO named as Lloyd's council deputy chairman
Former RSA group CEO Andy Haste has been unveiled as senior independent deputy chairman on the council of Lloyd's.
Axa goes to QBE for new Reading underwriter
Axa Commercial Lines and Personal Intermediary has appointed Karen Young as senior underwriter for its Reading branch.
RSA and LV in motor claims agreement
RSA has signed an agreement with LV to help speed up motor payment processes and remove unnecessary costs.
New UK commercial finance director at RSA
RSA has appointed Mark Laughton as its new finance director for UK commercial.
RSA signs bilateral agreement with Groupama
RSA and Groupama Insurances have moved to tackle the industry issue of subrogated motor repair costs with a bilateral agreement.
RSA’s motor retreat frustrates and delights
Withdrawal from writing motor trade insurance alerts competitors to opportunities
SMEs: Home advantage
The Olympic experience showed that flexible working is a viable option for many, but companies need to weigh up the risks as well as the benefits.
Hastings creates two new director roles
Hastings Insurance Services has created two new posts by appointing Paul Whymark as its new operations director and Jonathan Sutcliffe as its new claims director.
Insurers ready to seize RSA's former motor trade business
Insurers are poised to pounce on RSA's former business following its decision to withdraw from the motor trade market.