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Mitsui Sumitomo expands in Dublin
Mitsui Sumitomo has appointed Brian Moran and Gavin Mullen to expand the offering of its recently launched Dublin office.
Donaldson insists brokers come first at RSA
RSA’s Paul Donaldson has reaffirmed the insurer’s commitment to the broker market while dismissing rival insurer strategies, as “sound bites”.
Gary Lineker supports telematics insurance launch
Gary Lineker has given his backing to Ingenie, a motor insurance start-up offering young drivers cheaper premiums.
Travelers takes senior risk controller from Chubb
Travelers has appointed Richard Harrison to lead its risk control function in both the UK and Ireland.
Two new recruits for Transactor
Transactor Global Solutions (TGSL) has appointed Mark Lewis as a business analyst.
Capacity changes for Towergate MGAs
Fusion and Towergate Underwriting Household have both confirmed new capacity deals for the next five years.
RSA makes structural changes
RSA has announced a restructure of its operating structure and an appointment to its executive team.
RSA builds up North East management team
RSA has appointed Lee Mooney as regional manager, North East.
In conversation with RSA: distinguishing from rivals in SME commercial
The SME commercial market remains one of the most highly competitive in the UK insurance space.
Personal lines growth drives up NWP at RSA
RSA has reported UK personal lines Q3 net written premiums were up 13% to £1 036m, with commercial lines up just 2% to £1 282m. Overall the UK was up 7% to £2 318m.
Profile: Two’s company...
Six months after RSA snapped up Oak underwriting, Steve Kingshott and Bob Trott tell Martin Friel how the companies’ different approaches are combining for an assault on the ultra high net worth sector
Three top insurers suffer from Irish downgrade
Aviva, RSA and Allianz have all been restricted from providing cover for Irish state companies due to the country’s demotion by credit rating agencies.
Mitsui Sumitomo completes regional office network
Mitsui Sumitomo at Lloyd’s has confirmed the completion of its regional office network with the opening of branches in Belfast and Glasgow.
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.
Zurich appoints new chief underwriting officer
Zurich has appointed Nick Major as chief underwriting officer (CUO) for its global corporate in the UK (GCUK) business area, effective immediately.
RSA appoints More Than man to head up e-business
RSA has appointed Ian Hood as group e-business director with responsibility for broker self servicing options.
Mageean signs up with Broker Network and Countrywide
Bernard Mageean has been appointed as director of insurer relations at Broker Network and Countrywide.
Market moves: Making moves in the Midlands
The Midlands was the place to be this month with numerous appointments and promotions at all levels, with Commercial Express in particular the source of a few moves. Lorica and Oxford Insurance Brokers also added several employees to their teams.
New legal counsel for RBSI
RBS Insurance (RBSI) has announced the appointment of Humphrey Tomlinson as general counsel and company secretary.
RSA appoints new head of group legal
RSA has announced the promotion of Charlotte Heiss to head of group legal at its Group Corporate Centre.
Judge accuses RSA firm of fabricating repair costs
RSA has been accused by a county court judge of artificially inflating repair costs charged to other insurers.
RSA appoints former Aegon CFO to board
RSA Insurance Group has appointed Jos Streppel to its board as a non-executive director as of 3 October 2011.
FOS names and shames PPI providers
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has named the providers of payment protection insurance (PPI) cases as it announced that complaints more than doubled to 98,632 in the first six months of 2011 compared to the second half of 2010.