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New commercial director appointed at Chartis
Chartis has appointed a new director for its UK commercial lines operation.
Chartis turns from loss to profit
American International Group (AIG) has revealed that subsidiary insurer Chartis, the general insurance arm of the global business, made an operating profit of $1.12bn (£709m) in 2011 reversing its loss of $1.07bn the previous year.
Broker satisfaction with insurers remains high, survey says
Broker satisfaction with insurers has remained stable over the past five years and seen an increase for commercial lines, according to an annual survey carried out by General Insurance Market Research within Aura (Gimra).
Towergate raids Gallagher for development director
Towergate Underwriting has appointed Alyson Williams as household development director only five months after she left the company for a role as development manager at Gallagher Group.
XL appoints ex-Chartis commercial lines chief
XL Group has appointed Jason Harris as chief executive of its international property and casualty insurance business.
Post Intelligence Benchmarking - Commercial insurers: Winners and losers
The annual Insurance 360 Business Insurers Insight Report service rankings show some steady, some on ladders - and some on snakes.
Former BoE committee man joins regional broker
Buckinghamshire-based J Bennett and Son has appointed Steve Smart as a non-executive director.
New Midlands manager for Ink Insurance
Ink Insurance has appointed Lee Bayliss as regional underwriting manager to the Midlands area.
Tusler leaves Hiscox
Austyn Tusler, head of art and private client business at Hiscox has left the high net worth insurer.
NIG hires from rivals to grow London SME book
NIG has made two senior appointments to its London office in a bid to secure a greater share of the London SME market.
LV appoints new leader in Exeter
LV broker has appointed Kevin Wildman to the new role of branch manager for its Exeter office.
Liberty adds to European management
Liberty International Underwriters in Europe (LIU Europe) has appointed Guy Williams as head of D&O and financial institutions (FI).
Marr quits IFB
The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) has announced that director Glen Marr will leave in December to join First Central Insurance Management as director of fraud.
Dual looks to Chartis for senior hire
Dual Corporate Risks has appointed Paul Russell as director and senior underwriter of its financial institutions arm DCR FI.
Solicitors' PI hit by further blow as Aspen exits
Aspen Risk Management has become the latest insurer to pull out from the solicitor’s professional indemnity (PI) market.
Market moves: All the fun of the fair
Summer is traditionally the time for going on holiday. The urban legend is that September follows as the month with the highest number of resignations. People coming back have reflected, probably on a beach, that they did not enjoy their job and become…
Marsh's new PI offering targets cover issues for small law firms
As another challenging renewal season for solicitors’ professional indemnity (PI) approaches, Marsh has launched a service designed to cater for smaller practices.
Chartis closes door on new solicitors' PI business
As the annual solicitors’ professional indemnity renewal date looms, the market leader, Chartis UK, has announced that it will not be writing any new business in this sector.
Chartis raids rivals to build core London team
Barry Taylor joins Chartis Insurance UK from Chubb and John Montgomery arrives from Brit.
Chartis names UK MD
Nicolas Aubert has been appointed managing director of Chartis Insurance UK.
Dual expands into IT sector with Chartis hire
Dual Corporate Risks has appointed Christopher Blake as a professional indemnity (PI) underwriter in its national business unit.
Brokerbility members reveal best performing insurers
Axa Commercial Lines has topped the Brokerbility bi-annual Satisfaction Survey for the second consecutive time.
Biba 2011: My Manchester Q&A Part Two
The team at Post and Insurance Age will again be publishing a daily at the British Insurance Brokers' Association conference in Manchester on Wednesday and Thursday.
Solicitors' PI market leader Chartis slams SRA consultation
Chartis has been the latest insurer to react to the Solicitors’ Regulation Authority’s (SRA) consultation on the Assigned Risk Pool (ARP).