Articles by Liz McMahon
Insurance Age blog: Space - the final frontier
Up until now, the opportunity to venture into space has been available to a very select few. In fact over the past 50 years less than 500 people have been lucky enough to blast into that vast abyss that exists beyond our rather worn out ozone layer.
Provident deal receives cautious welcome from brokers
MMA’s acquisition of Provident has been welcomed by brokers, but concern has been voiced over how the merger could impact on the variety of products available.
MMA to buy Provident Insurance
Covea Group owned insurer MMA has agreed a long touted deal to acquire the Halifax based motor insurer Provident.
Claims firm shut down and stung with fine following organised fraud
An accident management company director has been hit with “huge” legal bill after his involvement in a string of fraudulent claims topping £200,000.
Reed in as MD as Blanc's restructure puts 114 jobs in jeopardy
Axa Commercial Lines CEO Amanda Blanc has merged the insurer's specialist markets and solution and distribution branches and appointed Matthew Reed to lead the new division as MD of intermediary and direct.
FSCS GI levy rises but not as much as feared
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has set the 2011/12 levy on general insurance (GI) intermediaries at £69.5m.
Review: Cover your legal expenses
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Review: Protection for the digital age
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Dual launches combined liability product
Dual Corporate Risks has launched a combined professional indemnity and products liability product for computer consultants and contractors.
Exeter Friendly expands excess options after broker feedback
Exeter Family Friendly has announced the launch of a range of excess options on Health Cover for Me for the first time.
Blanc begins revamp of Axa's commercial senior management
A strategic review of Axa’s business has led to a host of its UK commercial senior management being informed their jobs are at risk, Insurance Age’s sister publication Post has learnt.
Arc claims market first with new maintenance product
Arc Legal Assistance has launched a specialist cover to enable individuals to pursue defaulting maintenance payers.
Market moves: Winds of change sweep the country
Snow flurries in Scotland were matched only by the blizzard of job announcements in the region with Lockton, Heath Lambert, Aspen and RSA all unveiling changes.
Zurich targets Europe with commercial broker hires
Zurich’s UK General Insurance business has made three senior appointments in the commercial broker team.
Court ruling puts a stop to broker termination clauses
The Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court decision that it is not possible for a broker to enforce a termination clause if the insured goes out of business.
RSA's property product completes its SME suite
RSA has launched a new product created specifically for property owners who own and let single or multi-premise portfolios.
Japan Earthquake will not trigger hard market, says Willis Re
Relatively orderly price movements at the 1 April Japanese reinsurance renewals have indicated that the Tohoku Earthquake is not the catalyst that will bring about a hard market, according to Willis Re.
Bribery Act looms as guidance is published
The director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Keir Starmer QC, and the director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Richard Alderman, have issued joint guidance for prosecutors on the Bribery Act 2010.
New network Momentum signs up to the Aldermanbury Declaration
Momentum Solutions - the broker network headed by former Oval MD Howard Pepper - has signed up to the Aldermanbury Declaration.
Man dealt one year prison sentence for personal injury fraud
A man who submitted an inflated £1.35m claim for damages for injuries in a car crash has been sentenced to one year’s imprisonment after the courts found him guilty of contempt of court.
Ecclesiastical signs up to Home & Legacy panel
Mid and high net worth wholesale broker, Home & Legacy, has announced that specialist insurer Ecclesiastical is set to join the company’s household insurance panel.
The Aldermanbury Declaration - one year on: the debate
If you missed yesterday's live webinar debating the Aldermanbury Declaration - one year on - it is now available for viewing on-demand.
ABI gives thumbs up to Osborne's Lord Young promise
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has welcomed UK Chancellor George Osborne’s promise to implement the recommendations in Lord Young’s report on health and safety in full.
RSA looks within business for new personal lines chief
RSA has appointed former MD of More Than, Mark Christer, as managing director, UK personal lines.