Articles by Insurance Age staff
Redundancies - Redundancy a costly risk
Katherine Brandon investigates the consequences of redundancies for brokers that may have to lay off staff
PB online poll and results - December 2008
Jan/Feb poll question: What do you think of Norwich Union's re-brand advertising campaign? To vote ...
Workplace stress - The worth of diligence
A recent Court of Appeal decision has moved the goalposts in assessing an employee's suitability to work when under stress. Rachel Dineley and Dorothy Sproule explain the ramifications
High-street moves - Swinton kingpin buys again
Swinton's latest move appears at odds with current market trends. Andrew Tjaardstra investigates
IHN - People power
Katherine Brandon speaks to Elizabeth Foster about staff motivation, her charity interests and future plans for Ingram Hawkins & Nock
Aviva to launch campaign on Norwich Union name change
Aviva has confirmed that it will launch a six-month campaign to communicate that Norwich Union will change its name to Aviva.
CII pulls out of ANZIIF merger
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) Group has decided to terminate the proposed merger with the Australian professional body ANZIIF after a number of financial discrepancies have emerged in ANZIIF's accounts.
Swinton deal for IAG branches confirmed
Insurance Australia Group Limited has agreed to sell its "mass market distribution businesses" in the United Kingdom for a total value of £73.5m.
$50bn fraud could hit insurance hard
JLT has warned that Bernard Madoff's alleged $50bn fraud could potentially have a huge impact on the insurance market.
Aon warns of claims hotspots
Aon has warned companies to brace themselves for several claims hotspots with fraud on the increase coupled with spiraling legal claims.
Zurich Financial changes name and status in Ireland move
Zurich Financial Services Group has confirmed that Zurich Insurance Ireland, the group's Ireland-based European general insurance risk carrier, will be changing its name and incorporation status to Zurich Insurance Public Limited Company (ZIP) with…
IIB slams unlimited compensation awards proposal
The Institute of Insurance Brokers (IIB) has voiced strong opposition to unlimited compensation awards as part of its response to the Financial Services Authority (FSA) consultation paper - Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS): review of limits.
Flood defence plans brought forward a year
The Environment Agency has announced the flood defence projects in England are to be brought forward a year.
Maidment reappears at CNA
CNA Insurance Company has appointed former Allianz director, Paul Maidment, to the newly-created role of regional director, UK & Ireland.
Gocompare extends car insurance panel
Gocompare.com has added nine new insurance brands to its car insurance comparison service.
Bollington aims for 50% wholesale growth
Bollington has embarked on an ambitious program to grow its wholesale arm by 50% next year.
Unanimous approval for Liiba launch
London Market Brokers voted unanimously to form a new, independent organisation to be launched on 1 January.
Giles acquires Arnott Commercial Insurance and Arnott Marine
Giles has acquired Arnott Commercial Insurance Services and Arnott Marine (Arnott). Gerard O'Connor, managing director of Arnott will continue to run the business within Giles following the acquisition.
Sonae increases investment in Cooper Gay
Cooper Gay has announced that MDS, SGPS, SA a subsidiary of the Portugese corporation Sonae SGPS, has increased its investment and shareholding in the company from 13.68% to 32.12%. However, the terms of the further investment were not disclosed.
QBE appoints European Operations COO
QBE European Operations has confirmed that Kathy Lisson will be joining the company as chief operating officer from 1 June 2009.
Mason makes return after landing top Moneyextra role
Former director of insurance at Moneysupermarket.com, Richard Mason, has been appointed as MD of Moneyextra.com, Insurance Age has learnt.
Heath Lambert creates renewable energy team
Heath Lambert has formed a new renewable energy team within its retail national division, to be headed up by Paul Marsh.
RAC launches hybrid vehicle trial into fleet
RAC has claimed it is the first recovery company to introduce hybrid vehicles into its fleet as part of a wider initiative to reduce CO2 emissions.
Axa investigates 400 motor claims in anti-fraud effort
Axa has assembled a specialist anti-fraud team and begun investigating over 400 motor accident cases where fraudulent activity has been suspected, as part of a wider industry effort to curb so-called "crash for cash" scams.