Articles by Insurance Age staff
Companies are unprepared to face the onslaught of fraud
Companies are unprepared to face the onslaught of fraud, which is predicted to rise because of the c...
Equity Red Star opens office in Leeds
Expanding its regional fleet and special risks business in Northern England, Equity Red Star has ope...
Third Force in £1.3bn boost
A review of the Third Force of the insurance industry by Insurance Age in a supplement this month ha...
Small broker focus - Keep in touch to stay in control
The recession cycle rolls out in three stages. In the first, there is a tendency to hope for the bes...
Scam busters
With the news that Axa has set up a specialist anti-fraud team and begun investigating more than 400 motor accident cases in which fraudulent activity has been suspected, MichelleWorvell asks if the industry is winning the fight against fraud and what…
Moody's has downgraded the senior debt rating
Moody's has downgraded the senior debt rating of XL Capital to Baa2 from Baa1 and the insurance fina...
R K Harrison Holdings completes acquisition of Bowood Holdings
R K Harrison Holdings has completed the acquisition of Lloyd's broker Bowood Holdings with the assis...
Zurich Insurance Ireland to change its name
Zurich Financial Services Group has announced that Zurich Insurance Ireland, the group's Ireland-bas...
Firefighters under pressure
According to the Liverpool Daily Post (November 2009), Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service has threat...
Fear credit hire and repair claims 'may reach £1.2bn'
New figures suggest that credit hire and repair claims are projected to cost the insurance industry ...
To the max
Maximising legal expenses
Management training - beyond the 'helicopter factor'
Rachel Gordon gives the lowdown on the true value of management training
Blasting out of the blocks
Broker start-ups
Appointment at Moorhouse
Moorhouse has appointed Joe Sultana to its board as operations director. Prior to joining, Sultana w...
Appointment at Tysers
Tysers has recruited two senior executives, Richard Bowdidge as divisional director and Kingsley Mil...
Appointment at Heath Lambert Group
Heath Lambert Group has recruited Bob Palmer, previously of Oval, as account executive. ...
Bluefin launches
Axa-owned broker Venture Preference has officially re-branded as Bluefin Insurance Group. The compan...
Protection from the top - Directors' and Officers'
As scrutiny grows on individual liability, directors' and officers' cover is becoming more popular, writes Katherine Brandon
Commission disclosure - FSA's disclosure decision welcomed
Regulator drops mandatory disclosure in favour of alternative advocated by broker body, writes Andrew Tjaardstra
Appointment at Travelers UK
Travelers UK has appointed Karen Bigwood as marketing manager. A key project for Bigwood in her new ...
Appointment at Ansvar
Ansvar has recruited Marcus Booth as its new underwriting manager. Booth joined RSA in 1985 after gr...
Digital marketing - Analyse this
Katherine Brandon examines the tools available for tracking digital marketing campaigns
Appointment at AEGIS London
AEGIS London has hired Paula Restrepo as casualty underwriter. Restrepo will underwrite a liability ...