Articles by Insurance Age staff
Oscar Sassoli - Assured practice
Director's Q&A
Howard Lickens - A broker of conviction
Andrew Tjaardstra meets Howard Lickens, chief executive of New Malden-based broker Clear Group, which won the Intermediary of the Year award at last year's UK Broker Awards
Appointment at The Institute of Insurance Brokers
The Institute of Insurance Brokers has elected Phil Thorpe of technology, charity and the educationa...
Appointment at Allianz Commercial
Allianz Commercial has hired Katharina Feltham as pricing manager within its strategy and planning d...
Appointment at QBE
QBE has taken on Chris Wallace as head of UK development. Wallace's previous roles include reviewing...
Appointment at Robertson Taylor
Robertson Taylor, a subsidiary of Lloyd's broker Oxygen, has recruited Victoria France as managing d...
Appointment at MMA Insurance
MMA Insurance has made two appointments within its business development team. Claire Ephgrave has be...
Appointment at Open GI
Open GI has promoted Jason Wheelhouse to national sales manager. Wheelhouse was corporate account ma...
Credit insurance - Credit claims on the rise
As more businesses face insolvency, Katherine Brandon looks at the issues faced by credit insurers
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.