Articles by Insurance Age staff
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 ...
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.