Articles by Insurance Age staff
CII opens up Talent Initiative database to the market
The CII Group has announced its extensive Talent Initiative graduate database will be available to the whole insurance industry until the end of November.
Aon acquires in hospitality sector
Aon has acquired specialist insurance broker, Supercover Holdings for an undisclosed fee.
Novae appoints joint liability team
Novae has appointed Janet Edey and Matthew Carr jointly to head its Syndicate 2007 management liability unit.
Insurance Age on-air news review
Insurance Age news editor Sarah Hills provides a run down of the major news stories from the week - watch it now .
Hiscox Europe chief departs
Hiscox announced today that Marc van der Veer, managing director, Hiscox Europe, will be leaving the group.
New service launched for insurance sector brokers
A new service has launched that will offer brokers in the insurance sector a constant stream of cont...
Wholesale Intermediary of the Year - TFP Schemes
UK Broker Awards 2008 Supplement
Guiding light
Far from abandoning ship, Andrew Torrance has shown that a steady hand in an uncertain market can guide a company to safety. Michelle Worvell speaks to him about the shifting tides of the insurance world and what the future has in store for Allianz…
UK PLC - regulation's golden guinea pig?
Has the early adoption of European Union regulation in the UK put insurance firms at a disadvantage, or has this head start placed them in a position of power to pursue pan-European business, John Needham asks
Online learning offers safe alternative
Online risk management resources can prove that businesses are serious about reducing workplace risk...
Mr 30% - where to now?
In a much publicised interview, Igal Mayer, chief executive officer at Norwich Union (NU) general in...
Snakes and ladders
While there may be no venom in their bite, established broker networks seem to be intent on guarding their place in the market against new entrants. Martin Friel discusses whether there is room in the game for other network contenders and if their models…
Validus-IVC designs specialist facility
A specialist analysis and settlement facility for companies that receive credit hire and repair clai...
Singling out the winners and losers
I was interested to read your comment piece this month (Insurance Age, September, p19), and I have s...
Private Clients Intermediary - Chambers & Newman part of the Smart & Cook Group
UK Broker Awards 2008 Supplement
Riding high
The PMI market may boast a healthy take up but there appears to be a great deal of discontent over some providers' stance towards claims data sharing. Sarah Hills explores whether the market is ready to improve its approach to communicating risk
Claims Service of the Year - Romero Insurance Brokers
UK Broker Awards 2008 Supplement
Oxygen sells underwriting arm
Oxygen has sold its underwriting arm, Oxygen Insurance Managers (OIM), to Arthur J Gallagher. The co...
Highway promotes services to customers using ClaimWatch
Highway has claimed to be the first insurer to promote its services online to customers using the Cl...
Datamonitor reveals pet insurance fastest growing market in UK
An independent market analysis by Datamonitor revealed that pet insurance is one of the fastest grow...
Poll results
Are the recent problems that have plagued the banking sector set to infect the insurance industry fu...
Going strong
In this case study, Simon Henderson points out the basics of a successful schemes business and explains how one provider has managed to build up a strong proposition in the market