Articles by Insurance Age staff
Appointment at Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty UK
Philipp Cremer has taken the position of head of market management and communications at Allianz Glo...
Appointment at Focus Solutions Group
Focus Solutions Group, an office solutions provider for financial services distributors, has recruit...
Neil Walton - Fast learner
Neil Walton was always a good broker and then a business opportunity accelerated his career. He gives Andrew Tjaardstra the lowdown on his firm's management buyouts and the view from the top
Groupama chief hits out at pricing
Announcing his firm's 2007 results, new Groupama Insurances chief executive Francois Xavier-Boisseau...
Appointment at Marsh
Marsh has taken on Alistair Fraser as head of office for its Reading Site. Fraser joins Marsh from W...
Appointment at Assurant Solutions Intermediary
James Muller has joined Assurant Solutions Intermediary as its chief operating officer. Muller joins...
Appointment at Perkins Slade
Perkins Slade appointed Richard Doubleday as its main board director, with specific responsibility f...
Appointment at Aon Global
Aon Global has appointed Rob Woods as chief executive officer of its London broking teams. Woods has...
Appointment at Liberty International Underwriters
Liberty International Underwriters has appointed John McCammon to manage its European claims operati...
Women in insurance - Breaking down boardroom gender barriers
The glass ceiling is a persistent, but not insurmountable obstacle for women, writes Charlie Thomas
Appointment at Carole Nash
Carole Nash completed a strengthening of its board with the appointment of Clive Roberts as financia...
Legal expenses - Heading for the main line
Despite a generally poor uptake of legal expenses insurance, the market is vibrant, diverse and shows nascent signs of a promising future, argues Marcus Alcock
Private equity backing could give Giles green light for major growth
Giles Insurance Brokers is set to be acquired by private equity group Charterhouse, Insurance Age ha...
Unrealistic commissions are no excuse
I want to congratulate Tony Cornell on his excellent Agenda column last month, as I thought that his...
Groupama Insurances reports profits
Groupama Insurances reported profits of £23.1m for 2007 (2006: £33.8m). The results were affected by...
Schemes solutions
Too many schemes brokers are focusing on mainstream commercial lines and ignoring the potentially lu...
Environmental Angel calls on industry to cut paper policy use
A campaign to encourage the insurance industry to become more environmentally friendly has gained a ...
Coversure Insurance to open three branch offices
Coversure Insurance Services, the Huntingdon-based broking franchise organisation, is to open three ...
Zenith revamps Zenith Private Car Standard
Zenith Insurance has revamped its full cycle EDI private car product, Zenith Private Car Standard. T...
MRG to meet objectives
The Market Reform Group (MRG) said it would meet its objectives regarding end of paper processing fo...
Towergate acquires TF Bell Group
Towergate has acquired TF Bell Group. Under the deal, all 57 staff and directors have made the move ...
Healthcare e-trading portal talks collapse following insurer apathy
The development of an e-trading portal for the UK healthcare sector has been disrupted because certa...
The gloves are off
The Serious Crime Act has provided the means for the public and private sectors to share information, but how will this new piece of legislation help the insurance industry fight opportunistic fraud? Sarah Hills reports on how the sector is determined to…
Lark Group purchases Griffiths Good
Lark Group has purchased Fleet-based Griffiths Good for an undisclosed sum. Following the acquisitio...