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Axa swoops for Zurich personal lines broker chief
Axa Personal Lines has appointed Gareth Howell as its new product household director.
Aspen adds underwriting expertise to Manchester office
Aspen Risk Management has appointed Steve Cheshire as head of underwriting for its North of England business.
Axa Commercial Lines claims first with Underwriting Academy
Axa Commercial Lines has launched an Underwriting Academy in partnership with the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII).
NIG wins contract for funeral director scheme
NIG has won the tender to underwrite the insurance for Lark Group’s SAIFInsure scheme, taking over the contract from Axa.
Barbon creates new roles to strengthen management
Barbon Insurance Group has appointed managing directors for the four businesses within its property and commercial division.
MMA appoints BDM for North East
MMA Insurance has appointed Alexandra Thomson as business development manager for the North East working closely with the insurer’s regional office in Newcastle.
Axa confirms Maidstone branch leader
Axa Commercial Lines has promoted Paul Wouldham to branch sales manager to lead the team at its Maidstone branch which opens on 4 April.
Oxford Insurance Brokers strikes PI deal with Collegiate Underwriting
Oxford Insurance Brokers has partnered with Collegiate Underwriting to launch a new professional indemnity (PI) insurance deal designed to allow IFAs to fix their premium rates for two years.
One in ten young professionals take out no insurance
One in ten young professionals would rather “take the risk” than spend money on insurance, a new study has revealed.
Arista makes fleet underwriting appointments
Arista Insurance has made two new appointments to its fleet team in Birmingham.
Mike Keating resurfaces at specialist MGA
The former managing director of Axa Personal Lines Intermediary, Mike Keating, has returned to the market at a specialist non-standard property underwriting agency.
Axa teams up with Aon for IFA PI cover
Axa Commercial lines has partnered with Aon Risk Solutions to provide professional indemnity (PI) insurance for Independent Financial Advisers (IFA) in the UK.
UK insurance will have to go east to maintain dominance
The UK insurance industry will have to go east in the future if it wishes to retain its global pre-eminence.
Three promotions at CCV
CCV has promoted David Perry to sales and marketing director.
Axa Commercial bolsters Bristol team
Axa Commercial Lines has appointed a sales manager for its newly-opened Bristol office.
Axa Commercial takes new approach to schemes business
Axa Commercial Lines is to implement a new approach to its schemes business which it believes will allow brokers and insurers greater control of schemes.
Purple signs up Oak and Rural to panel
Purple Partnership has teamed up with Oak and Rural Insurance to offer further mid to high net worth cover options along with an agricultural risk specialism to members.
Axa details new products in e-traded Simple range
Axa has launched six new products in the first wave of its multi-channel distribution strategy for brokers.
Axa makes further addition to regional network
Axa Commercial is set to open its 11th regional trading office with the establishment of a new branch in Maidstone.
Products: Axa makes products available on Powerplace
Axa has made two of its products available to Powerplace users in the last month: a new property owners/landlords policy and its management liability policy.
FOS reveals PPI complaints halved in H2 2011
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) received a total of 106,193 complaints between 1 July and 31 December 2011, and figures show that Barclays Bank was by far the biggest culprit in terms of payment protection insurance (PPI) complaints.
Bids for Groupama due in tomorrow
Bids for Groupama’s UK business are close to being tabled with Zurich, Axa and Allianz all in the frame according to reports.
Insurance websites failing customer needs
Insurance company websites are not meeting even the most basic customer experience standards according to a recent survey.
Broker satisfaction with insurers remains high, survey says
Broker satisfaction with insurers has remained stable over the past five years and seen an increase for commercial lines, according to an annual survey carried out by General Insurance Market Research within Aura (Gimra).