Brit Insurance
Former Brit supremo Douetil unveiled as BMS group CEO
BMS Associates has unveiled former Brit head Dane Douetil as its new group chief executive officer (CEO).
Ecclesiastical adds ex-Brit CEO Cox to board
Ecclesiastical has appointed Ray Cox to its group management board.
Lloyd's insurer Argo swoops for former Brit man
Lloyd's insurer Argo has named former Brit man Mike Jackson as head of compliance.
Second former Brit boss joins Cooter at Covea
Covea Insurance has wrapped up the second of three senior management appointments, Insurance Age can reveal.
Post Intelligence – company profile: QBE Europe
Produced by Post Intelligence in association with Brook Intelligence, this comprehensive company report studies QBE Europe’s strategy and operations in 2012.
Cobra Group legal division launches intellectual property offering
Cobra Legal & IP has launched two intellectual property (IP) products.
Grant links up again with former Brit boss Cooter at Covéa
Former Brit man Tim Grant has joined his ex-boss Simon Cooter at Covéa Insurance.
Xbroker moves for former QBE and Brit man Stones
Commercial underwriting specialist Xbroker has named former QBE and Brit man Matthew Stones as senior fleet underwriter.
Simply Business closer to management buyout
Simply Business is set for a deal to separate from Brit Group through a management buyout, sister title Postonline has revealed.
Brit reports improved profit and COR
Brit Insurance has reported an operating profit of £113.6m for 2012, up from £68.4m in 2011, in the first full-year results since it divested its UK business.
Ex-Brit distribution chief to lead Gallagher's e-trading division
Arthur J Gallagher International has appointed Vivek Banga as director of e-trading.
Aon builds in Bristol
Aon Risk Solutions has appointed Peter Grocock as branch director for its Bristol office, a new role for the business.
QBE's Cooter completes Covéa top team
Covéa Insurance has appointed Simon Cooter as commercial lines director.
Mitsui boosts underwriting team with double hire
Mitsui Sumitomo has moved to strengthen its casualty and accident & health underwriting team with two new recruits.
Brit founder joins Gallaghers
Neil Eckert, founder and former chief executive officer of Brit Insurance, has joined Arthur J. Gallagher International.
QBE unveils former Brit boss as underwriting manager
QBE has appointed former Brit manager Amanda Doran as underwriting manager of its UK combined portfolio.
Dual in new speciality business launch
Underwriting agency Dual has created a new division to underwrite speciality liability business.
Arista snaps up former Brit man
Arista Insurance has appointed former Brit employee Mick Hunter as development underwriter to its St Albans office.
Brit nabs Atrium finance director
Brit Group has snapped up Atrium's Andrew Baddeley as chief financial officer.
QBE signals "new beginning" with Birmingham expansion
QBE has signalled a "new beginning" for its recently integrated team by announcing the expansion of its Birmingham office.
QBE expects Brit purchase to deliver extra £175m GWP
QBE Insurance Group expects the purchase of Brit's UK regional business to deliver an extra £175m of gross written premium (GWP) in its first full year.
Fitch affirms QBE Europe's A+ rating as stable
Fitch Ratings has affirmed QBE Insurance Group’s long-term issuer default rating at A and its subsidiaries’ - including QBE Europe - insurer financial strength (IFS) ratings at A+.
Markel strengthens professional liability team
Markel International has appointed Les Telford as senior underwriter for UK and international professional indemnity in the professional liability division.
Brit COR improves to 93.3%
The Brit Group has revealed a combined operating ratio of 93.3% in its half year results, an improvement from the 104.8% it posted in the same period of 2011.