Marsh
Marsh McLennan is one of the world’s largest professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. Its 83,000 colleagues advise clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $20bn, MMC helps corporate and public sector leaders through four businesses - Guy Carpenter, Mercer, Oliver Wyman and its broking arm Marsh.
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Burke predicts interim profits at Thistle in 2012
Chief executive of JLT, Dominic Burke, has predicted that Thistle Insurance will beat its 2010 full year trading profit of £4.8m this year.
Regional brokers win business because of service, says study
Just under half of commercial insurance clients prefer to work with regional brokers, according to findings from Pearlfinders Risk Index.
Aon makes three internal appointments to Risk Solutions business
Aon Risk Solutions has appointed three new insurer relationship managers for Aon GRIP Solutions in the UK.
European capacity still buoyant, says Marsh
Insurers are still vying for lucrative accounts and insurance capacity remains buoyant in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), according to a new report published by Marsh.
Get involved with Insurance Age’s Network Spotlight
Insurance Age has secured video interviews with 11 of the leading broker networks in the insurance market and during July the senior leaders will be put under the spotlight to answer your questions.
Crisis Survivor enters administration owing over £300,000
Crisis Survivor, the risk management and business continuity specialist, has gone into receivership, leaving 38 creditors and debts of £312,599.
No market wide increase in rates as hardening remains elusive
Despite record level first-quarter catastrophe losses, insurance rate increases were confined to loss-affected exposures, according to research published by Marsh.
Marsh announces management changes
Marsh has announced three changes to its senior management team with Daniel Glaser being appointed to the newly created position of group president and chief operating officer for Marsh & McLennan Companies.
Regulatory burden on brokers is heavier than tax
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has warned that the regulatory burden imposed by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) on the insurance broking sector is a greater competitive disadvantage than the amount of corporation tax it pays.
New player enters high end liability market
Lloyd’s broker Kite Warren & Wilson (KWW) is targeting the high end SME asset manager and Lloyd’s managing agents market with a suite of new liability products.
Your opinions: follow on LinkedIn
LinkedIn discussion in response to “What does everyone think about the ECJ ruling on gender? Will age be next?”
Reportage: Facing up to networks
With networks increasing in popularity, Emmanuel Kenning recounts their development and looks to the future of this crucial market sector.
Market moves: Recruitment drive shows positive outlook
The actions of the insurance industry seem to indicate it is refreshingly optimistic about the prospects for UK plc. Despite the phrase 'double-dip' re-entering the popular consciousness, insurance has stormed ahead with determination to grow its way to…
News analysis - professionalism: brokers slow to embrace Aldermanbury Declaration
The Aldermanbury Declaration is a year old this month and the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has signed up nearly 200 brokers, insurers, loss adjusters, claims companies and managing agents. However, despite this early success, particularly with…
TEn commits to Aldermanbury
TEn Insurance has become the first stand-alone network to sign the Aldermanbury Declaration.
E-commerce: First for Lloyd's as contract is exchanged on iPad
The first electronic fully-placed contract via iPad was exchanged at Lloyd's between BMS and Catlin using the RI3K platform.
Agenda: Hopes for the New Year
Ten years have passed since the dawn of the new millennium. The predictions of economic meltdown because of the millennium bug were false but we have seen crises that have had enormous impact on the global economy: 9/11, the crash of the dot-com bubble…
Marsh lures Tunnicliffe back from Aon
Andrew Tunnicliffe is to rejoin Marsh as UK head of Marsh Risk Consulting.
Viewpoint: Technically speaking
With the success of the iPad and Lloyd's plans to trial the replacement of traditional underwriting slips, Martin Eves asks whether new technology can be incorporated to benefit the insurance industry or if it is more often a case of hype over substance
Regional review: Way out west
An area that sometimes falls off the radar, Louise Meeson surveys brokers and insurers in Wales and the South West to discover many have been shielded from the worst of the economic crisis.
Threat of enforced commission disclosure fades as European bodies follow UK lead
An agreement between European broker and risk management associations is the clearest sign yet that the revised Insurance Mediation Directive (IMD) will opt for commission disclosure on request rather than making it compulsory, according to regulatory…
Focus - Broker funding: Finding your way through
With the major banks still cautious about lending, brokers are finding it tough to access funding for growth. Rachel Gordon looks at the options.
Market Watch - Construction: Building a brighter future
Emmanuel Kenning investigates the impact of the recession on the construction industry and asks sector experts if they are upbeat or downcast in their expectations for 2011.
Technology - 2010 retrospective: Software houses moving forward steadily
This year, most of the key players in technology were pleased with steady progress, keeping close to existing clients in a tough economic environment for brokers, writes Andrew Tjaardstra.