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Top 50 Insurers 2014: #5 Direct Line Group
GWP: £3.2bnManagement:Direct Line Group (DLG) chief executive Paul Geddes has overseen a transformational year at the insurer as it has gone about cutting its high cost base. Geddes announced 2,000 job cuts in June 2013 and this, combined with other measures, means that the insurer is on course to get ...
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Top 50 Insurers 2014: 21-30
21. Liberty Mutual GWP: £702.8m Management US insurer Liberty’s main operation in the UK is now Liberty Specialty Markets, which is headed up by president and managing director Nick Metcalf. He is supported by two chief underwriting officers: Sean Rocks for commercial and Matthew Moore for specialty and reinsurance. The ...
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Top 50 Insurers 2014: 31-40
31. AmTrust Europe LimitedGWP: £339.6mManagementChief executive Max Caviët has been at the helm of AmTrust Europe since its acquisition by the AmTrust Group in 2007. A big player in the solicitors’ professional indemnity insurance market AmTrust has seen its COR fall 6.9 percentage points to 71.1% in 2013 from 78% ...
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Online onlyThe Insurance Times Top 50 Insurers 2014
The definitive listing of the 2014 Top 50 Insurers has now been released. Who are this year’s risers and fallers, and who has been named the cream of the crop?
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NewsGallagher plans heavy SME growth in a year after admitting flat Oval and Giles performance
Oval and Giles rebranded this week - but assimilation will take a year
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Top 50 Insurers 2014: 41-50
41 Markel GWP: £207.4m Management: US insurer Markel’s London-based international business is run by president and chief operating officer William Stovin, who was appointed in 2008. Markel’s UK retail division is headed by divisional managing director Simon Fell. Strategy: Markel International was formed in 2000 from the acquisition of Bermuda-based ...
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Top 50 Insurers 2014: #1 AIG
GWP: £5.6bnManagement: The UK business is headed up by Jacqueline McNamee who took over as managing director from Nicolas Aubert. Aubert has moved to become chief operating officer of EMEA. McNamee will report to Anthony Baldwin, managing director and head of distribution for EMEA. In 2008, AIG received a $85bn ...
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NewsDirect Line Group GWP drops 5% in year to date amid heavy competition
Insurer warns of lower reserve releases and higher than expected large bodily injury claims
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Insurance Times Top 50 Insurers 2014
The definitive listing of the 2014 Top 50 Insurers has now been released. Who are this year’s risers and fallers, and who has rocked the boat to join the elusive top five for the first time? Subscribers click here to read the supplement.Join the debate in our new LinkedIn specialist ...
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Online onlyi-Cog launches low-value psychological claims investigation tool
A six month trial resulted in a 38% repudiation rate, with 42% of claims being withdrawn by the policyholder
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NewsDirect Line Group’s bodily injury claims spike is ‘a blip’
Chief financial officer John Reizenstein says the company is well-protected by reinsurance
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NewsRichard Coleman to lead Zurich commercial broker business
Promotion for former director of SME insurance
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NewsAon’s broking profit up 7% in year to date
Segment reports organic growth of 2% despite 2% drop in reinsurance broking revenue
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NewsCourt of Appeal throws out industrial deafness claim by railway worker
76-year-old knew his noise induced hearing loss could have begun earlier than claimed
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AgendaBriefing: The story behind Direct Line's shrinking business
Insurer’s third-quarter results, just released, show premium falling once more. Should DLG be worried?
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NewsRSA courts infrequent young drivers with telematics launch
More Th>n Sm>rt Wheels to reward safe driving with cashback
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NewsTed Baker loses multi-million theft claim against AXA
Employee stole clothes worth millions over years - but each theft was below policy excess
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AgendaHow the buying strategies of Asian insurers compare to the rest of the world
Insurance Times’s sister title GR takes a look at why (re)insurance purchasing strategies in Asia vary from other markets
