Marsh
With offices in more than 130 countries employing over 45,000 people, Marsh aims to provide industry-focused brokerage, consulting, and claims advocacy services, leveraging data, technology, and analytics to help reduce its clients’ total cost of risk.
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.
Aviva heads to Zurich for corporate risk and specialty lines MD
Zurich’s CEO for global corporate UK business David Hall has resigned to join Aviva as managing director of corporate risks and specialty lines in its UK general insurance business.
Former Oval and Marsh MD Pepper returns with Momentum
Momentum - a support and development service for new and existing brokers - launched this week with Howard Pepper, a former MD at Oval and Marsh as managing director.
The PB Interview - Nigel Barton: Boutique beat
Emmanuel Kenning speaks with a DJ'ing broker who mixes passion with honesty in his search for talent.
Broking Success - Stonebridge Corporate: Building fast
Andrew Tjaardstra meets two young brokers aiming to make waves in their local market by growing their business fivefold.
News review: October
The founder and chairman of direct insurer Esure, Peter Wood, revealed that 2014 would be the earliest date that the company would launch an initial public offering.
Marsh raids Towergate for senior network hires
Marsh has announced that Mike Rogers will replace Bruce Fertnig as head of Marsh ProBroker.
JLT announces new appointments
Nigel Bartlett has been appointed as partner, working within JLT's regional partnership division, and John Astill has been hired to drive business development for the corporate recovery risks team.
Focus - CSR: Helping hands
Ask a broker about its corporate social responsibility programme and the chances are you'll be met by either a blank stare or a look of pure cynicism. Yet beneath the surface, when it comes to philanthropic aspects, many are punching above their weight,…
Marsh announces aggressive network growth ambition
Marsh has claimed its network division will be a top three player by 2013 despite the departure of ProBroker head, Bruce Fertnig, and market rumours of limited insurer appetite.
Construction industry appeals to insurers for immediate help
Brokers are demanding that the insurance industry "step up to the plate" to aid the struggling construction sector.
Banks put loan pressure on commercial clients with preferred broker constraints
The broking community has accused banks of abusing their position by placing increasing and aggressive pressure on small commercial clients to use their preferred insurance intermediaries.
Product launch: Global water cover launched
Marsh has launched a contamination insurance product for water utility firms.