HSB Engineering Insurance
Market Moves: Hiscox bolsters its underwriting team as a multitude of insurers make fresh hires
It has been a busy week for recruitment, with insurers picking up staff to lead operations old and new. Hiscox was among the bigger movers, recruiting three new underwriting staff, while Allianz brought in Neil Brettell to replace the promoted Jon Dye…
Green Deal: Green living
With the Energy Act imposing new energy‑efficiency standards on commercially and privately let properties by April 2018, what do the changes mean for the insurance industry?
HSB Engineering strengthens team with Allianz hire
Specialist engineering and construction insurer HSB Engineering Insurance, part of Munich Re, has appointed David Slack as senior loss control engineer.
Market Moves: Zurich departures and Tripp’s return top what has been a busy week for the market
It was a busy week for insurers seeking to bolster their numbers, with HSB, Avanti and Sterling among the firms to bring in new faces. Zurich, however, may have made the most significant announcement in the form of the departures of two of its broker…
HSB recruits from Aviva for construction lead
HSB Engineering has swooped for Aviva’s trading underwriting manager in construction, power and engineering.
Double appointment for HSB energy team
Specialist engineering and construction insurer HSB Engineering Insurance, part of Munich Re, has made two appointments to its power and energy team.
Market Moves: McPherson leaves A&A Group after 28 years, while Allianz looks to African growth
It was a relatively quiet week for the industry as appointments within the broking sector – a regular hive of recruitment – were few and far between, with the only notable activity in the sector coming in the form of the departure of veteran A&A Group…
Metal Theft: Copper and Robbers
New legislation promises to make life tougher than ever for scrap metal thieves and ease the demand on insurers – but why is the market unconvinced it will be effective?
HSB Engineering Insurance strengthens underwriting team
HSB Engineering Insurance has appointed Roland Agard as partnership and account underwriting manager.
Market moves: Twice is nice for JLT as broking sector leads the way
This week belonged to the broking sector, with JLT adding added new staff to its speciality and reinsurance arms. There were also moves in the intermediary space for BGL, Miller and Towergate.
Market moves: Towergate and Kinetic get the recruitment ball rolling for 2013
Towergate and Kinetic were the most active recruiters this week, each bringing in a raft of new hires. Towergate welcomed a seven-strong team to its office in Aberdeen, while Kinetic brought in three new staff from Lime Street brokers.
HSB strengthens Manchester office
HSB Engineering Insurance has appointed Paul Cuddihy as business development manager.
HSB Engineering makes two senior appointments
HSB Engineering Insurance has appointed a new construction product leader and a senior underwriter.
Market moves: Chartis and Antares dominate recruitment space
The recruitment space was dominated by Chartis and Lloyd’s insurer Antares this week. Chartis welcomed four new staff to its team, while Antares recruited an energy underwriter and two aviation specialists.
HSB steps up recruitment drive with double regional hire
HSB Engineering Insurance has strengthened its regional business development teams with the appointments of Daniel Maskell in London and Adam Phillips in Birmingham.
HSB Engineering names senior underwriter in Ireland
Specialist engineering and construction insurer HSB Engineering Insurance has appointed Hazel Keegan as senior underwriter.
Olympics Countdown: Safety onsite
HSB Engineering has been at the Olympic Park in east London ensuring that contractors are meeting health and safety obligations. Peter Milton reports.
HSB hires construction expert from Abu Dhabi firm
HSB Engineering Insurance has appointed Jim Whitmore to the role of loss control engineering manager for construction.
Insurers' PANIU recovers £10m but construction site theft rise signals new crime wave
The insurer-funded Plant and Agricultural National Intelligence Unit has in total recovered 411 items of plant worth £9.5m in total but highlighted growing theft of quad bikes and construction site robberies.
Metal theft: Finding a copper-bottomed solution
With metal theft on the increase due to a rise in value, how can the industry protect itself and its clients from criminals?
Market Moves: Brokers back with a bang
After two slow weeks, the broking sector has seen an upswing in activity, with a number of large players making high-profile appointments.
HSB Engineering Insurance promotes broker distribution boss James
HSB Engineering Insurance has promoted Tim James to the position of group sales manager, a role which involves responsibility for the firm's broker distribution strategy.
Growth in green energy prompts Rural to enter market
Specialist agricultural insurer Rural, part of UKGI, is the latest business to launch a suite of green insurance products to meet the growing demand for cover from farmers investing in renewable energy schemes.
Post Intelligence Benchmarking - Commercial insurers: Winners and losers
The annual Insurance 360 Business Insurers Insight Report service rankings show some steady, some on ladders - and some on snakes.