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Q&A with Allianz Worldwide Care's Andrew Seale
As the expat market continues to thrive in the Middle East, Stephanie Denton spoke to Andrew Seale, regional manager for the UK, Middle East and Italy at Allianz Worldwide Care, about the challenges this transient population brings to the private medical…
Towergate recruits Aon boss for sales role
Towergate Insurance has appointed Lisa Bartlett as divisional sales director for retail broking.
Aon named risk management and insurance advisor to ISS
Facility services provider ISS has appointed Aon Risk Solutions to provide global risk management services and insurance advice.
Aon estimates €5bn loss from Italian quake
The magnitude 6.0 earthquake in Italy's Emilia-Romagna region last month caused an estimated €5bn in economic losses, according to Aon Benfield's monthly global catastrophe report.
Former Aon VP to head up Swiss Re Asia Pacific
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has appointed Ted Hodgkinson as head of Asia Pacific.
Market moves: A busy week for recruitment
Insurers were the most active recruiters in the industry this week, with Canopius, Mapfre, Zurich and Ace all welcoming new arrivals to their teams. It was also a busy seven days in the broking sector, after BGL, Giles, Miller and Aon made significant…
Post magazine - 31 May 2012
The latest issue of Post is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Terrorism and civil unrest: Risky business
With several parts of the world engulfed by violence and civil unrest, is traditional terrorism and political risk cover increasingly irrelevant?
Ex-Oval sales director joins Aon
Oval's former general insurance sales director, Matthew Alcott, has joined Aon Risk Solutions as sales and marketing director for its UK business.
Aon names McGill as group president
Aon has made Steve McGill group president to oversee the development of the firm's overall growth strategy and opportunity planning.
Aon's Jones to chair Average Adjusters
Keith Jones has been elected chairman of the Association of Average Adjusters following its annual general meeting. He takes over from Paul Silver, pictured, of Richards Hogg Lindley.
London-bound Aon backs Lloyd's plans
Aon Risk Solutions, the broker's global risk management business that is moving back to London, is supporting Lloyd's attempt to make London the world's insurance hub.
All change as super-regulator hovers over Hong Kong
The Hong Kong insurance market is due to undergo some significant changes in the near future as an independent insurance regulator is established. Jonathan Swift looks at the market now and the challenges to come.
View from the top: Airline insurance - the risk remains
Despite 2012 losses being only 12% of the annual average to date, a single incident could flip the market, says David Reed.
Market moves: Liberty and Garwyn lead the pack
Insurer Liberty Mutual and loss adjuster Garwyn were the main movers and shakers this week, with LMI officially opening its new office in Leeds and recruiting four new members of staff.
Contingent commissions: The reasons behind the latest u-turns
With Willis the latest broker to perform a u-turn on contingent commissions, how will the market react?
Redomiciling: London calling as tax changes make the UK more attractive
Will a reduction in corporation tax and changes to the Controlled Foreign Companies regime make the UK a more attractive place to domicile?
Insurance Insight – top 10 stories
The top 10 most popular articles published on insuranceinsight.com over the past seven days.
Aon's political risk and terrorism map warns 37 countries are more dangerous
Aon Risk Solutions has downgraded 37 countries including the UK in its 2012 Terrorism & Political Violence Map, largely due to civil unrest.
Aon downgrades 37 countries for terrorism and political violence
Companies must consider threats to business continuity due to civil unrest, said Aon Risk Solutions, as it downgraded 37 countries in its annual Terrorism & Political Violence map.
Economic turmoil and CBI top risks for industrial sector
The industrial and materials industry has had to change the way it prioritises resources for risk response, amid the struggling global economy and catastrophes including the Thailand floods and Japan earthquake, according to Aon Risk Solutions.
ABN Amro sells corporate broker to Aon
Bank ABN Amro is selling its corporate insurance broker business to Aon.
Reinsurer capital remains strong despite near record catastrophe losses
Global reinsurer capital fell 3% during 2011 to $455bn (€345.5bn), according to an Aon Benfield Analytics study examining the impact of catastrophe losses on reinsurers' capital and earnings positions.
Reinsurance sector "strong" despite 3% drop in capital
Global reinsurer capital was down by 3% to $455bn (£286bn) last year, according to the Aon Benfield Aggregate analytics report, but the sector has been described as remaining strong.