Ageas achieves fifth consecutive Gold Standard
by Richard Kilner
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Ageas has won the Incisive Media Gold Standard for Insurance for the fifth consecutive year. In 2008 Ageas became the first firm to reach the Gold Standard and has achieved it every year since. The judging panel recognised that the insurer had a clear understanding of customer needs regarding insurance and were impressed by the [...]
LV= named general insurer of the year
by Richard Kilner
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At the British Insurance Awards, held at the Royal Albert Hall, LV= was named the general insurer of the year. The general insurer of the year award is given in recognition of both a high standard of customer service and a strong commitment to meeting the needs of customers. LV= was praised by the judges [...]
Miller’s Lambert is Young Broker of the Year
by Richard Kilner
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Miller Insurance Services Limited, the specialist independent broker, enjoyed success at the Insurance Day London Market Awards when the firm’s Michael Lambert was named Young Broker of the Year. Lambert joined the firm’s graduate training scheme seven years ago, and is now a specialist in non-marine treaty reinsurance. The London Market Awards, held at the [...]
FM Global wins Best for Service award
by Richard Kilner
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FM Global, the industrial and commercial property insurer, has enjoyed success in the latest 2011 Buyers Choice awards of Business Insurance magazine. The firm was named the insurer most likely to be recommended by risk managers and large insurance buyers based on results from independent research firm Erdos & Morgan. Seven criteria were considered for [...]
ACE wins brace of underwriting awards
by Richard Kilner
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ACE has announced that two of its UK underwriting teams have won Underwriting Service Awards from Post magazine. At the event, held at the Oval, the firm won the Commercial Combined (Larger Risks) Underwriting Team of the Year and Commercial Combined (Smaller Risks) Underwriting Team of the Year awards. The awards are based upon the [...]
Willis named Broker of the Year
by Richard Kilner
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Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings plc has been named the Broker of the Year at the Asia Insurance Industry Awards. The awards, given in Singapore, were overseen by 29 judges, and Willis won its award based upon criteria including market knowledge, service innovation, leadership and professionalism. Willis has a significant presence in Asia, where [...]
Kiln’s Hitchcox wins Outstanding Contribution Award
by Richard Kilner
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International specialist insurance and reinsurance underwriting group Kiln has announced that Chief Actuary & Risk Officer Andrew Hitchcox has won an Outstanding Contribution Award relating to his work in general insurance research. The award was given following a secret ballot at the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries’ 38th General Insurance Research Organisation (GIRO) conference in [...]
Stephen Catlin wins prestigious award
by Richard Kilner
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Ernst & Young has awarded Stephen Catlin the prestigious UK Entrepreneur of the Year award. The global award is the first of its kind and recognises entrepeneurs responsible for the founding and successful growth of businesses. More than 140 cities across 50 nations take part in the regional, national and global awards programmes to recognise [...]
MMC enjoys triple awards success
by Richard Kilner
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Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) has announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Brian Duperreault has been named the Insurance Broking CEO of the Year in Reactions magazine’s 2011 Global Market Awards. In addition to this, Marsh and Guy Carpenter (wholly owned subsidiaries) were named Best Global Insurance Broker and Best Global Reinsurance Broking [...]
Social media “personal brand” a must
by Gill Montia
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Children as young as 11 are managing their “personal brand” online, research from AXA finds, with active management of the online personal reputation seen as “crucial” by many young people. The findings suggest that 75% of the UK’s 11 to 18-year-olds are using social media sites such as Facebook, Bebo and Twitter, with two thirds [...]
Towergate wins twice at UK Broker Awards
by Richard Kilner
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Boat insurer Towergate Mardon enjoyed a good night at the UK Broker Awards, winning the Claims Service of the Year accolade. In addition to that, Non-executive Chairman of Broker Network and Countrywide Grant Ellis won the Lifetime Achievement award. The high quality of service offered by the firm was recognised by a panel of judges [...]
Marsh named Insurance Broker of the Year
by Richard Kilner
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Marsh has been named the Insurance Broker of the Year at the St Nick North West Turnaround Awards. The Awards, held in Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry, were given after voting by insolvency and turnaround professionals. Marsh was recognised for its Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions (PEMA) Practice and Insolvency Practice, provided to [...]
Marsh wins brace of UK Claims awards
by Richard Kilner
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Insurance broker and risk adviser Marsh has won the Outstanding Broker Team of the Year at the Insurance Times Claims Excellence Awards. The award ceremony, which was held in London, also saw UK Claims Leader Barry Jones recognised as Outstanding Broker Individual of the Year. Jones described the night as a superb result for the [...]
Guy Carpenter wins ERM Award
by Richard Kilner
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Global risk and reinsurance firm Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC has won an award for its thought leadership and innovative research in enterprise risk management (ERM). The Joint Risk Management Section of the Casualty Actuarial Society, Canadian Institute of Actuaries and Society of Actuaries, gave the 2011 Award for Practical Risk Management Applications, which Guy [...]
LV= wins brace of Customer Service awards
by Richard Kilner
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LV= enjoyed a good night at the National Customer Services Awards, scooping a pair of the coveted prizes. The firm won the Customer Service Centre of the Year and Financial Service Team of the Year, and the awards were given in recognition of the firm’s Bournemouth, Croydon, Bristol and Huddersfield-based general insurance contact centres. It [...]
FM Global name Best Commercial Property Insurer
by Richard Kilner
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Commercial property insurer FM Global has been voted the Best Commercial Property Insurer by the readership of Business Insurance magazine. The firm won the vote due to its excellent offering of service, value, quality and innovation. The Readers Choice Awards have been going since 2005 and give awards to commercial insurance industry companies in 18 [...]
Markel wins Claims Team of the Year Award
by Richard Kilner
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Markel International has won the Claims Team of the Year Award at Insurance Day’s London Market Awards in London. Markel International Claims Director Stuart Willoughby was delighted at the firm’s award success, the second time in three years that the firm has won the Claims Team of the Year Award. Willoughby attributed the triumph to [...]
Ageas enjoys award triumphs
by Richard Kilner
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Ageas has enjoyed a number of award successes as the year draws to a close, winning a quartet in the last fortnight. For the third year on the trot Ageas (previously Fortis) won the Incisive Media Gold Standard for Insurance in recognition of its robust business structure and customer-focused approach. The Incisive judging panel praised [...]
Guy Carpenter’s CasCat “Insurance Initiative of the Year”
by Gill Montia
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Guy Carpenter’s CasCat model has been named “Insurance Initiative of the Year” at the Insurance Day 2010 London Market Awards, which recognise outstanding work in the London (re)insurance market. CasCat, which is based on an integrated evaluation of an entire casualty portfolio, was developed in conjunction with risk-modeling specialist, Arium. It enables insurers to adopt [...]
Miller named Company of the Year
by Richard Kilner
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Miller Insurance Services Limited enjoyed a strong performance at the Insurance Day London Market Awards, where it was named the Company of the Year in 2010. Chief Executive Graham Clarke accepted the award on behalf of the firm during the ceremony, which took place at Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London. Miller received the award in [...]
