Aviva has appointed Ian Ferguson to the role of chief underwriting officer for intermediary and partnerships with responsibility for driving the focus on underwriting across the broker channel whilst delivering profitable growth.

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has called on the Chancellor not to raise Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) above its current level of 6% in the upcoming Budget on 21 March.

Axa, Allianz and Aviva groups are among 15 insurers that Standard & Poors (S&P) have warned face a downgrade in their credit rating.

Julian Adams, director of the Financial Services Authority's (FSA) insurance division and soon to be in role at the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), has moved to address concerns that the new regulator would be overseeing the banking and insurance...

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has been offered £4bn for its insurance arm by private equity group CVC Capital Partners.

Aon has reported a 51% increase in total revenue to $2.7bn (£1.7bn) for the third quarter of 2011 compared to the same period of 2010.

Following the news that David Beckham's proposed loan move to Tottenham Hotspur was being affected by insurance issues, Manchester-based broker CBG group has calculated the insurance cost for the short-term loan as being a minimum of £300,000.