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Appointment at Agency Underwriting.
Agency Underwriting has taken on four new staff members to work in its property insurance division. ...
Rebriefs - XL Capital.
Bermudian (re)insurer XL Capital is integrating France-based subsidiary Le Mans Re into XL Re. The L...
Rebriefs - Cologne Re.
Cologne Re has bought the combined 16% stake held by German insurers Provinzial Munster and Provinzi...
Norwich Union axes 325 jobs in shake-up.
Norwich Union is to axe 325 jobs in a reorganisation of its national claims operation that will see 1...
XL Capital to streamline reinsurance operations
Bermudian (re)insurer XL Capital is to integrate Le Mans Re into its main reinsurance operation, XL R...
Bruce Stevenson takes over business of S Cooper.
The Edinburgh-based insurance broker Bruce Stevenson has taken over the business of Falkirk-based S ...
US asbestos trust snub as Equitas refuses to join fund.
Equitas, the company established to reinsure and manage the run-off of Lloyd's pre-1993 liabilities,...
Don't suffer the consequences.
The events of 11 September have had direct and indirect effects on a wide range of interrelated businesses across the world. Graeme Berry looks at the role and need for contingent business interruption cover in dealing with knock-on losses.
Zenith acquires Folgate commercial arm
The Zenith Group has acquired Folgate Insurance's commercial business from the Folgate Partnership f...
CTC sets up new operation.
The acquisitive Charles Taylor Consulting group has merged four subsidiaries to create a new loss ad...
Brokers in captive push as premium rates soar.
Smaller brokers are turning to the captive market as their customers become disgruntled with double-...
Appointment at Munters.
Flood restoration firm Munters has recruited Charlie Scott as UK business development manager in the...
DAS Legal Expenses to close its St Albans office.
DAS Legal Expenses will close its St Albans office from next week, with the operations reallocated ...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Nice to know the insurance industry has the interests of international espionage at heart as well mo...
Neave: one-stop motor.
Royal & Sun Alliance claims boss David Neave said despite the complexities of the supply chain in th...
Murray Financial Corporation is to sell the client book ...
Murray Financial Corporation is to sell the client book of business and assorted assets of Insurance...
Norwich Union has launched a commercial product ...
Norwich Union has launched a commercial product for shops and salons, the first in a new set of comm...
Perkins Slade to double premium income.
Birmingham-based commercial broker Perkins Slade has stated its intention to double its premium inco...
Appeal: no proof of victimisation
(Court of Appeal - 18 December 2001) The appellant originally complained of racial discrimination a...
Attacks shake up market.
Difficulty finding reinsurance capacity at affordable rates following the attacks of 11 September could be just the break the catastrophe bond market needs. Patricia Vowinkel finds out whether cat bonds are about to take off.
Large claims to be made for bush fires.
Bushfires that ravaged large areas of New South Wales, Australia at the start of the year will resul...
PCS job shake-up.
Vic Noble, operations director at loss adjuster Property & Casualty Services, has been asked to reap...
Unitas makes Irish signing.
Broker network Unitas has signed up Northern Irish intermediary Bartholomew & James as its latest me...
Commentary - Entitlements of Part 36 offers.
The initial decisions on the clarification of Part 36 offers (under CPR 36.9) rejected the suggestio...