Personal
Asbestos still an issue for insurers
Insurers are increasingly concerned that asbestos liabilities will cause them a headache for the fo...
Films insured by Norwich Union
The contents of the building containing props from the Wallace and Gromit films that went up in flam...
Overhauling the system
Motor
Bill may be pushed through
Balfour Beatty and Network Rail's combined £13.5m fine for breaching health and safety laws over the...
Heavy opposition to government proposals
New research by motor insurance quote finder motorinsurance.co.uk has found heavy opposition to gove...
Qualification appreciation
Risk Report
Insurex Expo-Sure launches new product
Event insurer, Insurex Expo-Sure has launched a new product offering, the Event Insurance Portfolio,...
An ill wind for centre
Brian Warwicker Partnership v HOK International Ltd (Court of Appeal - 27 July 2005)
Harm on the farm
Agriculture
Ace USA offers new D&O product
Ace USA, the US based retail operating division of the Ace Group of Companies, has created a policy designed to protect personal assets of directors and officers in situations where indemnification is unavailable or when traditional insurance programs…
PruHealth reverse PMI premium increase
New research from PruHealth, the innovative private medical insurer, shows that the average private medical insurance premium has risen by a massive 37 per cent since 1999. That compares with Retail Price Index inflation of just 12 per cent during the…
Mobile phone insurance called into question
Nearly 2,000 mobile phones are stolen in the UK every day making it important for customers to consider insurance. But the British Insurance Brokers’ Association warns that mobile phone insurance policies can prove expensive and may be difficult to claim…
Chubb third quarter losses top £300m
Insurer Chubb has estimated its total losses from third quarter catastrophes, primarily Hurricane Katrina, to be approximately $600m before tax (£340m). This amount includes estimated losses and loss expenses net of reinsurance recoverable, reinsurance…
Vehicle repairers want to be solutions centres
Representatives of almost 1000 bodyshop sites have registered an initial interest in becoming one of the new Fortis Solutions Centres. The final list of approved Solutions Centres will provide a range of vehicle repair and customer services to both…
Appointment at Multiassistance
Ifti Adam has been appointed as the finance and administration manager of Multiassistance.
Endurance Speciality Holdings agrees selling of shares
Bermudian insurance group Endurance Specialty Holdings has announced that it has agreed to sell ordi...
Lloyd's re-signs managed services contract
Lloyd's has re-signed a managed services contract worth £10.5m with European IT services provider, S...
A change of pace
The Future of Lloyd's
What the papers said this week
The Daily Telegraph An accountant who embezzled more than £1m from an Italian insurance company to ...
Chris Woodburn appointed at Kwik-Fit Financial Services
Chris Woodburn, pictured, former chief executive of the General Insurance Standards Council, has be...
Falling motor premiums claim is rebuffed
The UK's largest motor insurers have poured scorn on a survey which claimed premiums are still fall...
Appointment at Ecclesiastical
Ecclesiastical has made David Bonehill chief claims manager. He has 27 years' claims-handling experi...
Pilots "a success" as new Bill unveiled
The Motor Insurers' Bureau said its pilots to catch uninsured drivers have been a success. MIB chi...
Appointment at Europ Assistance
Europ Assistance has made Trevor Chrismas finance director. Mr Chrismas previously spent 10 years at...