Personal
Heath Lambert partners with Equifax
Heath Lambert has partnered with Equifax to create an ID theft and fraud protection insurance policy...
Insurers urged to show restraint
UK insurers must show underwriting restraint as increased price competition looks set to lead the ma...
Insurecom claims to have added 250 brokers
Software provider Insurecom claims to have added 250 brokers to its agency manager software range in...
Thatcham attacks bumpers
New research by motor insurers research centre Thatcham has found that most car bumpers are poorly ...
GAB Robins CEO quits
GAB Robins has lost its top two UK staff members. Chief executive John Castagno has quit, while managing director Derek Coles has been transferred to the company’s North America division.
S&P affirms AXA Re and subsidiaries at AA-, outlook positive
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has affirmed its 'AA-' insurer financial strength ratings on France-based reinsurer AXA Re and its subsidiaries Compagnie Générale de Réassurance de Monte-Carlo, AXA Re Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd., and AXA Corporate Solutions…
Endurance finishes $600m capital-raising
Endurance Specialty Holdings has announced that it has completed the sale of its $200m 6.15% Senior Notes due 2015, completing the final tranche of its $600m post-Katrina debt and equity funding.
Broker launches ID theft cover
Heath Lambert has joined forces with credit information provider, Equifax, to create an ID theft and fraud protection insurance policy. This new product will include membership to Equifax Credit Watch Gold, an automated service to alert customers to any…
Lloyd's heavyweight retires
Kiln announced today that Reg Brown, a non-executive director, has decided to retire from the board of Kiln with immediate effect.
Launch of expat brokerage service
Go Insure It, a new insurance brokerage service for expatriates in Spain has been launched. With its first office in Javea, Costa Blanca, it will offer financial services products on the basis of best advice and suitability based on individual needs.
Fusion in health and safety push
Fusion Insurance is offering on-line health and safety training to all policyholders and their emplo...
Unions in safety commitment demand
A zero-tolerance approach to eradicating fatalities and injuries at work was the focus of a Health a...
Security costs claim successful
Abdel AL Koronky and Hanan Mohammed v Time Life Entertainment Group and Damien Lewis (Queen's Bench Division - 29 July 2005)
Claims Corner @ www.postmagazine.co.uk
Can brokers add value to the claims process in personal lines? Do brokers add a vital personal touc...
Criticism over negative image
Insurers have been criticised for portraying a negative industry image after their enthusiastic res...
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