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US loses attraction for reinsurance giants
Reinsurers plan to expand business in China as the US liability market loses its attraction, accordi...
Appointment at James Chapman and Co
James Chapman and Co has expanded its personal injury team with the appointment of Michele Hardy. Sh...
The Queen visits Lloyd's to launch Appeal
Her Majesty The Queen visited Lloyd's last week to launch the Red Cross Emergency Response Appeal fo...
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Ascot targets terrorism after exiting Pool Re
Lloyd's insurer Ascot is hoping to grow its terrorism business throughout the UK, and is discussing ...
Insurers count losses
Spain's largest insurer, Mapfre, has revealed that its share of the losses incurred when the 32-stor...
Rainbow International creates technology to calculate toxic mould levels
Restoration company Rainbow International has created a method to establish toxic mould levels to he...
Deemed date of knowledge may be much earlier
Gravgaard v Aldridge and Brownlee (a firm) (Court of Appeal - 9 December 2004)
What the papers said this week
The Times Tesco has started selling motor insurance online in an attempt to break into the EUR1.7 b...
Proceed with caution
Careful long-term planning is essential to ensure the success of the government's proposal to build 200,000 homes in the South-east, says Dr Sebastian Catovsky
Biba urges MID support
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has urged its members to give their full support to the M...
Road safety awareness was sufficient
Slater v Buckingham County Council and Stigwood (Court of Appeal - 10 November 2004)
Travel giant in broking move
Travel specialist Insure and Go launched a new broking operation this week, kick-starting an aggress...
New research highlights UK underinsurance problem
More than one in ten (13 per cent) Britons don’t have cover to protect the contents of their home. This figure rises to one in five (21 per cent) in London, while in Scotland just 5 per cent having no contents insurance according to new research.
Avon to sell motor insurance
Avon, the beauty products company, has confirmed plans to diversify into financial services and could be selling motor insurance in the next five years through the extra 20 000 Avon ladies it plans to recruit, according to newspaper reports.
Rehab integrated into DAS claims process
Legal expenses insurer DAS has extended its relationship with Medcare to offer almost all injured motorists whose claims are pursued rehabilitation treatment, after defendant insurers’ requests.
Architects' PI scheme relaunched
The RIBA Insurance Agency, a division of Heath Lambert Group, announces that it is extending its relationship with The Royal Institute of British Architects and re-launching its professional indemnity insurance offering.
AIG reports record income
American International Group today reported that its net income for the full year 2004 increased 19.1 percent to a record $11.05 billion , compared to $9.27 billion or $3.52 per share in 2003.
CEOs: pessimistic about 2005
Fewer than half (44%) of the chief executives in the global financial services industry are optimist...
Style over substance
Drugs Testing
Industry waits on May fraud figures.
The insurance industry has confirmed its commitment to tackling commercial fraud by commissioning ma...
Is risk finally on the boardroom agenda?
We have all heard people within the insurance business musing on the question of whether risk has sc...
Giles strikes Forbes pact
Broker Giles looks set to face stiff competition from national rival Willis for a slice of Alexander...
ABI's findings disputed
The government has dismissed claims that 10,000 new homes will be at risk from flooding following th...