Personal
Personal injury claims costs up
Personal injury claims costs in the UK have increased by 30% between 2001 and 2003, according to a n...
Re-ratings - Munich Re
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Munich Re's insurer financial strength and long-term ratings from 'AA+'...
PMA Capital sells reinsurance
Philadelphia-based PMA Capital has announced that it is selling the renewal rights to PMA Re's finit...
Californian fire bill estimates continue to climb
Estimates for the damage caused by the severe brush fires in southern California have continued to c...
Earthquakes hit US and Iran
The earthquakes, within days, in US and Iran, have highlighted the vulnerability of remote regions with unsophisticated building standards.
Boating decision upheld on appeal - Marley v Cohen
(Court of Appeal - 20 October 2003) The claimant was a passenger on a hired narrow boat. She suffer...
Folgate eyes up FTSE 250 arm
The Folgate Partnership is set to establish its latest hub broker in the West Midlands, after acquir...
UK motor insurers able to sustain profit for second year says Deloitte
UK motor insurers were able to sustain profit for a second year in 2002 after four years of loss mak...
Appointment at XL Capital
Rich Banas, a senior executive in XL Capital's insurance operations, has been given executive manage...
Appointment at RK Harrison
RK Harrison has recruited Joanna Miller as marketing manager in its Chester office. Ms Miller joins ...
View from the Top
Who says insurance is boring? 2004 promises to be yet another year of opportunities and challenges. ...
Irish firm in Gibraltar move
Irish wholesale underwriting agency ARB has become the latest company to set up in Gibraltar with th...
Picture perfect
Insurer Hiscox is sponsoring the Quentin Blake Gallery of Illustration Exhibition, which is being he...
Collapse may harm brokers
It would have been nice to end 2003 on a good note, but the case of Tribune Risk and Insurance Servi...
Appointment at DAS UK
Ray Kneeshaw, sales & marketing manager of DAS UK, has joined the board of DAS Ireland, alongside Ad...
Historic Dimond ruling reversed by Lords
The credit hire industry still faces a bleak future, despite a significant victory by credit hire co...
Hear all about it
Risking Everything is the title of three programmes about the insurance industry past and present du...
Breakdown not an obstruction - Houghton v Stannard
(Queen's Bench Division - 29 October 2003) The claimant was involved in a road traffic accident fol...
Appointment at Ace Europe
Callum Taylor has become senior directors' and officers' underwriter with responsibility for the UK ...
Unisys to launch into UK GI market
Global software giant Unisys plans to launch into the general insurance sector next year and to targ...
New reinsurance manager for Ecclesiastical
Ecclesiastical, which spends over £100m annually on reinsurance protection, has promoted Andrew Jones to the new role of group reinsurance manager.
Cox buys Marsh motor book
Cox Insurance's broking division has bought a book of rural/commercial motor business from Marsh's Private Client Services, responsible for gross written premiums in excess of £8m.
Broker takeover gives RHG £25m GWP
Stevenage-based corporate insurance broker Richmond House Group has acquired E P Ward to become what it claims is "one of the largest regional broking and financial services groups in the UK".
City Police receives extra funding to fight fraud
The City of London Police today announced plans to expand the size and operational scope of its Economic Crimes Department, following extra funding.