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Lloyd's expects big rise in US reinsurance.
US reinsurance will be a key growth area for Lloyd's in 2003, according to Wendy Baker, president of...
Turbulent times.
Despite high premiums and low loss levels in 2002, the aviation insurance industry remains extremely volatile. Eric Alexander hears the views of the Aviation Insurance Offices' Association.
Chubb grants Hiscox renewal rights to Continental HNW business
US insurance giant Chubb has agreed to grant the renewal rights for its Continental European high n...
Norwich Union adds car and house products to portal
Norwich Union has added its Just Car and Your House products to the insurE-com Portal. Both product...
Appointment at James Chapman & Co
Stuart Hardy and Peter Walmsley have been made partners in the personal injury department at James ...
Football competition reaches quarter-finals
Tournament sponsors Impact Plus have made it through to the quarter-finals of the Post Magazine Cha...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
This is yet another website that claims to do all the hard work for e-consumers. It starts well, wi...
Opportunity is knocking
New demands in the liability market may mean heavier workloads but with a little commitment and effort this could be the answer to loss adjusters' prayers, says Hugo Cranmore.
PUWER breach led to injury - Griffiths v Vauxhall Motors
(Court of Appeal - 12 March 2003) The claimant sustained a fractured wrist when using an electr...
Pinsent: new ATL chairman
Former Lloyd's Insurance Broker Committee chairman and Aon director Antony Pinsent has joined legal...
What the papers said this week
THE INDEPENDENT Top executives of the failed insurer HIH should face criminal charges for their...
Invaluable cash boost aids US push
Antique and fine art information specialist Invaluable has received a further cash injection from i...
At the sharp end
Lack of, or failure to, implement proper risk management has contributed to the employers' liability crisis. Rachel Gordon pins down how management of risks could yet save the day.
Highway undecided over new fraud risk manager
Motor insurer Highway has yet to make a decision about whether to appoint a new fraud risk manager ...
Appointment at The Clear Group
Surrey-based broker and IFA firm The Clear Group has appointed two senior personnel to its financia...
Charles Taylor launches new technical service
A new technical service has been launched by Charles Taylor Consulting to provide a full range of r...
Appointment at RK Harrison
RK Harrison has added a director to the board and made two appointments to its broking team. Stuart...
Appointment at Dolmans
Cardiff law firm Dolmans has promoted three senior associates to partner. Peter Bennett, Clare Knox...
Reinsurance drag on MMA
Broker-only insurer MMA cited rising reinsurance costs as it recorded a fall in UK operating profit...
NIG motor-cycle policy available online
NIG has made its motor-cycle policy Trophy available online via its dedicated broker extranet site....
At a rate of knots
The yacht and pleasure boat insurance sector is under full sail once again, due in part to the currently contracting market, and despite an industry-wide increase in liability claims. But, asks David Fanning, will rates remain buoyant and keep the market…
Appointment at Browne Jacobson
Susie Nicholson has joined Browne Jacobson's insurance and public risk team. A qualified barrister,...
Clarity and value can fight fraud.
Insurers need to explain the level of excess on policies more clearly to customers as one way of com...
Mass exodus of jobs and cash.
The world's largest financial services companies expect to transfer an estimated £225bn of their ope...