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Cox buys NMT assets
Cox Insurance has bought the assets of IT service provider NMT, following an initial decision not t...
St Paul looks set to withdraw UK personal from Lloyd's
US insurer St Paul is set for a £135m withdrawal of its UK personal lines business from Lloyd's this ...
Insurance industry should stop complaining
The insurance industry should stop complaining about a 'mythical' compensation culture and instead ...
King Lears wait in the wings for their cue?
I was interested to see the back page of the 26 December/2 January issue of Post Magazine, and the s...
Spanish firm eyes Manchester
The Spanish insurance company Ocaso, which specialises in household business, is looking to open a Ma...
The case for independence
As demand for assistance services grows, Steve Totty says providers need to be independent in order to meet customer expectations.
The emergency services
When something goes wrong, customers increasingly expect their insurers to deliver back-up services. Richard Adams examines the rapidly expanding assistance industry.
Insurers to act as theatres see premiums soar
The insurance industry is taking steps to help leading London theatres cope with crippling insuranc...
DTI steps in to give HLS cover
Following months of concerted action by animal rights activists against broker Marsh, the governmen...
IT provider MCS changes name
IT provider MCS has changed its name to Sectornet. The rebrand occurred after MCS introduced Net.Se...
A year of adjustment
Following a year that was anything but uneventful, 2002 has seen a period of adjustment across the board. Maggie Litster reflects on how the industry strived to regain its stability.
Expanding RBR is latest buy on Folgate shopping spree
The Acquisitive Folgate Partnership is understood to have completed the purchase of the broking bus...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
This is not a very extensive website and doesn't strive to be anything it isn't, but for what it is...
New backers for Bluesure
Multi-lines insurer Bluesure was close to announcing new backers, as PM went to press. A source...
Federation Against Software Theft launches campaign
The Federation Against Software Theft has stepped up its promotion of the legal use of software in ...
Concerns raised over 2003 profits
The European insurance industry can expect to return to profitability in 2003, though serious quest...
Forum of Insurance Lawyers "delighted" by common ground
The Forum of Insurance Lawyers said this week it was "delighted" by the "common ground" reached by ...
Bain report comes under fire
Insurers have dismissed suggestions in the Bain report on the future of the fire service - that the...
Appointment at the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority
Liam O'Reilly (below) has been appointed chief executive of the Irish Financial Services Regulatory...
Czechs suffer record fire loss
A $75m business interruption and property damage claim arising from a fire that destroyed a chemica...
(Re)insurers face reported loss
(Re)insurers face a reported loss of about EUR300m as a result of the failure of a Russia-launched ...
Rebriefs - Endurance authorised to write insurance in the UK
Bermudian (re)insurer Endurance Specialty has been authorised to write commercial (re)insurance in ...
News in brief - Standard & Poor's lowers its rating of Munich Re
Standard & Poor's has lowered its long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength rati...
Ecclesiastical brings in Wyatt to halt losses
Ecclesiastical has appointed an international underwriting manager in an attempt to "turn around" i...