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FSA considers fines
John Tiner, managing director of the Financial Services Authority, speaking at a conference organis...
Chubb launches extension to offering
Chubb has launched an extension to its high net worth offering to cover homeowners targeted by iden...
UK in firing line as RSA plans revealed
Royal & Sun Alliance's UK and US general insurance businesses are unlikely to be spared change when...
Rebriefs - Munich Re and Swiss Re stripped of 'AAA' ratings
The world's top two reinsurers, Munich Re and Swiss Re, have been stripped of 'AAA' ratings. Munich...
Flood losses rise
Recent catastrophic floods such as those in central Europe have affected many (re)insurers' motor portfolios. Adrian Leonard wades through the deluge and suggests that motor (re)insurers should be reassessing flood risk.
Full to bursting
Lack of office space and of intellectual capital on Bermuda are threatening to stifle further growth on the island, reports Mairi Mallon.
S&P in US terror warning
Rating agency Standard & Poor's has warned that the introduction of federal terrorism cover in the ...
ERC ratings reviewed after loss
Further reserve strengthening at GE Employers Re (ERC) contributed to a loss of $156m for the US (r...
Latest research results from St Paul
Commercial claims for solicitors' indemnity continue to account for the largest number of claims by...
Fears over liability costs allayed
Insurers' concerns over spiralling liability settlements were allayed last week in the High Court c...
Broker-focused ZFS cuts Eagle Star jobs
Zurich Financial Services is to close its Bournemouth-based Eagle Star Direct operation, with the los...
Directive ignorance highlighted
Insurers and brokers need to stop wondering about how they plan to work with fleet owners over the 4t...
Capita denies volume is only food and drink
Capita Insurance Services this week pointed to loss adjusting contracts wins with Diageo and United...
Appointment at ISS Ark & General
Disaster recovery and business continuity management specialist ISS Ark & General has appointed Don...
Cutting claims down to size
Although faring better than the employers' liability sector, personal lines insurers are facing their own problems, with floods, fraud and falling investment returns all denting profits. Rachel Gordon looks at the role of claims teams in cutting back on…
Autoglass annual car crime survey results
Police crackdowns on city-centre street robbery are putting drivers at risk and leaving UK insurers...
Abbey National adds two more motor insurers to site
Abbey National has added two more motor insurers to its Quote and Buy site, launched in August this...
Travellers' checks
Terrorist atrocities over the last 12 months, including the US attacks on 11 September and the Bali bombing, have forced insurers and employers to consider the implications of staff being sent abroad on business. Toni Hutchinson reports.
Workers are failing to take legal action
Misguided loyalty to employers is preventing thousands of workers taking legal action following acc...
What the papers said this week
DAILY TELEGRAPH Frances Shand Kydd, mother of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, revealed this ...
Insurance cycle must be controlled, NAII told
The insurance cycle is the source of the industry's ills and is the reason investors are willing to p...
Appointment at Manson Warner Healthcare
Manchester-based private medical insurance consultants, Manson Warner Healthcare, has taken on Marg...
Mondial Assistance splits department into specialist areas.
Mondial Assistance has split its international medical and motor assistance department into two spec...
Excess baggage?
When deciding whether to replace existing technology, organisations should first look at whether the system is struggling under the weight of useless information. Unloading this excess baggage could be the answer to many companies' system problems, says…