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What the papers said this week.
DAILY MAIL Shares in Europe's leading insurer, Allianz of Germany, hit a nine-year low last week,...
A move in the claims direction.
Over the last decade, growth in the size and complexity of losses has meant considerable progress has been made in the way claims are handled, spawning the new sector of loss management as a result. Angus Tucker explains.
Appointment at Elite Incident Management.
Accident and claims handling specialist Elite Incident Management has taken on two new regional engi...
ABI warns proposals will increase employers' liability premiums.
The Association of British Insurers has warned that the Department of Health's proposals to recover ...
Appointment at Europ Assistance.
Europ Assistance has taken on Alan Lawson as director - automotive products and services. He brings ...
Appointment at Zenith Commercial.
Richard Lake has been made claims manager at Zenith Commercial. He joins from Chubb Insurance, where...
Broker Direct set to diversify.
Private motor specialist Broker Direct has embarked on a diversification strategy, which will see it...
Endurance seeks UK licence.
New Bermudian reinsurer Endurance Specialty has applied to the UK's Financial Services Authority for...
Sirius Financial Systems to supply software to Charcoal.
Sirius Financial Systems will be supplying software to Charcol Insurance Brokers through a deal anno...
Liability needs central fund.
Without attempting to heap any more problems on the already beleaguered employers' liability industr...
Appointment at Mondial Assistance.
Tim Tozer has joined the team of directors at Mondial Assistance (UK). Mr Tozer has held several sen...
Goshawk reaches GIO settlement.
Lloyd's insurer Goshawk has avoided a lengthy legal battle with failed Australian reinsurer GIO, aft...
What the papers said this week.
THE SUNDAY TIMES A shipment of some of the world's finest wines - including a bottle worth £1700 ...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
With a web address like this, it would be very easy to litter this review with thinly-veiled referen...
Endurance to open in London and New York
New Bermudian (re)insurer Endurance Specialty has applied to the UK's Financial Services Authority fo...
Hedges moves to Platinum as IPO goes ahead
Bart Hedges, former chief executive of Scandinavian Re, has joined Platinum Underwriters Bermuda as c...
Successful succession.
Succession planning can be a touchy subject, however, insurers, who have to deal with such unpleasant subjects for their customers every day, have no excuse for hiding their heads in the sand, says Paul Picknett.
Mini art show set up at Beckett Group.
As part of Beckett Group and Chubb Masterpiece's sponsorship of the ArtWorks exhibition at Blackthor...
Green Flag to create 70 jobs.
Motoring assistance operation Green Flag will create 70 jobs in Liverpool, where it is opening a mot...
Lutine line-up.
This year's Lutine Lineslip Regatta, sponsored by Post Magazine, saw Ace's European Group sail to vi...
Commercial needs U-turn over crises.
Price increases in the commercial sector have given insurers a bad name. Kevin Pallett believes professionalism is needed throughout the industry to get the rating message across and to turn around the recent crises dogging the market.
Appointment at General Insurance Standards Council.
The General Insurance Standards Council has appointed Douglas Oliver as its new head of monitoring. ...
Hiscox forecasts greater loss.
Hiscox is forecasting a greater loss for the 2000 year of account for its Lloyd's Syndicate 33 of be...
Accidentcare enhances offering.
Motor vehicle assistance company Accidentcare, a subsidiary of the newly-formed Aquilo Group, has en...