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ReBriefs - Standard & Poor's withdraws rating.
Standard & Poor's has withdrawn its 'AA-' (very strong) insurer financial strength rating of Spain's...
Deadline set for WTC case
The discovery phase of Swiss Re's action seeking to limit payment to World Trade Center (WTC) leaseho...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny was most impressed when the bods at Lloyd's invited her to look at the new telecom technology ...
David Botell picks up award.
David Botell, e-commerce project manager at AA Insurance Services, picked up the award for the Best ...
Gibbs to head Axa.
Axa UK has confirmed that Keith Gibbs will be appointed chief executive of Axa PPP healthcare. He wi...
Win a trip to Japan and South Korea next summer.
Play your part in the insurance industry's definitive annual salary and workplace survey and enter ou...
Clients face dangerous exposure.
Companies have found themselves "dangerously exposed" because insurers have failed to communicate op...
Rubicon in Lloyd's Link-up.
Rubicon, the insurance services provider, is set to acquire Link Insurance from Lloyd's managing age...
Highway robbery.
The expected recession is likely to spark a rise in fraud and the most lucrative area in which to make a fast buck is motor insurance. Just how many vehicles on our roads could be involved is unclear, but insurers need to tackle the problem now, says…
Sterling to take over Crowe Life.
Sterling Insurance Group is to acquire Crowe Life Syndicate 982 from 1 January, subject to Lloyd's a...
The fine art of adjusting.
With an eye for the finer things in life, Philip Austin was born to be a fine art loss adjuster. He clearly enjoys his work in this niche sector, finds Jane Bernstein.
RSA in Chubb sale.
Royal & Sun Alliance has sold six million shares in US rival Chubb, reducing its holding from 5.15% ...
Foil to examine structured settlements as alternative to lump sums.
The Forum of Insurance Lawyers has established a working party to examine the issue of structured se...
What the Papers Say.
The Times The family of a business-woman whose death was "entirely preventable" was awarded a rec...
Hauliers on a collision course.
Insurers are locked on a collision course with the government over the issue of illegal immigration,...
Repeat performance.
In the second of our articles focusing on senior staff, who go back to the floor and work alongside their grass-roots staff, Jane Bernstein speaks to Jacci Taylor of Groupama, who enjoyed the experience so much she plans to repeat it.
Rubicon in Link with Kiln
Rubicon, the insurance services provider is set to complete the acquisition of Link Insurance from Ki...
Insurers attack NHS fund plans.
Insurers have added to the controversy surrounding the future funding of the National Health Service ...
Better use of benchmarking.
Insurers should beware complacency and make better use of benchmarked information to tackle the chal...
Parker defends ABI Claims Code's performance against industry
The Association of British Insurers' head of general insurance John Parker launched a trenchant defe...
AIG could face massive fine for Paddington crash.
AIG could find itself footing the bill for over £1m-worth of fines, if the Health & Safety Executive...
Claims Code bar set too low?
The Association of British Insurers' Claims Code has been criticised for setting the bar too low, so...
InsurE-com attacks.
Software provider and insurance industry portal insurE-com is gearing up for an attack on the brokin...
GAB Robins director called to give evidence.
Jeff Stagg, a GAB Robins director, was called to give evidence at the Selby train crash trial in Leed...