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Lone ranger Northcourt to provide capacity growing nuclear risk

A coverholder which claims to be the first conventional insurer to bring capacity to the market that is not a mutual or part of a pool is to take advantage of growing demand from the eastern bloc.

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ABI director general hails finance bill as 'important milestone'

Association of British Insurers director general Otto Thoresen has described today’s publication of the Financial Services Bill as “an important milestone” in the bid to achieve twin peaks regulation.

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View from the top: Looking longer term

The present market should be given less consideration than future propects, says Laurent Matras.

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Credit hire: Two sides to the story

Credit hire organisations and insurers are 
blaming each other for the cost of credit hire. 
With the Office of Fair...

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Editor's comment: An unexpected return

The recent exploits of Robbie Keane, Thierry Henry and Paul Scholes have illustrated that you cannot keep a good player...

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Asian Expansion: Local experts explain the market's attraction

Insurance Insight recently extended its coverage to include Asia. As part of the new remit Francesca Nyman spoke to some of the region’s major players about where they have a presence in the market, why Asian is attractive and the opportunities for growth here.

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View from the top: Setting realistic expectations for 2012

Well 2011 certainly was a challenging year for the global insurance sector. The natural catastrophes in Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and Japan caused massive claims.

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Impact of the French national commitment towards the environment

As changes to environmental laws begin to impact in France Gregory Allard explains how brokers and insurers must continue to innovate to ensure adequate protection is readily available.

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Fresh delay for Solvency II

Solvency II may not be implemented until 2015 – two years later than planned, according to a report in the Financial Times Deutschland.

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EC data privacy proposals costly for EU businesses

Proposals for new privacy regulations for companies handling EU citizens’ data may increase demand for cyber liability solutions, according to Lockton.

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Against the grain 2011: A series of guest articles from expert commentators

Designed to stimulate new ideas, fresh thinking and innovation in the motor claims market.

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The new world for insurance: business perspectives on phase II

The issues driving domicile have become a topic of ongoing interest to the insurance industry. This is why we decided that it was a subject worthy of some closer investigation.

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