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Your say: The challenge for LEIs
The sustainability of the traditional legal expenses model with its in-house legal operations is back on the agenda as some of the larger players in the sector implement rate rises.
Broker |
24 Apr 2012 
View from the Top: Time to get a new haircut
The obsession with market cycles has to stop, says Brendan McManus.
Insurer |
24 Apr 2012
Direct Line Group set to complete £500m planned subordinated debt issuance
Direct Line Insurance Group has announced it expects to complete a £500m issue of fixed/floating rate guaranteed subordinated notes due in 2042, and intends to seek a listing of the securities on the London Stock Exchange.
Insurer |
20 Apr 2012
In series Competitive edge: Big data, big deal
Insurers welcome the availability of more information on their insureds, but the handling of so much data presents many challenges.
Insurer |
17 Apr 2012
View from the top: The great rate debate
The rating environment continues to be the 'hot' topic in the insurance industry.
Insurer |
27 Mar 2012
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Brokers wary over Groupama transfers as S&P puts Aviva and Axa on rating alert
Up for sale insurer may be helped by wider eurozone worries.
Insurer |
31 Jan 2012
Editor's comment: Slim pickings at Groupama
It didn’t take long for some insurers to begin sharpening their knives and forks, and start planning how they can prey on the perceived wounded animal that is Groupama UK.
Insurer |
31 Jan 2012
QBE ratings unchanged despite cat losses
AM Best has left the ratings of QBE unchanged despite the company almost halving its forecast profit after tax because of catastrophe losses.
Insurer |
25 Jan 2012
Reinsurance - January renewals: Toughen up
Despite the catastrophes of 2011, the predicted — and much needed — January renewal rate hardening has failed to materialise.
Reinsurance |
24 Jan 2012
Capital adequacy: Alternative finance
With Solvency II just 12 months away, and 2011 an unprecedented catastrophe year, how difficult will it be for insurers to attract equity or secure alternative funding?
Insurer |
17 Jan 2012
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Interview: JLT's Dominic Burke - a thoroughbred performer
Horseracing-mad Dominic Burke has huge ambitions for JLT, with a firm focus on international expansion, and he scotches...
View from the top
View from the top: Airline insurance - the risk remains
Despite 2012 losses being only 12% of the annual average to date, a single incident could flip the market, says David...
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Events
2012 insurance industry report: The inside track to achieving a more sustainable business
To achieve a sustainable profit, personal lines insurers need to transform their retention rates, using modern communications techniques to engage with customers and understand their individual needs. This white paper is based on a specially commissioned study involving 42 senior managers at UK and Irish insurers.
Work equipment risks in the UK
The complex patchwork of legislation and guidance governing work equipment risks in the UK is an administrative monster that many businesses struggle to wrestle with successfully. It takes significant levels of technical expertise and resources to understand and effectively navigate the maze of legal requirements, and this problem grows increasingly unwieldy for smaller organisations with limited manpower and finances.
CII encourages apprenticeships with new guide
Post |
24 May 2012 
Nationwide slams CMCs as PPI wipes £103m from balance sheet
Post |
24 May 2012
Experian joins forces with Transactor
Post |
24 May 2012
Suspected bogus broker arrested
Post |
24 May 2012
Mapfre appoints Midlands boss
Post |
24 May 2012
Editor's comment: Fleeing the family nest
This week’s deal developments read like two coming-of-age literary fables written to reward hard work and endeavour, while...